THE WHITEBOARD
SPECIAL MEETING: President Obama meets Monday with Gen. Scott Gration, his administration's special envoy to Sudan, in the wake of disputed presidential elections there.
In the evening, the president heads to Los Angeles to attend fundraisers for California Sen. Barbara Boxer's reelection bid.
All of today's posts
Gates: Memo 'mischaracterized'
Responds to NYT Iran memo report
Responding to Times story about his confidential January memo, he says it "was not intended as a 'wake up call'" ...
Sunday show highlights
Geithner bullish, Gibbs chides
Treasury Secretary is bullish on the Wall St. bill; Press Secretary chides members of the corps, plus more from this week's shows ...
Volcano grounds trip to Poland
Obama will miss funeral
President Obama will be unable to attend the funeral for Polish President Lech Kaczynski, becaue of the volcanic ash ...
Ahmadinejad to Obama
W.H. confirms letter received
The White House is confirming that Obama received a letter from the Iranian president last month ...
'No more bailouts'
Reform must address derivatives
The president says he will veto financial regulatory legislation that doesn't address the derivatives market ...
Getaway
Obamas to N.C. next weekend
President Obama and the first lady will go to Asheville, N.C., on April 23 for the weekend, the White House announced ...
2012 preview?
Gallup: Voters split on re-election
A new poll finds the POTUS in trouble with voters, but also notes some key similarities between him and one of his predecessors ...
Representation proclamation
Obama calls for D.C. voting rights
The W.H. releases this statement by Obama urging Congress to grant voting representation to residents of Washington, D.C. ...
Overplayed
Week's overhyped story ...
... was the news that 46 countries signed on to the POTUS' goal of making nukes unattainable to terrorists within four years ...
A gentler Teddy
Obama honors Roosevelt's legacy
Obama vows to preserve Theodore Roosevelt's legacy but cautions that he will be a gentler outdoorsman ...
Clinton's message to Israel
Sends Independence Day congrats
Hillary Clinton congratulates Israel on its Independence Day: "an opportunity to celebrate all that Israel has accomplished" ...
D.C. climate conference
Reps. from 16 nations in D.C.
Todd Stern and Michael Froman will host representatives from 16 nations for a meeting of the Major Economies Forum ...
WHCA airs grievances to Gibbs
W.H. tries to repair relations
The press secretary meets with the media for 75 minutes in an effort to improve frayed relations ...
Weekly address
Obama: GOP answers to Wall St.
The president asks Congress to pass Wall Street reform to avoid another economic disaster like the 2008 recession ...
Familiar face?
W.H. plans health care hire
W.H. officials tell Democratic senators that they're planning to bring aboard a well-known communications hand ...
Indictments at Blackwater
Justice: 'Several schemes'
Former head Gary Jackson was charged along with four former employees with conspiracy to violate firearms laws ...
Winds of influence
Obama seeks business on climate
He reaches out to the business community on climate change, saying it can weigh in on the issue "in a significant way" ...
Goldman sacked
SEC cites mortgage 'deception'
Goldman Sachs is charged with defrauding investors by selling a financial product tied to subprime mortgages ...
Underplayed
Week's less examined story ...
... was the news that President Obama met with President Hu Jintao of China to discuss the controversial value of China's currency ...
'Great conservationist'
Richardson is 'in the house'
The New Mexico governor, a former Interior secretary and the mayor of Newark, N.J., attend Obama's outdoors announcement ...
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