"Every American Deserves The Chance To Change The World," Says Top White House Economist

Austan Goolsbee, chairman of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers, stresses the importance of America’s continued focus on innovation. (0:28)

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NEC Director: New Budget Will Be Lean, But Include Funds For Research And Innovation

Director of the White House Economic Council Gene Sperling introduces Obama’s proposal for increased spending on research and innovation. (0:34)

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White House Strongly Condemns Violence In Egypt

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs says that President Obama and the administration condemn the outrageous violence on the street of Cairo, says and it should stop immediately. (:25)

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Gibbs: Always A Need To Know, Need To Share Balance

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs says during today’s press briefing that every administration has had to deal with similar situations regarding information dissemination. (0:35)

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Obama: Warren Championed Bureau Three Years Ago

Elizabeth Warren, the Harvard law professor who became a darling of the left for her championship of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, was appointed by President Obama today to oversee its establishment by mid-2011, until a director is named later. (0:12)

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Obama: New Bureau Will Empower All Americans

Elizabeth Warren, the Harvard law professor who became a darling of the left for her championship of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, was appointed by President Obama today to oversee its establishment by mid-2011, until a director is named later.

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Appointing Warren "Just Makes Sense," Says Obama

Elizabeth Warren, the Harvard law professor who became a darling of the left for her championship of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, was appointed by President Obama today to oversee its establishment by mid-2011, until a director is named later. (0:28)

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'Tremendous' Support For New START Treaty, Says Official

Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration Thomas D’Agostino says the White House, Defense Department and State Department all highly support the START treaty. (0:18)

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White House Braces For Earl

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs says that the President is preparing for the possible impact by signing a pre-landfall emergence declaration for North Carolina to ensure they have what they need ahead of the storm.
The White House will continue to closely monitor the storm as it continues to moves closer to the East Coast. (:54) 

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Obama Says He Hopes For Bipartisan Solution To Deficit

President Obama says the need for structural reforms to decrease the deficit is necessary and hopes that a realistic bipartisan solution will be found. (0:47)

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Rep. Blunt: President's Proposal Is More Of The Same

Rep. Roy Blunt (R-MO) said during a conference call Thursday that the White House health care plan is more expensive and ultimately signals no change from previous legislation. (0:35)
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Small Businesses Will Not Be Mandated To Provide Health Care Coverage, Says White House Official

Nancy-Ann DeParle, Director of the White House Office of Health Care Reform, says that small businesses that consist of 50 employees or less will be exempt from any employer responsibility requirements to provide health care coverage, and explains that for businesses with over 51 employees there are cushions to ensure that the owner will not be too heavily penalized for not providing coverage. (0:20)
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Why Was The President Surprised By The Outcome In Massachusetts?

White House Correspondent Victoria Jones asks Press Secretary Robert Gibbs why the president was surprised by the outcome in the Massachusetts Senate race, if the president is out of touch. Gibbs responds that he as well was surprised, but he clarifies that they were not surprised on the night of the election but over the course of days leading up to the election. (1:30)
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2012 AIDS Conference Will Produce Solution

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the 2012 AIDS awareness conference in Washington, D.C. will help researchers, scientists and policy-makers come up with a global solution to the "global problem" of AIDS. (0:17)
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Obama Decision To Lift AIDS Restrictions Is "Commendable"

International AIDS Society President-elect Elly Katabira calls on governments around the world to immediately remove policies that discriminate the "free movement" of people with AIDS. He says President Barack Obama's decision to lift restrictions on people with the virus is commendable. (0:30)
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Biden: We're Going To Heal Health Care System

Vice President Joe Biden steals a line from Virgil to explain that the White House's health care proposals will make the nation's health system more efficient. (:10)
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Obama Grants Benefits To Same-Sex Domestic Partners

By Justin Duckham and Learned Foote-Talk Radio News Service

President Barack Obama took what he described as "a historic step" Wednesday evening as he signed an executive order granting limited federal benefits to same-sex domestic partners.

The executive order will give the U.S. Office of Personnel Management the authority to issue directives stating that any discrimination not based on work related factors is illegal. This would include sexual orientation and gender expression.

The President conceded that there was still much work to be done to achieve full legal equality for gays in the U.S., but noted that he planned on working with Congress to take future legislative action, including the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act.

The "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, which bans gays from serving in the military, was not mentioned. During the 2008 election, Obama pledged that once President, it would be repealed.
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White House Stalls On Secrecy Policy Implementation

At Wednesday's White House Briefing, White House Correspondent Victoria Jones asked why the White House has not implemented its secrecy policy, or whether the policy is the same as that of the prior administration. Press Secretary Robert Gibbs responded that the White House is working on implementation of that policy. (0:27)
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Cyber Czar Will Be On National Security And Economic Counsel Staffs

President Obama announced the creation of a new cyber czar position. The President stated that the czar will be on both the National Security and Economic Counsel staff. Obama also noted that whoever he appoints to the position will safeguard privacy and civil liberties (0:24)
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Obama Gives Remarks on Tax Day

President Obama gives remarks on tax day at the White House and says that "I want every American to know that we will rewrite the tax code so that it puts your interests over any special interests." He says that "we'll make it easier, quicker, and less expensive for you to file a return, so that April 15th is not a date that is approached with dread every year." (1:19)
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