A review of President Obama’s prime-time 100-days press conference
President Barack Obama marked his first 100 days in office last night with a prime-time news conference. It was the third of Obama’s presidency, and the first not dominated by the recession. April Ryan, White House Correspondent for American Urban Radio Networks, and Julie Mason, White House Correspondent for The Washington Examiner, join The Takeaway to review the press conference.
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