foxnews.com - 1/23/2009
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WASHINGTON -- President Obama paid a surprise visit
to members of the White House press corps Thursday...
evening when he walked through their working area of the West Wing, but he quickly became agitated when he was confronted with a question by one of ...
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Irritated Obama 'Stares Down' Reporter During Press ...
voices.washingtonpost.com - 1/27/2009
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By Michael D. Shear It's more than five
hours and counting now since the entire White House...
e-mail system went down. Press Secretary Robert Gibbs announced the technical snafu at his 1:30 p.m. briefing, apologizing to the media for the e-mail silence ...
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White House E-Mail System Goes Down
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Obama in the briefing room
Michael Calderone's Blog —
You may have read about Obama's walk through the briefing room Thursday, and unwillingness to answer questions, but here's the video, too.
Reporter Offends Barack Obama By Daring to Ask Question
Politics Daily —
Filed under: Democrats, Barack Obama, Obama AdministrationThat's the snarky, childish headline, or variations thereof, that you'll see from rabid Obama-haters when they embed this video exchange during a White House Press Corps photo-op. Is it a fair interpretation? In a word, no. The reporter wasn't out of line, that's for sure. It's his job to get answers, even if decorum dictates otherwise. It is always the time and place to ask a question. On the other hand, Obama wasn't out of line, either. It's his job to stay on-message, our job to throw him off. If he takes the ...
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