Posts Tagged ‘White House correspondent’
Statement by Predident Obama following Passage of Fiscal Cliff Bill
STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT James S. Brady Press Briefing Room THE PRESIDENT: Happy New Year, everybody. AUDIENCE: Happy New Year, Mr. President. THE PRESIDENT: A central promise of my campaign for President was to change the tax code that was too skewed towards the wealthy at the expense of working middle-class Americans. Tonight we've done that. Thanks to the votes of Democrats and Republicans in Congress, I will sign a law that raises taxes on the wealthiest 2 percent of Americans while preventing a middle-class tax hike that could have sent the economy back into recession and obviously had a severe impact on families all across America. I want to thank all the leaders of the House and Senate. In particular, I want to thank the work that [...]
Obama interrupted at ‘Dream Act’ speech – YouTube
A reporter interrupted President Obama as he explained his plans to stop deporting many children of illegal immigrants. via Obama interrupted at 'Dream Act' speech - YouTube. Statements from The Daily Caller regarding exchange in White House Rose Garden Neil Munro, White House Correspondent: “I always go to the White House prepared with questions for our president. I timed the question believing the president was closing his remarks, because naturally I have no intention of interrupting the President of the United States. I know he rarely takes questions before walking away from the podium. When I asked the question as he finished his speech, he turned his back on the many reporters, and walked away while I and at least one other reporter asked questions.” Tucker [...]
Remembering CBS White House correspondent Robert Pierpoint – YouTube
Remembering Robert Pierpoint, the White House correspondent who covered six presidents during a career of more than 40 years at CBS News. via Face The Nation with Bob Schieffer - Remembering Robert Pierpoint - YouTube. video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player
Fox News Loses Garrett, National Journal Lands 'Major' Hire
Fox News White House correspondent Major Garrett is jumping ship and moving to NJ. National Journal Group announced today that the award-winning political journalist is joining National Journal as a Congressional Correspondent, "reporting and providing analysis across all of National Journal Group's publications." "Major Garrett is the embodiment of the new team we're building here at National Journal," said Editor-in-Chief Ron Fournier. "He is known across Washington as one of the hardest-working journalists in the business, a fierce competitor on his beat, and a good and decent man. It is a rare combination, and one we're incredibly lucky to be bringing into our newsroom." Garrett returns the praise for Fournier as well as NJ's Ron Brownstein after the jump... "The highest compliment [...]
