Press Draws First Blood on Their Turf

President Barack Obama made news at a press conference last week - by planting a question with a blogger, not by offering anything new in spite of taking his sharpest questions to date.

The sharper edge of reporters' questions had much to do with the setting, one White House press corps member said afterward: "It was our turf, in our seats, no formality of the East Room or even (the) Rose Garden. So I think when we're comfortable, we're more ... Full Story »