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Ellison: I didn’t call for Gibbs’ resignation

By Paul Schmelzer | 08.11.10 | 10:00 am

Rep. Keith Ellison was none too fond of White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs’ recent comment that the “professional left” would only be satisfied with the Obama administration after “we have Canadian healthcare and we’ve eliminated the Pentagon,”…

Ellison calls for resignation of White House press secretary Gibbs

By Luke Johnson | 08.10.10 | 2:32 pm

Rep. Keith Ellison called for the resignation of White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs after he said the “professional left” would only be satisfied with the Obama administration after “we have Canadian healthcare and we’ve eliminated the Pentagon.”

Obama Job Watch: Top press post gets away; seekers cry, ‘Emanuel!’

By Chris Steller | 11.06.08 | 12:37 pm

As President-elect Obama moves to form his staff, Minnesotans with ties to his candidacy and a desire to move to Washington, D.C. may reasonably hold out hope to get tapped. One post that already got away from the Minnesota crowd is White House press secretary. Another is chief of staff — and U.S. Rep. Rahm Emanuel’s ascension to that perch will set Minnesotans who know him a-twitter. Meanwhile, T-Paw finds his own higher perch — on the shortlist of GOP prospects for filling the job of U.S. President.