POTUS's souvenir shopping![]() WASHINGTON (CNN) - President Obama brought home a souvenir for his wife from his trip to Ohio on Friday. When President Obama returned to the White House from a trip to Ohio, the first lady was waiting for him as he stepped off Marine One. As the two walked across the South Lawn, he gave her a gift of garden gloves he had picked up earlier in the day. FULL POST White House condemns Yemen violence![]() White House Press Secretary Jay Carney is condemning the attacks in Yemen Friday, calling on all sides to "cease hostilities immediately and to pursue an orderly and peaceful process of transferring political power:"
Yemen's president, prime minister and other senior government officials were injured on Friday during the shelling of the presidential compound in Sanaa, a government spokesman said. Michelle Obama headed to Africa![]() (CNN) - First lady Michelle Obama is slated to make a goodwill trip to Africa later this month, the White House announced Friday, part of her ongoing efforts to be a forceful advocate for emerging leaders abroad. The official state visit, from June 21-26, will include stops in Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa, and Gaborone, Botswana, and is aimed at promoting education, health and wellness in addition to leadership. The first lady has engaged in similar efforts during past trips to Brazil, Chile, El Salvador, India, Mexico and the United Kingdom. FULL POST Jobs report hampers Obama's economic message?![]() The latest jobs report fell significantly short of expectations, though the White House and Democrats stress this marks the 15th straight month that private-sector employment has grown. Still, stories like this aren't good on a day the White House was hoping to tout the economic recovery.
Goolsbee puts best foot forward on jobs numbers![]() White House Economic Advisor Austan Goolsbee is putting his best foot forward when it comes to the underwhelming jobs report, saying that "the overall trajectory of the economy has improved dramatically over the past two years." Still, in a blog post on The White House website, Goolsbee writes that the 9.1 percent unemployment figure is "unacceptably high."
Full statement: The president's schedule, June 3, 2011![]() President Obama travels to Toledo, Ohio Friday to talk jobs and the auto industry, but the latest unemployment report may provide an inconvenient backdrop. Full schedule: |
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