Washington Post: Slowly but surely, the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act -- better known as the economic stimulus package -- is beginning to percolate nationwide, six weeks after President Obama signed the legislation.
Obama: First puppy 'top secret'
by Mark Silva
As hard as we've tried to White House-break the tale of the first puppy, we've been:
-- Called on the carpet here by readers.
-- Kept on a leash by a well-trained W.H. press office announcing "no announcement this week'' on the puppy-hunt, leading us to wonder when that week ends (this weekend?)
-- Played a cat-and-mouse game with official spokesmen who say the first lady wasn't really revealing anything when she said they're leaning to a Portuguese water dog.
-- Barked at the president himself: Toss us a bone here, will ya?'
"Oh man, that's top secret, top secret,'' President Barack Obama replied today, on his way out of the Roosevelt Room, asked about the first family's progress in fulfilling the promised delivery of a puppy for the Obama girls this Spring. "This is tightly held."
He did, however, ask if any of the reporters would be attending the White House Easter Egg roll on Monday -- which definitely qualifies as "not this week.''
"That's big," the president said. "We look forward to seeing you on Monday."
(Photo of Obama in the Roosevelt Room by Nancy Stone / Chicago Tribune)
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