Goolsbee leaving White House![]() The White House is losing one of its most public faces when it comes to issues related to the economy. Dr. Austan Goolsbee, Chairman of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers, announced he is returning to teaching at the University of Chicago later this summer. Goolsbee has served as President Obama's economic advisor since the presidential campaign and has become the White House's point man to explain the administration's interpretation of economic reports to the American public. In a statement, Goolsbee praised Obama's handling of the economy:
Full statement after the jump: Obama deciding on size of initial Afghanistan troop withdrawal![]() President Obama has yet to make a decision about troop levels in Afghanistan going forward, but a big meeting with Hamid Karzai on Wednesday is likely to lead him closer to one. From the CNN Wire Staff:
Meanwhile, the president met with several members of his national security team earlier Monday, including Defense Secretary Robert Gates. Gates, on his final visit to Afghanistan before stepping down at the end of June, said over the weekend that he believes as many combat forces as possible should remain in Afghanistan for as long as possible. More details about Obama's meeting, as provided by the White House: How Obama makes his case for a second term![]() Julian E. Zelizer, a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University, lays down the case Obama can make for a second term as president:
More HERE Carney blasts Republicans over nominee's withdrawal![]() White House spokesman Jay Carney is blasting Republicans for blocking one of President Obama’s nominee’s to the Federal Reserve Board:
Diamond, an MIT professor and Nobel Prize winner, withdrew his name on Sunday after Republicans on the Senate Banking committee blocked the nomination from moving forward for more than a year. Sen. Richard Shelby, the top Republican on the committee, has said Diamond does not have a sufficient background dealing with monetary policy. Pfeiffer headed to Netroots Nation![]() White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer is set to address a conference of grassroots Democratic activists next week, the group Netroots Nation announced. Pfeiffer will also participate in a Q&A sessions with the expected 2,000 attendees. Release from Netroots after the jump: POTUS schedule Monday June 6, 2011![]() The president is schedule to make his decision on U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan later this month. Today he will meet in the Situation Room with his national security team on Afghanistan and Pakistan The full schedule is after the jump. |
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