Briefing Bites![]() WASHINGTON (CNN) - After no briefing yesterday, this afternoon's White House briefing was the first opportunity since Monday to get more details about the White House's views on the events in Egypt. While 95 percent of the hour-long briefing was about the situation in Egypt, Robert Gibbs did touch on several domestic issues, including the massive snowstorm hitting much of the U.S. Click below on the top three exchanges from today's briefing. FULL POST Daley calls Huntsman "our Manchurian candidate"![]() WASHINGTON (CNN) - New White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley might have gone too far when he was doling out compliments for U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman. "Our Manchurian candidate" is how Daley jokingly referred to Huntsman while talking to reporters at a breakfast hosted by Bloomberg News. "No question he's done a fine job," Daley said. "He's played an integral part in this administration's foreign policy." The comments of praise came two days after Huntsman sent his letter of resignation to President Obama. Huntsman's resignation is effective at the end of April when many have reported he will begin testing the waters for a 2012 presidential run against Obama. Senator McCain: The president would like to see you![]() WASHINGTON (CNN) - President Obama initiated his planned one-on-one meeting with Sen. John McCain after the Arizona senator authored an op-ed on political civility following the Tucson shootings, according to a senior administration official. The meeting is scheduled to take place in the Oval Office Wednesday afternoon. See more on the CNN political ticker. POTUS schedule for February 2, 2011Good morning from the CNN White House unit. |
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