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To: Sully- who wrote (77446)	2/10/2010 1:58:37 PM
From: Sully-	of 90947

TRANSPARENCY: Obama hasn't had a press conference since July By: Mark Hemingway Commentary Staff Writer 02/10/10 11:16 AM EST Politico has an article today about how no one in the White house Press corps is laughing anymore. No, really: <<< Back in May, POLITICO analyzed the press briefings and found that the instances of laughter — as indicated by "(Laughter)" being noted in the official transcript — occurred more than 10 times per day during press secretary Robert Gibbs's briefings. But the laughter has been reduced by half in recent months: In the first six months of the Obama administration, briefings produced an average of 179 laughs per month. Over the past six months, the average has dropped down to 89. >>> The Examiner's own White House reporter, Julie Mason, is quoted in the story and offers compelling reasons for why the press corps is no longer in a jovial mood: <<< But there's also some frustration a-brewing among press corps members. "There definitely aren't a lot of laughs around the briefing room these days," says Washington Examiner White House correspondent Julie Mason. "Robert's little digs and evasions have lost their power to amuse — particularly since we haven't had a presser since July." Mason also reports frustration in the ranks: "Reporters know how close the press secretary is to the president, and yet the quality of the information we get doesn't often reflect that." >>> Read more at the Washington Examiner: washingtonexaminer.com

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