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Obama Has a Job for Dana Perino. Really.

From the Department of Unlikely Events: George W. Bush’s press secretary has been asked to serve in the Obama administration. Dana M. Perino, Mr. Bush’s fourth and final press secretary, was nominated Thursday by President Obama to serve on the ...

From SHERYL GAY STOLBERG, The Caucus,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Dana Perino,  U.S. Congress,  George W. Bush,  U.S. Senate

When the Budget Director Talks, People Will Listen

WASHINGTON Most people have never heard of Douglas W. Elmendorf. But all of official Washington is waiting to hear what he has to say. Now Congress is awaiting Mr. Elmendorf’s judgment on a health bill that the Senate hopes to begin considering soon. ...

From SHERYL GAY STOLBERG, The New York Times,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Democratic Party,  White House,  U.S. Congress,  Barack Obama,  U.S. Republican Party

Many skeptical on health cost-cutting

WASHINGTON - As health care legislation moves toward a crucial airing in the Senate, the White House is facing a growing revolt from some Democrats and analysts who say the bills Congress is considering do not fulfill President Obama’s promise to slow ...

From SHERYL GAY STOLBERG, Boston Globe,  10 Nov 2009

Related Topics: White House,  Barack Obama,  U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Senate,  U.S. Congress

Missing in Health Bills: Solutions for Rising Costs

WASHINGTON As health care legislation moves toward a crucial airing in the Senate, the White House is facing a growing revolt from some Democrats and analysts who say the bills Congress is considering do not fulfill President Obama’s promise to slow ...

From SHERYL GAY STOLBERG, The New York Times,  9 Nov 2009

Related Topics: White House,  U.S. Senate,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Barack Obama,  U.S. Congress

Big hurdles for Senate on health bill

WASHINGTON - The White House, growing concerned that the congressional timetable for passing a health care overhaul could slip into next year, is stepping up pressure on the Senate for quick action, with President Obama appearing yesterday in the Rose ...

From SHERYL GAY STOLBERG, Boston Globe,  8 Nov 2009

Related Topics: White House,  Barack Obama,  U.S. Senate,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Congressional Budget Office

Obama Reminds Nation of Military’s Diversity

WASHINGTON President Obama, extending condolences to the community at Fort Hood, Texas, reminded Americans on Saturday that people of “every race, faith and station” serve in the military an oblique attempt to prevent a backlash against Muslims in the ...

From SHERYL GAY STOLBERG, The New York Times,  7 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Nidal Malik Hasan,  White House

Obama Uses Malia's Test Scores as a Teaching Example

MADISON, Wisconsin – President Obama marked the first anniversary of his election on Wednesday by calling on states to toughen their education standards – and wound up calling on parents to toughen theirs, too, as he confessed that his 11-year-old ...

From SHERYL GAY STOLBERG, The Caucus,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  White House,  George W. Bush

Obama Puts Spotlight on Education Grants

The White House intends to use the first anniversary of President Obama’s election to showcase his education agenda. Here in Washington, the hot topic on Wednesday will undoubtedly be politics, and whether Tuesday’s election results are a referendum ...

From SHERYL GAY STOLBERG, The New York Times,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  White House,  U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Democratic Party,  George W. Bush

Obama is tested as shortages hit vaccine campaign

WASHINGTON — The moment a novel strain of swine flu emerged in Mexico last spring, President Barack Obama instructed his top advisers that his administration would not be caught flat-footed in the event of a deadly pandemic. Now, despite months of ...

From SHERYL GAY STOLBERG NEW YORK TIMES, The San Jose Mercury News,  29 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,  University of Pittsburgh,  Kathleen Sebelius,  Susan Collins

Vaccine Shortage Is Political Test for White House

WASHINGTON The moment a novel strain of swine flu emerged in Mexico last spring, President Obama instructed his top advisers that his administration would not be caught flat-footed in the event of a deadly pandemic. Now, despite months of planning and ...

From SHERYL GAY STOLBERG, The New York Times,  28 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  White House,  Ford Motor Company,  Kathleen Sebelius,  Joe Lieberman

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