April 20th, 2009
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Barack Obama gathered his Cabinet members around a White House table Monday and asked them collectively to find $100 million in cost cuts over the next three months. Thats a fraction of a fraction of the federal deficit, and it quickly drew ridicule from pundits and Republicans.
In truth, however, Cabinet meetings have not been the [...]
November 25th, 2008
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“I look forward to serving both the president-elect as he works to get our economy moving again and the press to get what they need to cover that and other important stories,” Gibbs told The Associated Press on Saturday.
During the presidential campaign, Gibbs, 37, served as communications director and was among the few who could [...]
November 25th, 2008
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On Monday, Summers returned to the public spotlight when President-elect Barack Obama named him director of the National Economic Council. It is charged with formulating, coordinating and implementing the presidents economic policies across the Cabinet agencies.
“With respect to both our current financial crisis, and other pressing economic issues of our time, his thinking, writing and [...]