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Watch live: White House holds press briefing to answer gun control questions

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney holds a press briefing, where questions about gun control and the fiscal cliff are expected to be addressed. Watch live, broadcast via NBC News on Dec. 18. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…

Carney dodges questions about indefinite detention

ABC News reporter Jake Tapper questioned White House Press Secretary Jay Carney on Tuesday about controversial provisions in the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act. The $662 billion defense spending bill contained controversial sections that required terrorism suspects to be detained by the military without trial, regardless of where they were…

PETA upset White House ignored bestiality question

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is not pleased that White House press secretary Jay Carney laughed off a question about bestiality in the military. In a letter to Carney, PETA said it was upset that he “flippantly addressed the recently approved repeal of the military ban on…