... a means to give momentum to a set of causes."The award took the Obama and his staff by surprise. Press secretary Robert Gibbs learned from reporters that Obama had won the 2009 prize, and telephoned the White House early Friday to pass along ...

... in their postelection conflict an accusation that administration officials shrugged off. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Obama has been clear that there is "a vigorous debate in Iran, between Iranians, about their leadership ...

... Clinton in a "wide-ranging exchange of views on matters of common concern," the report said.White House spokesman Robert Gibbs, however, denied Clinton went with a message from Obama. "That's not true," he told reporters.Clinton was in ...

... moved into the White House. - Advertisement - Aides, again, followed the boss' lead. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said he hadn't asked Obama about his smoking and made it clear that he didn't plan to. The presidential spokesman ...

... and Mousavi. But it appeared to swing over to an outright endorsement of Mousavi, though White House press secretary Robert Gibbs denied it was meant that way. Obama also said for the first time that his offer to loosen the decades-old U.S ...

... billion. While President Obama attended a G-8 summit in L'Aquila, Italy, last week, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs fielded questions about possible "disunity" between countries such as Brazil and China on the subject of climate change ...

... courts of most states with capital punishment statutes. Traveling in France with Obama, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said the president "has been clear that he hopes to work with Republicans and Democrats in Congress to improve the ...

... week. Clinton's tough line came Wednesday in contrast to more carefully worded statements from White House spokesman Robert Gibbs that dismissed North Korean "saber-rattling." "North Korea has made a choice," Clinton said, to violate U ...

... events with the president and first lady, then they're part of the first family," said White House press secretary Robert Gibbs. "But when the children are alone, or when the president and first lady are in their roles strictly as mother and ...

... s plane touched down in Riyadh. "Americans have seen these types of threats before," White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said in response. "This is much more an effort to try to upstage." Aides spared no effort to ensure Obama's speech ...