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For some Obama critics, it's a matter of intensity
Some critics of the president's response to protests in Iran say they don't have a disagreement on the substance of what he's saying, but that they want him to say it more forcefully.
WH: Obama has increased funding for democracy promotion
President Obama may be speaking about the upheaval in Iran in pragmatic, realpolitik terms, but his advisers say he has increased funding for democracy promotion.
Obama does first Rose Garden press conference
President Obama is doing his first Rose Garden press conference today with South Korean President Lee Myung Bak.
Jarrett: Summers explains to others like they're third-graders
One of the president's top advisers says she's a "huge fan" of Larry Summers, the president's notoriously forceful economic adviser, but is she really complimenting him?
Fence-jumper immediately apprehended at White House
A person jumping the fence at the White House causes the compound to go into lockdown, and prompts a false alarm from a security officer about a bomb on the premises.
Vanity Fair takes shot at Obama press shop
Vanity Fair writer Michael Wolff didn't get the interview he was promised with White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs. So he took out his frustration on Gibbs and his deputy Bill Burton.
Measuring jobs 'created or saved'
The White House took a lot of heat Monday for claiming to know how many jobs they've "created or saved" so far with the $787 billion stimulus, and how many jobs they'll "create or save" over the summer. Here's how they calculate that.
Romer: healthcare reform IS good for the economy!
One of President Obama's top economic advisers said this week that she set out to write a report on whether the White House plan to reform healthcare plan would, in fact, be good for the economy. According to her, it would be!
Obama: U.S. one of largest Muslim countries?
President Obama said in an interview with a French TV reporter that "if you actually took the number of Muslims Americans, we'd be one of the largest Muslim countries in the world." But that doesn't seem to pass muster.
Obama: "Lakers in six"
President Obama picked the Los Angeles Lakers to defeat the Orlando Magic for the NBA Championship, moments before leaving for Saudi Arabia.
Obama talks about isolation of job
President Obama talks with NBC's Brian Williams inside the presidential limo about how his job interrupts the "rhythms" of life.
Sotomayor to visit senators Tuesday
President Obama's Supreme Court nominee heads to the Hill Tuesday to visit with the lawmakers who will determine whether she is confirmed or not.
Standing up for Sotomayor's brain
Liberal legal scholars reject the idea that President Obama's Supreme Court nominee doesn't have what it takes to be an intellectual force on the court. But the impression persists among some that this will be the case.
A day to remember 'the best of America'
President Obama gives an evocative speech honoring the U.S. military at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, and asks the nation to observe a moment of silence at 3 p.m.
