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On the eve of the 2012 presidential election, telephone lines were open for viewer comments on what to expect in election results. Laura Meckler spoke by telephone from Des Moines, Iowa, whe…

Professors Alan Schroeder and Warren Decker examined the debating styles of President Obama and former Governor Mitt Romney, who were to meet the following evening for the first of three deb…

Telephone lines were open for comments on the question “Does the wealth of presidential candidates affect your vote?” Presidential historian Richard Norton Smith spoke by telephone about his…

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) talked about his views on the role and mission of the newly created Joint Committee Select Committee on Deficit Reduction and its appointees. He also discussed …

Laura Meckler and Patricia Murphy talked about recent developments at the White House and in Congress, including the latest on the budget negotiations on the continuing resolution to fund th…

Laura Meckler spoke by phone on negotiations to fund the government through the remainder of fiscal year 2011. Democrats and Republicans met the previous day with Vice President Joe Biden to…

Laura Meckler spoke by phone about President Obama’s fundraising trip to New York.

Robert Gibbs briefed reporters on a number of topics including BP’s responsibility for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, administration of records at Arlington National Cemetery, and the confirm…

Robert Gibbs briefed reporters on a number of topics including the status of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill response and the Obama administration’s stance regarding the Israeli raid of a floti…

Robert Gibbs briefed reporters and answered questions on a number of issues including jobs and the economy, as well as trials for suspected terrorists.

Robert Gibbs delivered the daily White House briefing. Austan Goolsby took questions about President Obama’s announcement of new banking regulations. Mr. Gibbs responded to questions on a va…

Robert Gibbs spoke to reporters and answered questions on a number of issues including the results of a special U.S. Senate election in Massachusetts.

Robert Gibbs spoke to reporters and answered questions about a number of topics including a special election for the U.S. Senate seat from Massachusetts, health care reform, and relief effor…

Austan Goolsbee talked about White House and congressional efforts to develop health care legislation that will lower costs and provide coverage for people who can’t afford insurance, and ot…

Mr. Gibbs briefed reporters and answered questions on a number of issues. Topics included the situation in Honduras, the state of the economy, health care legislation, and selection methods …

Robert Gibbs delivered the daily White House briefing. He answered questions about the withdraw of U.S. troops from cities in Iraq and the coup in Honduras.

Mr. Gibbs briefed reporters and answered questions on a number of issues including immigration policy, relocation of Guantanamo Bay detainees, energy legislation, and repealing the military’…

U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice talked to reporters about a U.N. Security council resolution imposing stricter sanctions on North Korea for missile and nuclear tests. Robert Gibbs gaed the daily …