Word: lateraling
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...President did not appear pleased hours later when he was asked about the decision on an international stage, in a ceremonial room at the Kantei, the office of Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama. Obama's initial reaction was to say that Attorney General Eric Holder would be explaining the decision. "I don't want to preempt his news conference," the President said. But he realized he had to say more. "This is a prosecutorial decision, as well as a national-security decision," Obama continued, again distancing himself from the plan. "I am absolutely convinced that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will...
...focused messaging is running up against international and domestic events. On the flight to Asia, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs came to the press cabin on Air Force One only to be barraged with 12 consecutive questions about Afghanistan, followed by a question about Iraq. Later on Friday night, in Tokyo, during a briefing by Gibbs and Rhodes about Obama's speech on Saturday morning laying out a vision of U.S.-Asian relations, another news event intervened: White House counsel Greg Craig was leaving the White House, to be replaced by Obama's personal and campaign attorney, Bob Bauer...
...first Gibbs declined to confirm the story. "I'm not at this point going to make any personnel announcements," he said. Just minutes later, however, after being told that the White House had circulated the news via e-mail, he confirmed Craig's departure. Gibbs maintained that Craig's decision to leave, which has been rumored for months, was not related to Craig's role in setting a one-year deadline for removing detainees from the Guantánamo Bay detention center, an ambitious deadline that is unlikely to be met. (Read a 2-min. bio of Robert Gibbs...
...Foundation's affairs have been directed by various Iranian officials, including Iranian ambassadors to the United Nations, in violation of a series of American laws, Bharara said in a statement. There are also pending federal criminal charges against the foundations former president for obstruction of justice. Bharara's office later clarified that there was no allegation of wrongdoing on the part of the tenants or occupants of the properties...
...Recruited to Barack Obama's campaign in 2007 by Peter Rouse, a top aide to the then-Senator who had also hired Pfeiffer to work in Sen. Daschle's office. Pfeiffer began as Obama's traveling press secretary and was later named the campaign's communications director. After Obama's victory, he ran the transition's communications effort. He became the White House's Deputy Communications Director when Obama took office in January...