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Jon Stewart: Robert Gibbs a human shield against what’s actually going on
On his show Tuesday night, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart mocked former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs for accepting a job at MSNBC. Stewart ripped Gibbs for acting as a “human shield against what we on Earth call what’s actually going on,” pointing out the former White House…
Ex-White House spokesman Robert Gibbs: I was told to deny the drone program existed
Former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Sunday he was instructed to deny the administration’s use of targeted drone strikes against suspected terrorists. “When I went through the process of becoming press secretary, one of the first things they told me was you’re not even to acknowledge the drone…
Obama and Romney advisers spar on live TV over offshore investments
Obama campaign adviser Robert Gibbs tried unsuccessfully on Monday to get Romney campaign adviser Dan Senor to explain why his candidate would not release more tax returns to prove he had broken no laws by hiding money in Swiss bank accounts and a secret Bermuda corporation. “It was reported that…
Robert Gibbs: ‘Nobody knows’ if Romney is breaking tax laws
Obama campaign adviser Robert Gibbs sees a pattern in GOP hopeful Romney’s past of “outsourcing jobs” and offshoring his own personal investments — and the only way for the former Massachusetts governor to prove that he isn’t dodging tax laws is to release more tax returns. During a Sunday interview…
Facebook hires former Clinton spokesman
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Facebook announced on Tuesday that it had hired former US president Bill Clinton’s spokesman Joe Lockhart to serve as vice president of global communications at the social network. “Joe’s arrival brings new skills and greater depth to our incredibly busy team,” Elliot Schrage, Facebook’s vice president of…
Former Obama spox Gibbs in talks with Facebook
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Facebook, the social networking giant, is seeking to hire former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs for a senior post, The New York Times reported. The newspaper reported on its website late on Sunday that Facebook is looking at Gibbs, once one of President Barack Obama’s closest aides, to help manage communications in advance of…
New White House spokesman makes smooth debut
WASHINGTON — New White House spokesman Jay Carney emerged unscathed from his first tangle with the press Wednesday, at times resorting to the artful dodging of the man he replaced, Robert Gibbs. Carney, a former Time magazine reporter, once lobbed questions at the lectern in the press briefing room himself.…
Obama: ‘The people of Egypt have spoken’
WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama said Friday the people of Egypt had spoken after history moved at a “blinding pace,” and called on the now-ruling military to ensure a transition towards “genuine democracy.” “The people of Egypt have spoken — their voices have been heard and Egypt will never…
DeMint willing to ‘compromise’ on extending all Bush tax cuts
Tea party favorite Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) has said that he is willing to work with President Barack Obama to pass an extension for the Bush-era tax cuts. DeMint suggested that he would only be winning to accept a deal where richest Americans are included. “I hope we can get…
GOP, Obama embrace Bush tax cuts compromise
White House signals new flexibility on extending Bush tax cuts for all A possible compromise on extending Bush-era tax cuts for rich and poor alike – at least for a while – is in the works after the Republican triumph in midterm elections. A day after President Barack Obama signaled…
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