Jan. 19 (Bloomberg) — Chinese President Hu Jintao responds to a question about human rights from Bloomberg’s Han Nichols during a news conference with US President Barack Obama at the White House today. (Hu’s remarks in Mandarin are translated into English. Source: Bloomberg)
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Obama Said to Consider William Daley for White House Job
Jan. 4 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama is considering naming William Daley, a JPMorgan Chase & Co. executive and former US Commerce secretary, to a high-level administration post, possibly White House chief of staff, people familiar with the matter said. Bloomberg’s Hans Nichols reports. (Source: Bloomberg)
Baer Says Obama’s Actions Are What Matter, Not Words: Video
June 16 (Bloomberg) — Donald Baer of Burson-Marsteller, a former White House communications director, talks about President Obama’s speech last night about the effectiveness of President Barack Obama’s speech Tuesday on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Obama vowed that BP Plc will pay for all damage caused by its “recklessness” and that the government would commit to restoring the Gulf Coast. Baer talks with Margaret Brennan on Bloomberg Television’s “In Business.” (Source: Bloomberg)
Maki Says US Deficit `Main Challenge’ for White House
Feb. 24 (Bloomberg) — Dean Maki, chief US economist at Barclays Capital Inc., talks about the Obama administration’s performance on fiscal and economic policy and the performance of Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. He speaks with Matt Miller and Carol Massar on Bloomberg Television’s “Street Smart.” Bloomberg’s Rich Miller also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)
Gupte, Funtleyder Say Major Risk to HMOs, Pharma Is Past: Video
Feb. 19 (Bloomberg) — Ana Gupte, an analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein, and Les Funtleyder, an analyst at Miller Tabak & Co., talk with Bloomberg’s Peter Cook about the outlook for an overhaul of the US health care system. President Obama will release a proposal to restart the health-care debate before a bipartisan White House meeting on Feb. 25. Gupte and Funtleyder also discuss Medicare’s proposed 1.28 percent payment increases for so-called Medicare Advantage policies in 2011. (This is an excerpt from the full interview. Source: Bloomberg)