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Washington area celebrities and political leaders presented and judged comedy stand-up routines to benefit charities. Senator Lieberman won the event. Some of the language used in the routin…

Mr. Sperling and Mr. Blinken talked to reporters about trade talks between U.S. and European Union officials. They focused on more affordable AIDS drugs, trade of beef, and European security…

White House officials talked with reporters about President Bill Clinton’s trip to Asia this week, which will include the annual APEC summit meeting and a visit to Vietnam. They answered a f…

Mr. Berger and Mr. Sperling briefed reporters on President Clinton’s upcoming trip to Europe. After outlining his itinerary they talked about the goals of the trip and answered questions fro…

Panelists, including Gene Sperling, Director of the National Economic Council, talked about the current turbulence in the U.S. stock market and what ramifications an eventual slowdown would …

Gene Sperling briefed reporters on the details of a new market initiative agreement between the president and Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert. This initiative would open new markets by p…

Participants spoke about the inhumanities of child labor and their goals of ending it worldwide. They discussed the negative effects it has on both the children involved and the economy of t…

White House officials spoke to reporters about the benefits of China’s inclusion in the World Trade Organization. They said that they would release an open letter signed by leading economist…

A coalition of national environmental, labor, religious and social justice groups held a rally calling on Congress and the International Monetary Fund to cancel debts of the world’s poorest …

Officials briefed reporters on the solvency of the Social Security and Medicare trust funds, saying that Social Security would be solvent until 2054 and Medicare solvent until 2023. Followin…

Officials briefed reporters about a decision by Oil Producing and Exporting Countries to raise oil production by 7 percent. Following their remarks they answered questions from the reporters…

Officials spoke to reporters about the president’s fiscal year 2001 budget proposal. The budget included a plan to pay off the national debt by 2013, provided for modest tax cuts, increased …

Mr. Sperling and Mr. Kalil briefed reporters on an initiative to provide low-income families greater access to the Internet. The program would offer tax credits to companies to provide train…

The panel talked about opportunities for economic advancement and development in minority communities and for women. They responded to questions from the audience. The Rainbow/Push Coalition…

Education Secretary, Richard Riley and National Economic Adviser, Gene Sperling, spoke to reporters at the White House about President Bill Clinton’s proposed "College Education Tax Credit".

Officials outlined the president’s speech before the Democratic Leadership Council and the State of the Union address. They said he would focus on programs designed to build a new economy th…