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Obama Press Conference: 5 Big Takeaways

By Torie BoschFeb 15th 2011 – 1:01PM

In a wide-ranging news conference, President BarObama tackled the domestic -- the U.S. budget and economy -- as well as the international -- the turmoil in the Middle East. So what were the headlines from his first official presser of 2011? Surge Desk rounds up the five most important highlights. 1. Cautiously...

Tony Sparano, Media Conserve Words

By Andy KentDec 24th 2010 – 4:34PM

DAVIE, Fla. -- With his season nearing an end and the playoffs no longer a viable option, Miami Dolphins coach Tony Sparano walked into the interview room at the team's training facility and stepped to the podium, unsure of what else could be asked of him by the South Florida media. As it turned out -- nothing. In what...

President Obama's Sept. 10 White House Press Conference [LIVE STREAM]

By Carl FranzenSep 10th 2010 – 9:20AM

(Sept. 10) -- President Obama hasn't held an official press conference in the past four months. While that's a significant gap, it's not nearly as great as his almost year-long shunning of the White House Press Corps between summer 2009 and May of this year, for which he was of course criticized by the punditocracy, who...

Florida State President T.K. Wetherell Holds Doozy of a Press Conference

By Brian GrummellMar 18th 2009 – 3:03PM

Florida State held a press conference on Wednesday, making public its appeal against an NCAA penalty demanding the program vacate any football victories achieved with academically ineligible players via its recent academic scandal. Things went well for the first half hour until school President T.K. Wetherell turned into a...

Background on press conference

A news conference or press conference is a media event in which newsmakers invite journalists to hear them speak and, most often, ask questions.

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