Press Briefing

May 27, 2010

Federal Prez: The Promise of Clean Energy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulyTh0VtZb8

The Ongoing Administration-Wide Response to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill: May 26, 2010
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/05/26/ongoing-administration-wide-response-deepwater-bp-oil-spill-may-26-2010

'Death panels' were an overblown claim – until now
http://dailycaller.com/2010/05/27/death-panels-were-an-overblown-claim-until-now/

Applying the Tools of 21st Century Statecraft to Public Engagement
http://blogs.state.gov/index.php/entries/tools_public_engagement/

Europe-Bank Lenders? Coalition of Unwilling
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703341904575266722784462634.html
Few Step Up to Risk Their Money for Long; New SEC Rule Makes Money Funds Even Less Interested

US State Dept: Citizen Safety in the Western Hemisphere
http://www.state.gov/p/wha/rls/fs/2010/142263.htm

The House has violated PAYGO rules by nearly $1 trillion
http://blog.heritage.org/2010/05/27/morning-bell-this-congress-has-no-shame

The Recovery Starts With Sound Money - The willingness to work for the sake of future prosperity is a universal human quality, but people must believe there is a link between effort and reward
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704026204575266251915530206.html

Notable & Quotable - John Fund on Chris Christie's political toughness
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704717004575268630100057138.html

Zero-Sum Earmarks - A new study finds that pork hurts at home
http://www.bipartisanalliance.com/2010/05/zero-sum-earmarks-new-study-finds-that.html

Congress Gets Mean - The Democratic tax bill's double whammy on carried interest firms
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704026204575266881281707488.html

How Democrats’ Government Takeover of Health Care Will Lead Employers to Drop Coverage
http://rpc.senate.gov/public/_files/ABitterPill.pdf

Rising Rate of Media Misrepresentation
http://www.acsh.org/factsfears/newsID.1468/news_detail.asp
MSNBC's Nightly News last night  devoted a short segment to an "Extreme  Eating" list of high-calorie restaurant meals compiled by the  Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI).

Remarks at the African Diplomatic Corp's Celebration of Africa Day. By Johnnie Carson, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs
http://www.state.gov/p/af/rls/rm/2010/142261.htm

U.K. Prosecutors Will Drop AIG Financial Unit Probe
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-05-26/u-k-prosecutors-will-drop-aig-financial-unit-probe-update1-.html

Britain reveals extent of nuclear arsenal for first time
http://www.japantoday.com/category/world/view/britain-reveals-extent-of-nuclear-arsenal-for-first-time

The Sun is Shining on Solar Subsidies in California Today
http://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/2010/05/26/the-sun-is-shining-on-solar-subsidies-in-california-today/

President Obama Talks Jobs in California
http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/elizabethchan/gGGj9k

Obama's Russia Tribute - What he gave away in return for watered-down Iran sanctions
http://www.bipartisanalliance.com/2010/05/obamas-russia-tribute-what-he-gave-away.html

A New Age of Reform - The mood in the country suggests the U.S. may be at the start of an era of political and economic reform
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704717004575268523673781674.html

The Ongoing Administration-Wide Response to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill: May 25, 2010
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/05/25/ongoing-administration-wide-response-deepwater-bp-oil-spill-may-25-2010

Yes, the Gulf Spill Is Obama's Katrina - Where was the White House plan, and why has it been so slow to make decisions?
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704717004575268752362770856.html

ObamaCare vs. Small Business - Why the National Federation of Independent Business supports the constitutional challenge to the health-insurance mandate
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704113504575264802756326086.html