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Obama to hold Facebook town hall this month
White House denies FLOTUS ‘Hell’ comment
White House press secretary Robert Gibbs weighed in Thursday on the controversy surrounding a remark allegedly made Read more…
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MTV’s Roxy Olin wants to meet First Dog Bo
For most people, the highlight of a White House visit is a chance to meet the president. But for MTV’s Roxy Olin , it’s all about Read more…
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MTV’s Roxy Olin wants to meet First Dog Bo
White House: Global Warming Out, ‘Global Climate Disruption’ In
The White House wants the public to start using the term “global climate disruption” in place of “global warming” — fearing the latter term oversimplifies the problem and makes it sound less dangerous than it really is.
Sen. Bond lets the cat out of the bag on the radio
There are lots of useful, discreet ways to recount background conversations with White House staffers without mentioning who they are. But sometimes it just Read more…
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Stephanie Taylor: Will Warren Have Power?
Huffington Post and other outlets are reporting that Obama will appoint Elizabeth Warren to…something at least: The White House will tap Elizabeth Warren to be a special adviser to both the president and Treasury Department. The move allows her to act as an interim head of the CFPB and will enable her to begin setting up the agency immediately and prevent the GOP from filibustering her nomination. Warren could serve until Obama nominates a permanent director — a nomination he’s not required to make. Obama could also nominate her as the permanent director in the near future… So it’s clear Warren will have a seat at the table that makes economic policy in the White House, giving the middle class a voice where it’s been sorely lacking. That’s a victory. And it also seems clear Warren will have at least some hand in setting up and/or running the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to protect Main Street from Wall Street’s greed. That’s also good. But the details matter. Will she serve as the “interim head” and will Obama potentially “nominate her as the permanent director” — or is she really just “setting up” the agency with an understanding that Obama will not fight for her to lead it. I issued this statement tonight to the media in response: “This news shows that consumers have momentum and are on the verge of winning. If Elizabeth Warren is given full power to run the new consumer protection bureau and hold Wall Street accountable, it will mean real change — and voters will know that going into November’s election. If this appointment is window dressing and Tim Geithner controls the show, it would be a big disappointment and a victory for Wall Street. President Obama should make clear that this appointment gives Elizabeth Warren real power to fight for consumers.” The Progressive Change Campaign Committee, along with our partners at CREDO Action, have been a leading voice for Warren: We’ve collected over 200,000 petition signatures supporting Warren In the last week, PCCC has run online ads in DC and in New York (hitting Wall Street), urging President Obama to appoint Warren now PCCC members made over 5,500 phone calls to key senators supporting Warren PCCC partnered with Sen. Al Franken on a ” whip count ” that now lists 19 senators on the record. Jack Conway from Kentucky announced his support for Warren on PCCC’s website. The public has done a great job keeping Elizabeth Warren’s possible nomination alive. The next few days will be very important to make sure she has real power.
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VOX Global Adds White House communicator to senior team
VOX Global hired Corey Ealons , who most recently served as White House Director of African-American media, as its senior vice president in the agency’s D.C. headquarters. Ealons Read more…
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Bill Clinton: New-Look GOP Makes Bush Look Liberal
Former President Bill Clinton said Tuesday that the Republican Party is embracing “ideology over evidence” and pushing out pragmatic voices that would make even his White House successor seem like a liberal.
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Senate clears hurdle on bill to aid small business (AFP)
AFP – The US Senate cleared a key hurdle Tuesday toward passage of a bill endorsed by President Barack Obama to provide billions in aid and tax breaks for small businesses hurt by the struggling economy.
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Will She or Won’t She? Administration Tight-Lipped on Warren as Financial Watchdog
Elizabeth Warren, a key contributor to the new Wall Street bank law that calls for a Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, is reportedly close to being named to an interim role setting up the agency, though the White House remains mum on the appointment.
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