Jay Carney http://www.npr.org Jay Carney en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:50:00 -0500 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif Jay Carney http://www.npr.org Has Obama Done Some Skeet Shooting? Fox News Says Yes When the president told<em> The New Republic</em> that "we do skeet shooting all the time" at Camp David, some critics had their doubts. <em>The Washington Post</em>'s Fact Checker says it's withholding opinion on the veracity of the claim. Now, Fox News says it has learned of at least two times Obama went shooting. Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:50:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/01/31/170760005/has-obama-done-some-skeet-shooting-fox-news-says-yes?ft=1&f=133282765 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/01/31/170760005/has-obama-done-some-skeet-shooting-fox-news-says-yes?ft=1&f=133282765 When the president told The New Republic that "we do skeet shooting all the time" at Camp David, some critics had their doubts. The Washington Post's Fact Checker says it's withholding opinion on the veracity of the claim. Now, Fox News says it has learned of at least two times Obama went shooting.

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]]> White House 'Welcomes' House Vote On Extending Debt Limit Republicans, who control the House, plan to vote Wednesday on a debt limit extension that's tied to a call on the Senate to pass a budget that includes cuts in spending. Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:35:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/01/22/169987919/white-house-welcomes-house-vote-on-extending-debt-limit?ft=1&f=133282765 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/01/22/169987919/white-house-welcomes-house-vote-on-extending-debt-limit?ft=1&f=133282765 Republicans, who control the House, plan to vote Wednesday on a debt limit extension that's tied to a call on the Senate to pass a budget that includes cuts in spending.

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]]> On Whether Bin Laden Was Armed, Here's What Officials Said In the first few hours after the world learned that Osama bin Laden was dead, most news reports said he had been involved in the firefight and at least implied that he was armed when he died. Read what officials said. Wed, 04 May 2011 08:25:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/05/04/135980620/on-whether-bin-laden-war-armed-heres-what-officials-said?ft=1&f=133282765 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/05/04/135980620/on-whether-bin-laden-war-armed-heres-what-officials-said?ft=1&f=133282765 In the first few hours after the world learned that Osama bin Laden was dead, most news reports said he had been involved in the firefight and at least implied that he was armed when he died. Read what officials said.

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]]> White House Aide: Obama Not Blushing Over Not-For-Media GOP Comments President Obama said nothing to donors in comments that the White House press operation inadvertently allowed reporters to hear that he hasn't said publicly, White House press secretary Jay Carney said. Fri, 15 Apr 2011 18:55:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2011/04/15/135449029/white-house-aide-obama-not-blushing-over-not-for-media-gop-comments?ft=1&f=133282765 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2011/04/15/135449029/white-house-aide-obama-not-blushing-over-not-for-media-gop-comments?ft=1&f=133282765 President Obama said nothing to donors in comments that the White House press operation inadvertently allowed reporters to hear that he hasn't said publicly, White House press secretary Jay Carney said.

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]]> Obama's Aides: He Regrets His 2006 Vote Against Boosting Debt Ceiling President Obama's aides are saying that their boss regrets his vote as a senator in 2006 against raising the debt ceiling. Obviously, his vote puts him an awkward position now that he's arguing against lawmakers doing precisely what he did five years ago. Mon, 11 Apr 2011 16:18:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2011/04/11/135324119/obamas-aides-he-regrets-his-2006-vote-against-boosting-debt-ceiling?ft=1&f=133282765 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2011/04/11/135324119/obamas-aides-he-regrets-his-2006-vote-against-boosting-debt-ceiling?ft=1&f=133282765 President Obama's aides are saying that their boss regrets his vote as a senator in 2006 against raising the debt ceiling. Obviously, his vote puts him an awkward position now that he's arguing against lawmakers doing precisely what he did five years ago.

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]]> GOP Proposes, White House Snubs New Republican 2011 Spending Offer Trying to win the public perception war in the partisan spending battle, Republicans offered a new, one-week spending stopgap to keep the government from shutting down after Friday. But a White House spokesman indicated it wasn't being considered. Instead, the White House wants a longer term bill. Tue, 05 Apr 2011 11:21:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2011/04/05/135142049/gop-proposes-white-house-snubs-new-republican-2011-spending-offer?ft=1&f=133282765 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2011/04/05/135142049/gop-proposes-white-house-snubs-new-republican-2011-spending-offer?ft=1&f=133282765 Trying to win the public perception war in the partisan spending battle, Republicans offered a new, one-week spending stopgap to keep the government from shutting down after Friday. But a White House spokesman indicated it wasn't being considered. Instead, the White House wants a longer term bill.

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]]> Obama Aide Rejects Boehner Charge On Lack Of Libya Consult Responding to charges by Speaker Boehner and others that White House officials failed to adequately brief Congress on Libya, Obama's top spokesman listed all the briefings. He also argued that many more Libyans would have died if Obama had waited to act until Congress returned from recess. Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:41:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2011/03/24/134830879/obama-aide-rejects-boehner-charge-on-lack-of-libya-consult?ft=1&f=133282765 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2011/03/24/134830879/obama-aide-rejects-boehner-charge-on-lack-of-libya-consult?ft=1&f=133282765 Responding to charges by Speaker Boehner and others that White House officials failed to adequately brief Congress on Libya, Obama's top spokesman listed all the briefings. He also argued that many more Libyans would have died if Obama had waited to act until Congress returned from recess.

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]]> Jay Carney To Be Next White House Press Secretary Jay Carney will be the next White House press secretary. Carney was once a reporter covering the White Houses of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush for <em>Time</em> magazine. Thu, 27 Jan 2011 16:36:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/01/27/133280853/report-jay-carney-to-join-white-house-as-press-secretary?ft=1&f=133282765 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/01/27/133280853/report-jay-carney-to-join-white-house-as-press-secretary?ft=1&f=133282765 Jay Carney will be the next White House press secretary. Carney was once a reporter covering the White Houses of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush for Time magazine.

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