memeorandum: PRESS BRIEFING (WhiteHouse.gov Blog)

4:20 PM ET, October 10, 2009

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WHAT KIND OF QUESTION IS THAT?.... Yesterday's White House press briefing was pretty lively, with, as one might imagine, plenty of questions about the Nobel Peace Prize. CBS News' Chip Reid's interests stood out, but not in a good way. (via BarbinMD) — Reid said, “I mean …

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Michael C. Moynihan / Hit & Run:

Praise Our Nobel Laureate, You Churlish Anti-American — Listening to NPR's truly awful coverage of the Norwegian Nobel Committee's truly awful decision to give President Obama the Peace Prize, I heard this segment, in which Morning Edition hosts Renee Montagne and Steve Inskeep …

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WhiteHouse.gov Blog:

PRESS BRIEFING — MR. GIBBS: All right. I don't have a week ahead yet, but we will put it in the guidance that will go out a little bit later on this afternoon, so we'll get a chance to do that then. — Take us away. — Q On the Nobel Prize, did anyone in the White House …

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Fox News:

State Department Lauds Obama's Nobel Peace Prize by Making Jab at Bush — In a clear dig at former president George W. Bush, the State Department lauded President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize award by saying it's better for the U.S. to have “accolades tossed its way, rather than shoes.” — FOXNews.com

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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:

For Presidency in Search of Success, Nobel Adds a Twist — WASHINGTON — President Obama is given to big events at big moments, replete with stirring speeches, lofty backdrops and stadium-size crowds. — But when Mr. Obama walked into the Rose Garden on Friday morning …

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Bob Kerrey / Wall Street Journal:
Obama's Nobel and His Obligation to Afghanistan

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Donald Douglas / American Power:
Taliban Escalate Siege of Pakistan: Militants Hit Army HQ …

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Eli Saslow / Washington Post:
Reactions Similar Only in Their Intensity

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Ron Radosh / Pajamas Media:
The Nobel Digrace: But Who Will Write Obama's Acceptance Speech?

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Washington Post:
President Obama wins the Nobel Prize for Peace Â but that's not his fault.

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CNN:
State Dept. on Nobel: ‘Better to be thrown accolades than shoes’

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Room for Debate:
What Does a Nobel Do for U.S. Leaders?

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Jim Demint / Wall Street Journal:

What I Heard in Honduras — Our ambassador is the only person I met there who thinks there was a ‘coup.’ Let's release the State Department legal analysis. — Printer — Friendly — Tegucigalpa — In the last three months, much has been made of a supposed military “coup” …

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Andy McCarthy / The Corner on National Review Online:

More Stonewalling from the Most Transparent Administration in History — By: Andy McCarthy — So much for the “unprecedented level of openness in Government” promised by our Nobel Laureate in Chief. While Attorney General Eric Holder continues stonewalling the Civil Rights Commission …

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Michelle Marsh / CBSAtlanta.com:

Restaurant Sign Attacking Obama Sparks Race Debate — Restaurant Owner Opposes Obama Healthcare Plan — TEMPLE, Ga. — When you walk into the Georgia Peach Oyster Bar in Paulding County, you feel like you've walked into a different era. — Behind the pool tables stands a mannequin …

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Paul Hudson / BBC:

Hot and cold — This headline may come as a bit of a surprise, so too might that fact that the warmest year recorded globally was not in 2008 or 2007, but in 1998. — But it is true. For the last 11 years we have not observed any increase in global temperatures.

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Carl Hulse / New York Times:

As Republicans Predict a 2010 Surge, Democrats Dig In — WASHINGTON — Some House Republicans are boasting about their chances of regaining control of the House in 2010 and relegating Democrats led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi to minority status for the second half of President Obama's term.

Associated Press:
Rep. Skelton To Rep. Akin: “Stick It Up Your Ass” (VIDEO)

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Spectator:

Some facts appear to be more sacred than others at the Guardian — Here is a little quiz. The Guardian has posted up a list here of everyone who has won the Nobel Peace Prize since its inception. — Q: Which three names are omitted from the Guardian list ( even though they do appear …

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Andrew Miga / Associated Press:

Frank says D.C. gay rights march misses mark — WASHINGTON — Rep. Barney Frank, the first openly gay member of Congress, says he'd rather see gay rights supporters lobbying their elected officials than marching in Washington this weekend, calling the demonstration “a waste of time at best.”

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