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THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH: The White House has admitted for the first time that Republicans could win control of the House of Representatives in crucial elections in November.

Robert Gibbs, the White House Press Secretary. Photo: The Sunday Telegraph
Robert Gibbs, the president's spokesman, acknowledged that deep frustration with the economy could see the Democrats' 75-seat majority in the lower chamber wiped out.

"There is no doubt there are enough seats at play that could cause Republicans to gain control, there is no doubt about that," Mr Gibbs told NBC's "Meet the Press".

All 435 seats in the House are up for grabs in the Nov 2 election as well as 36 of the 100 seats in the Senate, which the Democrats expect to hold.

The party is considered particularly vulnerable in southern and midwestern states, districts that turned Democratic in the latter years of the Bush administration. A consensus has emerged among Washington observers that the House would be lost or the ruling party's majority reduced to a handful of seats.

Such outcomes would make it difficult for President Barack Obama to push through his agenda, which is likely to include major reform of energy and immigration. It would not augur well for his re-election bid in 2012. >>> Alex Spillius in Washington | Sunday, July 11, 2010

White House, Hawaii Again Try to Deal with Questions about Obama's Birth
CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Officials point to proof that the president is a naturally born U.S. citizen. Yet even 'if I had some DNA,' the disbelievers wouldn't be satisfied, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says.

Reporting from Washington - It is the Internet rumor that has been discredited but will not die: President Obama is not a naturally born U.S. citizen and therefore constitutionally is not qualified to serve.



This week, months after the allegations first cropped up on the Web and talk radio, the White House and Hawaii officials addressed the rumor -- with the state's health director saying that she had reviewed the records in question and found that they verified Obama was born in Hawaii.



At the same time, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said, there probably was nothing that would quiet the disbelievers.



"If I had some DNA, it wouldn't assuage those that don't believe he was born here," Gibbs told reporters Monday. "But I have news for them and for all of us: The president was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, the 50th state of the greatest country on the face of the Earth. He's a citizen." >>> Mark Silva | Wednesday, July 29, 2009

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Pakistan Sharia Law Infringes Rights, Democracy: US
AFP: WASHINGTON — The White House said Tuesday that an accord signed by Pakistan's president putting part of the country under Islamic law in a bid to combat the Taliban went against human rights and democracy.

White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said that the Obama administration believed that "solutions involving security in Pakistan don't include less democracy and less human-rights.

"The signing of that denoting strict Islamic law in the Swat valley goes against both of those principles." >>> Copyright © 2009 AFP. All rights reserved | Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Obama nomme le prochain porte-parole de la Maison-Blanche
LE FIGARO: Pour ce poste sensible et très exposé, le président élu a choisi un fidèle qui l'accompagne depuis 2004.

Le président élu américain Barack Obama a nommé Robert Gibbs, son ancien directeur de communication pendant la campagne, porte-parole de la Maison Blanche, a annoncé samedi l'équipe de transition dans un communiqué.

Brillant tacticien, M. Gibbs, 37 ans, a été pendant la longue et rude campagne présidentielle le directeur de la communication et le porte-parole de Barack Obama, qu'il a accompagné dans tous ses déplacements, mettant au point les stratégies de communication du candidat démocrate.

Originaire de l'Arkansas (sud), Robert Gibbs avait rejoint l'équipe Obama pendant sa course au Sénat en 2004 et avait été la même année le porte-parole de John Kerry pendant sa campagne présidentielle malheureuse. >>> lefigaro.fr avec AFP | 22.11.2008

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