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NEWS ABOUT: Dana Perino

Dana Perino stories: 15 news summaries

Bush Flak Lands PR Gig With Clinton Insider

Dana Perino will be 'chief issues counselor' at Mark Penn's firm

Apr 14, 09 8:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dana Perino, President Bush’s last press secretary, is joining the public-relations juggernaut run by former Hillary Clinton pollster Mark Penn, the Wall Street Journal reports. As “chief issues counselor,” Perino, 36, will focus on strategy for coming fights on health care and energy. “She’s been... More »

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public relations • Dana Perino • Mark Penn • George W. Bush • Burson-Marsteller

Bushies Work
to Salvage
Boss' Rep

Rove, Fleischer, Perino look to set the record straight, combat spin

Mar 11, 09 1:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Two months out of office, President Bush rarely warrants mention these days, but his old aides quietly work at rebuilding his reputation, reports Politico. “We’re invited to comment on the events of the day and along the way, we remind people that there was, indeed, good news under... More »

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Bush administration • Karl Rove • White House • Bush legacy • Dana Perino • Ari Fleischer • George W. Bush

White House Slams NYT Story as 'Gross Negligence'

Perino: Shoddy 'reporting' behind housing crisis story

Dec 21, 08 6:40 PM CST
(Newser) - The White House accused the New York Times of “gross negligence” today in response to a page one story that largely places the housing and financial messes at the feet of Bush policies, Politico reports. “The Times’ ‘reporting’ in this story amounted to finding selected quotes to... More »

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Bush administration • New York Times • mortgage • Dana Perino • housing crisis • mortgage delinquency • George W. Bush • financial meltdown

 Perino Back—With Shiner 

Press secretary takes a hit during shoe melee

Dec 16, 08 1:19 PM CST
(Newser) - White House Press Secretary Dana Perino took a hit for her boss during the Iraq shoe fiasco, Gawker reports. The unsung victim came home with collateral damage—a black eye she's dubbed her "shoe-venir." Perino was hit by a microphone pole sent flying by Bush's lead agent as... More »

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Iraq • shoes • journalist • Dana Perino • George W. Bush • press secretary • black eye

(Newser) - President Bush is lying low on Election Day eve, and even his White House spokeswoman admits his dismal ratings are the cause, Reuters reports. “Everybody would like to be popular,” Dana Perino said today. “We can all remember that back in high school, everyone really wanted to... More »

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John McCain • White House • Dana Perino • Election 2008 • approval ratings • George W. Bush

 Bush Apologizes
 for Koran Target Practice 

But Iraq is calling for a trial for shoot-'em-up soldier

May 21, 08 4:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush yesterday called Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki to personally apologize for the use of a Koran in target practice by a US military sniper. Maliki told Bush the incident was humiliating for Muslims and indicated the apology may not be enough, Reuters reports. The soldier who shot up... More »

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Islam • Nouri al-Maliki • Koran • Dana Perino • George W. Bush • target practice

analysis

Rove Linked to Talking-Heads Scandal, Despite Denial

White House denies it knew of Pentagon program, but adviser turns up in documents

May 13, 08 8:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - The plot thickens in the case of “military analysts” programmed by the Pentagon to give the party line on TV, Glenn Greenwald asserts in Salon: Documents show the White House—despite denials—had a hand in keeping the retired generals “on message”—and indeed that Pentagon higher-ups... More »

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Pentagon • Karl Rove • Dana Perino • Stephen Hadley • George W. Bush

White House Mum on CIA Tapes

Perino told not to discuss matter with press

Dec 10, 07 4:49 PM CST
(Newser) - Lawyers have advised the White House spokeswoman not to discuss the CIA’s destruction of interrogation videotapes with the press. “I think that’s appropriate, and I’ll adhere to it,” Dana Perino said today of the administration lawyers' gag order. The White House typically stops commenting once... More »

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CIA • Department of Justice • Michael Hayden • Dana Perino • George W. Bush

Gore Finally Reaches
Oval Office

Bush welcomes Nobel winner,
who calls meeting 'cordial'

Nov 26, 07 5:42 PM CST
(Newser) - Al Gore met with President Bush in the Oval Office today, the first private meeting between the two since the 2000 election. The environmental activist called the meeting "very cordial" but then gave reporters the slip, the Chicago Tribune reports. "I'm not going to do an interview here,... More »

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Al Gore • White House • Dana Perino • Nobel Prize • George W. Bush

Showdown Looms on War Funds

Pentagon warns of 200,000 layoffs without bucks

Nov 21, 07 3:45 AM CST
(Newser) - A showdown is rapidly approaching between Congress and the White House over funding for the Iraq war. The Pentagon has warned that up to 200,000 contractors and civilian employees may be laid off by Christmas unless Congress acts on a $196 billion request for war funds, reports the Washington ... More »

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Iraq • Congress • White House • John Murtha • Department of Defense • Dana Perino • war funding • Iraq war

White House Scrubbed CDC's Climate Speech

Critics say Bush team deleted portions
on global warming

Oct 24, 07 5:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - The White House halved prepared testimony the CDC director gave to a Senate committee this week, zapping sections about diseases that might result from global warming. A Bush spokeswoman said the speech was not “watered down,” the AP reports, but sentences such as “scientific evidence supports the... More »

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climate change • disease • White House • testimony • Dana Perino • air pollution

California Rep Sorry for White House War Jibe

Stark apologizes for saying Bush 'amused'
by 'heads blown off'

Oct 24, 07 6:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Democratic Rep. Pete Stark apologized on the floor of the House yesterday for accusing Republicans of sending soldiers to Iraq "to get their heads blown off for the president's amusement." The 75-year-old lawmaker issued his regrets in a somber statement "to my colleagues, the president, his family,... More »

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Iraq • House of Representatives • censure motion • Dana Perino • apology • Pete Stark • George W. Bush

Bush Hooked On FON-iks at UN

UN speech draft included phonetic pronunciations

Sep 26, 07 5:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - A draft of President Bush's speech to the United Nations included phonetic spellings to help him pronounce difficult names like sar-KOzee, according to a copy of the speech accidentally posted for a time on the UN website. It was up long enough for reporters to see it, much to the... More »

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Robert Mugabe • Nicolas Sarkozy • White House • Caracas • Dana Perino • UN General Assembly • Harare • Mauritania • George W. Bush

Snow Sets Departure Date

After weeks of rumors, press secretary will step down next month

Aug 31, 07 2:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - After weeks of rumors about his departure, White House press secretary Tony Snow gave his two weeks' notice today. Snow, who has battled colon cancer since 2005, made it clear he was leaving for financial and not health reasons, CNN reports. "I love you," President Bush told Snow,... More »

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Bush administration • Tony Snow • White House • resignation • Dana Perino • George W. Bush

Spokesman Snow Set to Quit

Aug 17, 07 6:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - White House spokesman Tony Snow, who recently battled colon cancer, is ready to step down from his post, CNN is reporting. The move could come as early as next month. On a TV interview show yesterday, Snow said he might not be able to stay for the rest of the... More »

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Bush administration • Tony Snow • White House • colon cancer • Dana Perino

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