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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
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Email Error Reveals Obama Staffers' PR Calculations

Back-and-forth over schedule shows administration's inner workings

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(Newser) – A daily email from the White House Press Office outlining President Obama’s schedule accidentally included in-house correspondence among staffers, CNN reports. The error revealed the political calculations that go into the missive—among them deliberations on emphasizing “real people”—homeowners Obama and his economic team would be meeting with today. The gaffe was apparently the work of a sleep-deprived staffer, who will not be punished, the White House said.

President Barack Obama makes remarks on veterans healthcare, Thursday, April 9, 2009, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington.
President Barack Obama makes remarks on veterans healthcare, Thursday, April 9, 2009, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington.   (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
President Barack Obama arrives on the South Lawn of the White House on Wednesday, April 8, 2009.
President Barack Obama arrives on the South Lawn of the White House on Wednesday, April 8, 2009.   (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
President Barack Obama makes remarks on veterans healthcare, Thursday, April 9, 2009, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington.
President Barack Obama makes remarks on veterans healthcare, Thursday, April 9, 2009, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington.   (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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Nagual
Apr 9, 09 2:20 PM CDT
Sleep deprivation sucks. Reply
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Adapt-Overcome
Apr 9, 09 2:21 PM CDT
Who cares? If people had watched Bush's every move like they do Obamas, then maybe this country wouldn't be in the mess that Obama is trying to clean up. Give the guy a break. I'm sure there are more pressing news out there to go after. Reply
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radnip
Apr 9, 09 11:32 PM CDT
Oh my god, I wished, but people were sleeping. Zzzz.
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SPH
Apr 9, 09 3:11 PM CDT
Emphasizing "real people"....heaven forbid.... Reply
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anchower
Apr 9, 09 9:19 PM CDT
Seriously.
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