Liveblog President Obama's Press Conference

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Friday September 10, 2010 · 8:04 AM PDT

2010/09/10 · 08:04

President Obama is holding his first press conference since May, and his 8th since taking office.

His opening remarks focused on his efforts to revive the economy.

Even though the economy is growing again... the hole the recession left was huge. Progress has been painfully slow...

He called out continued Republican obstructionism while praising Voinovich for stepping up to break a continued filibuster on the small business bill.

He also announced the appointment of Austan Goolsbee as the new Chairman of of the Council of Economic Advisors, replacing Christina Romer.

See comments thread for updates on questions and his responses, and be sure to check out Jed's FP liveblog for additional details

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Thursday September 09, 2010 · 2:03 PM PDT

2010/09/09 · 14:03

This is coming over my local news station now so I'll update as I get more info, but he claims the Imam has agreed to move the mosque, so they agreed to cancel burning the Qur'ans.

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Thursday September 02, 2010 · 8:40 AM PDT

2010/09/02 · 08:40

Jesus, I feel like someone just punched me in the gut.

Via AP:

Gulf oil rig explodes off US coast GRAND ISLE, Louisiana (AP) — An offshore oil rig has exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, west of the site of the April blast that caused the massive oil spill. Coast Guard Petty Officer Casey Ranel says the blast was reported by a commercial helicopter company about 9:30 a.m. CDT (1430 GMT) Thursday. Seven helicopters, two airplanes and four boats are en route to the site, about 80 miles (130 kilometers) south of Vermilion Bay along the central Louisiana coast. Ranel says it hasn't been determined whether the structure is a production platform or a drilling rig or whether workers were aboard. Ranel says smoke was reported but it is unclear whether the rig is still burning.

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Tuesday August 31, 2010 · 4:53 PM PDT

2010/08/31 · 16:53

At 8:00 p.m. EDT tonight, President Obama will address the nation from the Oval Office on the end of combat missions in Iraq.

The speech will be broadcast on all (not sure about Faux) the networks and will also be livestreamed via WH.gov: http://www.whitehouse.gov/...

Immediately following the speech, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications, Ben Rhodes will be answering questions submitted by viewers. You can participate in that Q&A session and/or submit your question here: http://www.youtube.com/...

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Thursday August 26, 2010 · 11:13 AM PDT

2010/08/26 · 11:13

By now, most of you are aware of the attempted murder of a 43-year-old NYC Muslim cab driver, Mr. Ahmed Sharif, by 21-year-old student, Michael Enright. Yesterday, I published a diary about the details of the incident which took place on Tuesday, August 24.

Today more details surrounding the case and Mr. Enright's background and possible motivation are emerging as the rise in anti-muslim rhetoric and hatred continues...

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Wednesday August 25, 2010 · 8:00 AM PDT

2010/08/25 · 08:00

This story just came across my Twitter feed: http://manhattan.ny1.com/...

There won't be much substance to this diary because I'm at a loss for words. I just want to curl up in my bed and weep.

WTF is happening to our country? Have we gone mad?

At ZedMont's request, I'm adding contact info for the NYC Taxi Worker's Alliance:

New York Taxi Worker's Alliance
250 5th Avenue, Suite 310
New York, NY 10001
http://www.nytwa.org/...

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Thursday July 01, 2010 · 8:12 AM PDT

2010/07/01 · 08:12

The President is going to make use of his 'bully pulpit' this morning and make his case before America for the need for immigration reform.

The speech, being given at the American University School of International Service, is about to begin and you can watch it on the WH livestream here:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/... or on CNN Live: http://live.cnn.com/

MSNBC and CNN should also be carrying the speech.

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Wednesday June 23, 2010 · 8:09 AM PDT

2010/06/23 · 08:09

Just thought I'd throw something up to capture live events as they happen and to provide a fresh thread to continue the conversation about this issue.

Personally, I think McChrystal should be fired. He's finally struck out. Enough's enough with this guy. He obviously has a problem with authority and he seems to feel he can operate outside the rules. As a leader, you set the tone for your subordinates. Your behavior is indicative of the type of operation you're running. The Rolling Stone article dubbed him the "Runaway General." What does that say about his counter-insurgency operation in Afghanistan?

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Sunday June 06, 2010 · 12:34 PM PDT

2010/06/06 · 12:34

Twenty million a day. That's what this disaster is about.

This disaster is about you, me and our 20,000,000-barrels-a-day oil addiction.

Until we understand that, and actually do something meaningful in our individual lives to reverse that number, we will have more BP oil "spills."

You think putting BP out of business is gonna solve the problem? Ha! Have you seen the list of petroleum companies out there? Here: http://en.wikipedia.org/... take a look for yourself.

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Wednesday May 26, 2010 · 4:02 PM PDT

2010/05/26 · 16:02

I am at a loss for words on this one.

TPM headline:

Family Research Council: End Of DADT Means More Gay Rape In The Military

WTF is "gay rape?" I've never heard of men being raped by gay men before.

I know that somewhere in the U.S., a woman is raped every 60 seconds by a HETEROSEXUAL man. I know that 1/3 of women serving in the military are raped by HETEROSEXUAL male military counterparts.

But "gay rape" I've never heard of.

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Monday February 08, 2010 · 10:55 AM PST

2010/02/08 · 10:55

This is good news. This is big.

Let's just hope he doesn't need Congress to approve it, cuz if he does, it's toast.

Hey, global warming deniers, suck on this:

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Thursday February 04, 2010 · 4:30 PM PST

2010/02/04 · 16:30

WTF Blanche Lincoln?! Are you a wingnut?! Cuz, until now, I've only heard this crap coming out of the mouths of wingnuts.

I apologize if this was already diaried, but I didn't see it and this is too damn important to allow it to go unnoticed, and to allow Blanche Lincoln to get away with it.

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