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*No disaster declaration requests have come in yet for the most recent Mid-Atlantic winter storms. 1:42 P.M. EST MR. GIBBS:  Let me give you guys a quick readout of the President’s meeting in the Situation Room to get an update…

1:12 P.M. EST MR. GIBBS:  Yes, ma’am. Q    Hello.  Welcome back from Snowmageddon, right? MR. GIBBS:  Well, welcome back to you.  We were here last week.  (Laughter.) Q    Ooooh.  MR. GIBBS:  We were, right here. Q    Your door was locked.…

* The President will depart the White House to Camp David mid-afternoon on Sunday. ** On Thursday in Denver, Colorado, the President will deliver remarks at a fundraiser to benefit Senator Bennet. He will then travel to Las Vegas, Nevada,…

*Syria: We have not formally nominated an Ambassador. **Google/Iran: Google has not been in touch with the White House regarding Iran. 1:05 P.M. EST MR. GIBBS:  Good afternoon.  I need to get a shot clock up here.  (Laughter.) Q    You…

1:38 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody.  I am glad to see that all of you braved the weather to be here.  A little while ago I had a meeting with the Democratic and Republican congressional leaders, and it went…

2:04 P.M. EST MR. GIBBS:  Well, I can’t imagine there’s a lot left to say so I’ll do a few of these and we’ll get going. Mr. Feller. Q    Robert, let me follow up on that issue of bipartisanship.  The…

12:47 P.M. EST Q    We want Bill!  We want Bill! Q    Bill!  Bill! MR. GIBBS:  Hey, I’m all for it, man.  (Laughter.)  I’ve got a — I’ve got a couple margaritas getting warm right now anyway, so I’m happy to…

1:23 P.M. EST MR. BURTON:  Good afternoon.  Thank you all for coming. Q    It’s not too late — oh, yes, it is.  (Laughter.) MR. BURTON:  So I just want to make one quick announcement before we get started — Q   …

12:22 P.M. EST MR. BURTON:  Special guest, Karen Mills, administrator of the Small Business Administration.  All right, so, just for starters, when we — is everybody ready to go?  Okay.  So, New Hampshire — well, first of all, aboard Air…

11:32 A.M. EST DIRECTOR ORSZAG:  Good morning.  Thank you for joining us.  I’m Peter Orszag, Director of the Office of Management and Budget.  I’ll give a brief overview and then I will turn it over to my colleague, Christy Romer,…