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With Protests, Both Obama And Trump White Houses Saw 'Manufactured' Anger

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With Protests, Both Obama And Trump White Houses Saw 'Manufactured' Anger

February 22, 2017 • Congressional town halls were overtaken with protests in the first year of Barack Obama's term, too. They weren't taken all that seriously, at first, but developed into a wave at the ballot box.

'Tax' Designation That Saved Health Care Law Being Used To Fight Obama

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'Tax' Designation That Saved Health Care Law Being Used To Fight Obama

June 29, 2012 • Back when President Obama was urging Congress to pass his health care law, he rejected claims that the penalty for not obtaining insurance would amount to a tax. On Thursday, Chief Justice John Roberts begged to differ — while using the tax classification to save the law. And Republicans pounced.

The Two-Way

White House Repeats: Time For 'Transition' In Egypt Is Now

February 2, 2011 • If any of the "outrageous violence" in Egypt today was "instigated" by that nation's government, "it should stop immediately," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs just told reporters.

The Two-Way

LISTEN: White House Spokesman Gibbs Walks Difficult Line On Mubarak

January 31, 2011 • Asked if the U.S. wants the Egyptian leader to step down, he says that's not for America to say — but that the administration wants to see a "transition" to greater democracy in Egypt.

NBC News' Chuck Todd and White House spokesman Robert Gibbs

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The Two-Way

Don't Call Killer's Actions 'American,' Gibbs Tells Russian Reporter

January 13, 2011 • When the correspondent asked today if "freedom of a deranged mind to react in a violent way" is part of what it means to be an American, the White House spokesman firmly rejected such talk.

From the White House briefing

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