“After being inadvertently hit with an opposing player’s elbow in the lip while playing basketball with friends and family, the President received 12 stitches today administered by the White House Medical Unit.”
–ROBERT GIBBS, …
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How to Get Six Seconds with President George W. Bush
All it requires is a sleeping bag, a tent and a thermos of hot chocolate.
Quotes: Sarah Palin Considering Presidential Run
“I am. I’m engaged in the internal deliberations candidly, and having that discussion with my family, because my family is the most important consideration here.”
— SARAH PALIN, after a reporter asked if she has …
Jay-Z Lays Out New ‘Blueprint’ as Book Author
Allow Shawn Carter to reintroduce himself: His name is Hov — H to the O-V (he used to move snowflakes by the O-Z).
Quotes: Barack Obama Talks About the George W. Bush-Era Tax Cuts
“If they feel very strongly about it, then I want to get a sense of how they intend to pay for it.”
— BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States, on what he plans to ask Republicans when the two sides convene this week to …
Quote: Bush on Life After Presidency
“I miss being pampered.”
-GEORGE W. BUSH to the Associated Press on what he misses about the White House.
Rep. John Shimkus Isn’t Scared Of Global Warming
“I do believe in the Bible as the final word of God, and I do believe that God said the Earth would not be destroyed by a flood.”
– REP. JOHN SHIMKUS told Politico while discussing his disbelief in global warming a viable threat.
Quotes: U.S. President Barack Obama Talks Economy Issues at the G20
“The most important thing that the United States can do for the world economy is to grow, because we continue to be the world’s largest market and a huge engine for all other countries to grow,”
— BARACK OBAMA, President of the …
Quotes: George W. Bush Talks with Oprah Winfrey About his New Memoir
“A lot of people didn’t think I could read, much less write.”
— GEORGE W. BUSH, 43rd President of the United States, jokes in a taped interview with Oprah Winfrey about his new memoir, Decision Points (Via Reuters). For more of …
Are Republicans Better-Looking Than Democrats?
As Ronald Reagan once said, “Mr. Gorbachev, take down the amount of carbs in this meal! It’s swimsuit season!”
Hillary Clinton: Secretary of Stand-Up Comedy?
Maybe, just maybe, inside every Secretary of State lies the beating heart of a comedian just dying to emerge on the world stage. In which case: Hillary Clinton, take a bow. (Via Washington Post)
Never Seen Photos: JFK in 1960
On the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s election as President, LIFE.com presents unpublished images of the enigmatic man making history in a campaign unlike any the U.S. had ever witnessed. Click here for all the classic images.