Robert Gibbs

Less than a month after the Washington Blade , known as "the gay paper of record," celebrated its 40th Anniversary at a glitzy reception at the Harman Center for the Arts in Washington, D.C., comes news that the paper will no longer exist . The Blade—along with Atlanta's Southern Voice and four other LGBT publications—shut down Nov. 16 because its parent company has gone belly-up after investors failed to prove to the Small Business Administration that it could raise capital. The closing of the ...  

The world expected Barack Obama to win from Hu Jintao concessions the Chinese President wasn't in a position to deliver, writes John Garnaut. Hours after Barack Obama landed in Beijing and headed to the St Regis Hotel, a cavalcade of black sedans travelled out the other way. The Monday morning airport procession, against the traffic, was led by China's security chief, Zhou Yongkang.  

As a visiting Barack Obama tried to engage China on global issues, China took the chance to portray itself as being on top. H OURS after Barack Obama landed in Beijing and headed downtown, a cavalcade of black sedans drove out the other way. China's security chief, Zhou Yongkang, was heading against the traffic to meet an old Sudanese friend who has been accused of genocide in Darfur.  

President Barack Obama has been briefed about reports of a shooting at Fort Hood, Texas. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said the president is being kept updated as details about the shooting emerge. Gibbs said he told Obama about TV news reports that seven people were dead at the Texas military location and others were injured.  

I've always been taught by my parents and other elders that "a penny saved is a penny earned." I work hard for what little I currently have as a college student, but I do the best I can. Ever since Lyndon Johnson had the idea for a "Great Society," where money and property are communal, we have seen a gradual shift from the free-market system.  

Washington - US President Barack Obama believes the pick on Thursday of Belgian Prime Minister Herman van Rompuy as the European Union's first full-time president could strengthen trans-Atlantic relations. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Obam... Cairo - Thousands of people gathered in the streets around the Algerian embassy just after midnight Friday in Cairo, witnesses told the German Press Agency dpa. Witnesses said one of the bridges onto the exclusive island neighbourhood of Zamalek, whe...  

President Barack Obama still expects to have a health care overhaul bill to sign by year's end and plans to personally lobby for it in a visit to Capitol Hill on Saturday, the White House said. House Democratic Leader Steny Hoyer told reporters earlier Friday that the make-or-break vote on Obama's top priority could face delay and might not come until Sunday or later. Democrats indicated they didn't have enough votes lined up to conduct the vote on Saturday.  

There is a palpable sense of excitement among the staff as we mill around the lobby of the St. Regis Hotel, eagerly awaiting the return of the motorcade. Once we load in, it's straight to that most Chinese of tourist attractions, the Great Wall of China. Folks look ready to go.  

In this week's choreographed show of U.S.-Chinese good will, Obama's pledge to treat China as a trusted global partner won a return promise of shared effort on world troubles - but not much else. Standing stiffly together in the Great Hall of the People after a morning of talks, Obama and President Hu Jintao talked expansively Tuesday of common burdens and joint efforts on global warming, nuclear disarmament, the anemic economy and other big issues. They dealt coolly with differences over human rights and trade, leaving them out of public view or reserved for coded language.