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President Obama to Visit Walter Reed Friday

White House officials tell ABC News that President Obama will visit with wounded soldiers tomorrow at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The trip was scheduled before the incident today at Fort Hood, officials said. President Obama visited wounded troops at...

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November 5, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (23)

Iranian Protestors Call to President Obama for Support

ABC’s Jordyn Phelps reports: Marking the 30th Anniversary of the U.S. Embassy takeover, protestors took to the streets in Tehran, Iran on Wednesday. The common “Death to America” chants were used by pro-government protestors, but there was also a very...

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President Obama Speaks to Fort Hood Commanding General

In the Oval Office just now President Obama was briefed on the phone about the shooting at Fort Hood by the Army base’s commanding general, Lt. Gen. Robert Cone.

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November 5, 2009 in Current Affairs, Obama, Barack, White House | Permalink | User Comments (30)

President Obama Speaks About Fort Hood Tragedy

From Jake Tapper and Sunlen Miller: “As some of you might have heard there has been a tragic shooting at the Fort Hood Army Base in Texas,” President Obama said this afternoon at the Department of Interior, speaking at a...

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First Lady Plays Game Show Host at Department of Energy

The First Lady visited the Department of Energy as part of her wider federal agency tour throughout the city. This visit was a little different than her dozen past visits, as today Mrs. Obama and Energy Secretary Steven Chu played game show host.

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November 5, 2009 in Current Affairs, Environment, White House | Permalink | User Comments (0)

Gibbs on Capitol Hill Protest: “I'm Sure There's a Jon Voight Joke in Here Somewhere”

Asked about the several thousand protestors who gathered on Capitol Hill today to protest Democratic health care reform legislation, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs joked about one of the actors who was a featured speaker at the rally, saying, “I'm sure there's a Jon Voight joke in here somewhere, given he was one of the featured speakers, but…my father always told me my mouth would get me in trouble, and I have a feeling if I acted on the line that I'd like to give you, I'm almost positive that it would.”

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Today's Qs for O's WH – 11/5/2009

TAPPER: There's a conservative group running a TV ad, the gist of it, the last line is, "If that the government can't run a flu program, can we trust it to run America's entire health care system?" Foregoing the "entire health care system" part, are you worried -- are you...

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President Obama Makes Curious Appearance in Press Room Heralding AMA and AARP Endorsements of House Health Care Bill

With cable television filled with images of conservative activists protesting Democratic health care reform legislation, President Obama made a surprise appearance at Thursday’s press briefing to herald two completely expected endorsements for the House Democrats’ bill. “I am extraordinarily pleased...

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Obama to Native Americans: 'No Lip Service....I'm on Your Side'

Convening a conference with 386 federally recognized tribal nations, President Obama today assured the Native American community that "you will not be forgotten as long as I'm in this White House.”

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This Week's Podcast: Peter Galbraith on What Went Wrong in the Afghanistan Elections -- And What to Do Now

On the Political Punch Podcast this week, we spoke to Peter Galbraith, recently fired as deputy envoy of the United Nations Secretary General in Afghanistan. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon fired Galbraith in October for what he says was a...

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