Washington: US President Barack Obama met shared a green salad, halibut and pear tart for dessert with several journalists at lunch on Friday at the White House.
The attendees for Friday’s lunch were as follows: CNN`s David Gergen, Washington Post`s Chris Cillizza, Newsweek`s Jon Meacham and Howard Fineman, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution`s Cynthia Tucker, POLITICO`s Mike Allen, NPR/ Fox`s Mara Liasson, Talking Points Memo`s Josh Marshall and New York Times trio David Brooks, Andy Rosenthal, and Gail Collins.
Also on hand were administration officials: David Axelrod, Anita Dunn, Bill Burton, and Robert Gibbs.
The off-the-record lunch lasted about two hours, reports Politico.
Obama`s had had several meetings with columnists, editors and reporters since shortly before inauguration.
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First Published: Sunday, November 8, 2009, 15:37
