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Intel chair challenges account of embassy attack
September 23, 2012 1:34 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - A leading House Republican is challenging the White House's initial account that the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya was a spontaneous assault tied to protests over an anti-Islam video. President Barack Obama has said extremists used the video as an excuse to launch the attack,... more » -
WH Chief of Staff eyeing Chicago mayor's office
September 8, 2010 2:25 PM
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says being mayor of Chicago isn't something that rolls around often. And he says he's sure chief of staff Rahm Emanuel will take some time to weigh his options. Emanuel has made no secret of wanting to run for Chicago mayor one day. ... more » -
Obama 0-for-4 in endorsements
May 20, 2010 3:02 PM
The White House says it's not worried about four consecutive losses by Democratic candidates President Barack Obama had supported. The latest defeat came Tuesday when Sen. Arlen Specter lost to Rep. Joe Sestak in Pennsylvania's Democratic primary. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs gave a simple, one-word answer when asked... more » -
Gibbs: Accused 9/11 plotter likely to be executed
January 31, 2010 9:59 AM
Accused Sept. 11 plotter Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is likely to be executed after being tried and convicted, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Sunday. Gibbs spoke on CNN's "State of the Union." The Obama administration has begun looking for places other than the heart of New York City to... more » -
President meets with war council
November 30, 2009 1:39 PM
The White House spokesman says President Barack Obama held an unannounced meeting with members of his war council on Afghanistan in the Oval Office Sunday night. Robert Gibbs says Obama used the meeting, that included Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and National Security Adviser James Jones, to lay out his... more »
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