... Republican George W. Bush re-instituted it in 2001 as one of his first acts in office. A White House spokesman, Bill Burton, said Obama signed the executive order, without coverage by the media, late on Friday afternoon. The abortion measure ...

... Plumerville. She was preceded in death by her sisters, Mary Stover, Becky Evans and Florene Smith; and brothers, Bill, Burton, Edgar, Ben and Henry Evans. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. today at Plummerville United Methodist Church with ...

... said. Obama's campaign said Thursday that it will be up to the DNC to decide how to handle the dispute. Spokesman Bill Burton said, however, that under no circumstances should Clinton be allowed to benefit from the contests. Asked whether ...

... either, meaning the nominee will be determined by roughly 800 superdelegates. Responding to Clinton, Obama spokesman Bill Burton said: "That is completely laughable from a campaign that thought the race would be over on February 5. We have encouraged ...

... has proposed a 50-50 split of both states' delegations, an option Clinton advisers have resisted. Obama spokesman Bill Burton dismissed Clinton's latest call to recognize Florida and Michigan's results. "Senator Clinton herself said these ...

... Higginbottom, scheduling director Alyssa Mastromonaco, deputy communications director Dan Pfeiffer, national press secretary Bill Burton, economics adviser Austan Goolsbee and foreign policy aides Anthony Lake and Susan Rice.

... under pressure from the Democratic Party's liberal wing as he maneuvered for support in advance of the primaries. Bill Burton, a spokesman for Obama, responded tartly. "While John McCain has a record of occasional independence from his party ...

... strategy for energy independence, it would be worthy of our consideration, regardless of the risks," Obama spokesman Bill Burton said in a statement. "But most experts, even within the Bush administration, concede it would do neither." Environmental ...

... join him in calling for Congress to return from its August recess to pass a comprehensive energy policy. Spokesman Bill Burton said Obama would join the call only if McCain is willing to pass a policy that provides $1,000 energy rebates and ...

... hugging Bush while the voiceover says, "as Washington embraced him, John McCain hugged right back." Obama spokesman Bill Burton said the ad is designed to say voters have a choice between Obama, who stands for change, and McCain, "who overwhelmingly ...