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The Obama White House
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Top Obama economic advisor to return to U of C

Jun. 7, 2011
Austan Goolsbee, a longtime advisor to President Barack Obama, will resign his post as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors this summer to return to teaching at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, the White House announced Tuesday. Goolsbee has been the face of the Wh

Did Cardinal George really blast Obama's invitation?

Apr. 2, 2009
The Sun-Times, in its usual subtle manner, is trumpeting Cardinal George's comment that Notre Dame's inviting President Obama to deliver its commencement address brought "extreme embarrassment" to Catholics.

30 Days: How does Obama compare to Bush? Impossible to say.

Feb. 18, 2009
I was planning to write a post detailing the differences and similarities between George W. Bush's first 30 days as President and Barack Obama's. I figured I could do some research online and write the post within two or three hours. Boy was I wrong.

Obama's First 30: Wordle!

Feb. 18, 2009
We took 4 public appearances from Obama's first 30 days in office and created this wordle to track his favorite words. This includes his inauguration speech, his visit to Elkhart, IN, his prime-time press conference and today's speech in Pheonix, AZ.

Obama's First 30: Wordle!

Feb. 18, 2009
We took 4 public appearances from Obama's first 30 days in office and created this wordle to track his favorite words. This includes his inauguration speech, his visit to Elkhart, IN, his prime-time press conference and today's speech in Pheonix, AZ.

Obama-rama: 30 days and 29 nights!

Feb. 18, 2009
Why wait til 100? Obama's administration turns 30 (days) today. Let's judge!The stimulus is passed. Some cabinet appointments had tax problems. Obama's came back to Chicago to hang out at Table 52. He did a live press conference, called on Huffington Post. He played basketball.

Obama to Washington: Toughen up!

Jan. 28, 2009
Obama thinks Washington D.C. is soft (weather wise).
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