Press Briefing 1/29/09
whitehouse.gov 1/30/2009 —

Operation Cast Lead: Background Briefing 6 Jan. 2009 (video)
youtube.com 1/6/2009 — Background on the IDF's operation "Cast Lead" in Gaza during the winter of 2008/2009. Israel left Gaza in 2005 hoping for peace and a fresh start,...

Video: GOP Targets Stimulus Bill
politicalnewslive.blogspot.com 1/31/2009 — Despite President Obama's efforts to achieve bipartisan support for his stimulus plan, congressional Republicans have criticized the bill for "wasteful spending." Wyatt Andrews reports.

Press Briefing Highlights
whitehouse.gov 1/27/2009 — This afternoon, in his second press briefing, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs fielded questions on energy independence, the stimulus package, and the auto industry.

Briefing Book: How to Get Out of Iraq
foreignpolicy.com 1/12/2009 — Troops return to bases (June 30). The first major deadline in the SOFA/WA will pose a significant challenge. The requirement that U.S. troops return to their bases contradicts core elements of U.S. counterinsurgency doctrine, and would represent a ...

Video: McCain On Obama Stimulus Plan
politicalnewslive.blogspot.com 2/2/2009 — Harry Smith spoke with Sen. John McCain about what changes the GOP would like to make to President Obama's stimulus plan.

Video: Gen X Politics (Jan. 6, 2009)
politicalnewslive.blogspot.com 1/7/2009 — Washington Times Gen Xers Christina Bellantoni and Jon Ward, discuss the Obama transition and their predictions for the new year.

VIRGINIA BRIEFING
washingtonpost.com 10/28/2008 — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ...

Morning Briefing for July 22, 2009
redstate.com 7/22/2009 — REDSTATE MORNING BRIEFING FOR JULY 22, 2009 Sign up to get the morning briefing by email here. 1. ACTION ALERT: Call your Senators. Ask them to support the “Thune Concealed Carry Reciprocity Amendment” 2. Rep. Roy Blunt (R-MO): If ...

Video: Will Stimulus Plan Work?
politicalnewslive.blogspot.com 1/13/2009 — As the second half of the Bush bailout is set to be spent, talk in D.C. focuses on Barack Obama's plan, reports Chip Reid. Sen. Chris Dodd discusses why he supports the Obama economic stimulus plan.

Panetta a surprise pick to run the CIA — L.A. Times - Politics 1/6/2009
Leon Panetta, a former congressman and Clinton chief of staff, would give Obama a political ally at the helm of the troubled spy agency. > In choosing Leon ...

Obama puts Panetta in unfamiliar waters (Politico) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 1/6/2009
Politico - In choosing Leon Panetta to head the CIA, President-elect Obama is taking one of the capital's most familiar faces and thrusting him into a starkly unfamiliar role.

Podcast: A look at Obama’s new ride, ‘The Beast’ — CNN Political Ticker 1/6/2009
CNN=Politics Daily is The Best Political Podcast from The Best Political Team. (CNN) — From horse-drawn carriages to bullet proof sedans – presidential transportation has surely changed since William McKinley took the oath of office at the ...

Obama apologizes to Feinstein for CIA surprise — msnbc.com: Politics 1/6/2009
Sen. Dianne Feinstein says President-elect Barack Obama apologized to her for not notifying her ahead of time that Leon Panetta was his pick for CIA director.

Obama apologizes to Feinstein for his CIA surprise (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 1/6/2009
AP - Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Tuesday that President-elect Barack Obama apologized to her for not notifying her ahead of time that Leon Panetta was his pick for CIA director.