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Gibbs Will Meet the Press

Obama taps aide as press secretary, names 2 others for communications

By Wesley Oliver,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 22, 2008 4:56 PM CST

(Newser) – Barack Obama today named Robert Gibbs as White House press secretary, the Washington Times reports. Gibbs, 37, worked for 2 years as an Obama spokesman on the campaign trail and was widely expected to take the job. Well-liked by reporters, Gibbs flared up at times...   Read full story »

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