Nov 8 2010

Robert Gibbs Clashes With Indian Security Over Coverage of Obama-Singh Meeting

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on Monday battled with Indian security outside a bilateral meeting between President Obama and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi, threatening to pull the president from the meeting if a certain number of American reporters were not allowed into the room to cover it. According to press pool [...]


Oct 16 2010

Robert Gates Says Dropping Gay Ban Immediately Is Risky for Troops

Defense Secretary Robert Gates says a federal court’s order for an immediate end to the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy on gays could have “enormous consequences” and is a matter best left for Congress to decide. A lawyer involved in the “don’t ask, don’t tell” case and another source familiar with the situation said [...]


Oct 11 2010

Infertility, IVF and Robert Edwards’ Nobel Prize: A Thorny Issue Comes to the Fore

Of this year’s Nobel Prize winners, the work of British physiologist Robert G. Edwards waited longest to be recognized. His award for medicine comes 32 years after he figured out how to create the beginnings of human life outside the uterus through in vitro fertilization.I, for one, am still amazed that human life can be [...]


Oct 5 2010

Dana Perino (Sort of) Endorses Robert Gibbs for DNC Chair

Former White House press secretary Dana Perino joined us on today’s podcast. Perino, a Fox News contributor, discussed President Obama’s recent comments about Fox News being “destructive.” Later, we discussed rumors that her successor, current White House press secretary Robert Gibbs, might be named chairman of the Democratic National Committee. According to Perino:We’ve just been [...]


Oct 3 2010

Robert Gibbs May be Leaving White House for DNC Chair and Obama 2012 Re-election Bid

On Saturday morning, Politico reported that White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs may be leaving his post in advance of President Obama’s 2012 re-election bid to become the Chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). Former Virginia Governor Tim Kaine presently holds the position. According to the story, unnamed “Democratic insiders are taking the temperature [...]


Oct 1 2010

Defense Secretary Robert Gates to Duke Students: Join Up!

In a gently admonishing tone, Defense Secretary Robert Gates is urging young Americans to consider joining the “tiny sliver of America” that is fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, the volunteers who make up the armed forces.Speaking to students at Duke University, Gates — who once served as a young Air Force officer — observed that [...]