Sunday, July 11, 2010

Press Briefing

Jul 12, 2010

Palestians' peaceful protests: Waiting for Gandhi
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/11/opinion/11kristof.html

Too Good To Check - How journalists create myths and legends, not least about themselves
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704535004575349633765738968.html

Ask First Lady Michelle Obama Questions about her Let’s Move! Initiative
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/07/09/ask-first-lady-michelle-obama-questions-about-her-let-s-move-initiative

The World Isn't Waiting on Free Trade - Our exporters are losing ground. The president should act on the trade agreements with Colombia and others.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704111704575354781455797618.html

The White House Blog: President Obama on Government and Economic Recovery in Nevada
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/07/09/president-obama-government-and-economic-recovery-nevada

Lessons From the Swedish Welfare State - New research shows bigger government means slower growth. Our country is a prime example.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704535004575348641192320912.html

Blame the Torpedo - The U.N. condemns an act of aggression but not the aggressor
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703580104575361030264013868.html

Weekly Address: President Obama Announces Changes to Help Veterans with PTSD Receive the Benefits They Need
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/weekly-address-president-obama-announces-changes-help-veterans-with-ptsd-receive-be

Who Pays for ObamaCare? - What Donald Berwick and Joe the Plumber both understand
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704075604575356930951157948.html

XV Anniversary of Srebrenica Genocide, by State Sec Clinton
http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2010/07/144424.htm

The Climategate Whitewash Continues - Global warming alarmists claim vindication after last year's data manipulation scandal. Don't believe the 'independent' reviews.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704075604575356611173414140.html

UN Security Council Statement on the Cheonan Attack, by Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2010/07/144407.htm

Obama's Entitlement Opportunity - The president's deficit commission isn't likely to agree on tax increases, but don't be surprised if it recommends Social Security reform
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703636404575352882492610768.html

“We Must Not, Will Not Lose Sight of Darfur”
http://blogs.state.gov/sudan/index.php/site/entry/darfur_peace

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner: “All Americans have a stake in financial reforms.”
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/07/07/treasury-secretary-geithner-wall-street-reform-all-americans-have-a-stake-reforms

Roseanne Barr: if Fiorina wins, 'everybody' will be 'homeless and jobless here, and sick and desperate.' 'You wanted a big socialist state telling you that military spending is more important than jobs or food or water.'
http://www.roseanneworld.com/blog/2010/07/lebron-couldnt-have-made-it-in.php

Roseanne Barr: 'SARAH PALIN IS THE WHORE OF BABYLON AS PROPHECIED BY JOHN IN THE BOOK OF REVELATIONS'
http://www.roseanneworld.com/blog/2010/06/live-today-kcaaradiocom.php

Roseanne Barr: 'Organs are harvested in war, by big farma.'
http://www.roseanneworld.com/blog/2010/06/live-today-kcaaradiocom.php

Roseanne Barr: 'all republicans' cherish 'the freedom to have sex with small children [...] (just kidding, sort of).'
http://www.cultureandmediainstitute.org/articles/2010/20100711154820.aspx

Cross-Strait Relations in a New Era of Negotiation, by David B. Shear, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Remarks APFD at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace event
http://www.state.gov/p/eap/rls/rm/2010/07/144363.htm

HUD suggested language that reads: "Funded by American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Barack Obama President." Commerce said it wants the signage displayed "throughout the construction phase" and "in a prominent location on site."
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703636404575353631485205558.html