November 4th, 2010
10:00 PM ET
Obama takes responsibility for midterm lossesWashington (CNN) - Of the 21 Democratic candidates that President Barack Obama specifically campaigned for or fundraised for this year, 11 won their elections, eight lost their contests, and two are in contests still too close to call. President Obama reflected on those losses the day after the election. “There is not only sadness about seeing them go but there’s a lot of questioning on my part in terms of could I have done something differently or done something more so that those folks would still be here,” Obama said at Wednesday’s press conference. “It’s hard. And I take responsibility for it in a lot of ways.”
November 4th, 2010
03:12 PM ET
Press Briefing – Thursday, Novemeber 4, 2010Delivered by White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs MR. GIBBS: Yes, ma’am. Q In the time since the gaggle, Mitch McConnell has given a speech in which he again said that his job is to deny the President a second term. He also said that if the administration wants cooperation in the next two years, you’re going to have to move in the Republicans’ direction. Is that a position that the President can work with? 
November 4th, 2010
02:12 PM ET
For Obama: Okay, what now?Washington (CNN) - When Republican Trent Lott sat down for lunch with Democrat Tom Daschle on Monday afternoon, mere hours before voters shellacked President Obama and his party in the midterm elections, it was more than just two former Senate gladiators getting together to reminisce about old times Despite their many differences over the years, Lott and Daschle managed to find a way to work together during the bruising days of the Clinton and Bush administrations, where everything from impeachment to Iraq caused deep divisions between the parties. 
November 4th, 2010
01:43 PM ET
President Obama hosting "Slurpee Summit"WASHINGTON (CNN) – President Obama is readying for what the news media are now calling the "Slurpee Summit." Emerging from his post-election sit-down with his Cabinet Thursday, President Obama said he called Republican leaders John Boehner and Mitch McConnell, and Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid to come to the White House November 18 – at the start of the congressional "lame duck” session – for talks. 
November 4th, 2010
11:50 AM ET
Pres. Obama: "We can't afford two years of just squabbling" Washington (CNN) – President Obama spoke to reporters after his meeting with his Cabinet and said that his administration will make a consistent effort to try to change the way Washington works. He said he knows that voters want the two parties to come together and focus on issues that are important like the economy and jobs. So he's invited Congressional leaders to the White House on November 18. This could be the "Slurpee Summit" that was mentioned in the President's press conference yesterday. |
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