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President Obama opposes a revival of the "Fairness Doctrine," a rule that requires broadcasters to provide opposing viewpoints on controversial issues, the White House has told Fox News.

"As the president stated during the campaign, he does not believe the Fairness Doctrine should be reinstated," White House spokesman Ben LaBolt told Fox.

The Fairness Doctrine is consistent rallying cry for conservatives, as it would likely hurt conservative talk radio more than any broadcast medium.

Despite any potential sour grapes over Sen. Judd Gregg's (R-N.H.) abrupt withdrawal as Commerce secretary nominee, President Obama has invited Gregg to the White House to attend an economic summit next week.

Gregg has been invited to attend the administration's Fiscal Responsibility Summit on Monday, according to an announcement from Gregg's office. Other members of Congress have also been invited, according to the announcement; the White House has not released any information about the event.

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White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said today that the Obama administration has no plans for another economic stimulus package at present. He did not, however, rule out the possibility.

"I think the president is going to do what's necessary to grow this economy. But there are no particular plans at this point for a second stimulus package at the moment. I wouldn't foreclose it, but I wouldn't say, at the same time, there's -- we're readily making plans to do so," Gibbs told press above Air Force One today during a Q&A, according to a transcript.

While President Obama scored a political victory by passing the stimulus package less than a month after being sworn in, the plan was "rushed" through Congress, former White House adviser Karl Rove said in an interview on NBC's "Today" show this morning.

"Well it's a great accomplishment -- 667 hours and 10 minutes, that's how long the president has been president, and they got this bill done in less than that time. On the other hand, it was rushed at the end, and, as a result, people's confidence in this bill is necessarily shaken," Rove said when asked if passage of the stimulus drew his admiration.

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While Congress debates President Obama's economic stimulus package in Washington, D.C., Obama's political team has mapped out citizens' personal stories in support of the bill using a Google Maps function on BarackObama.com.

In total, 16 stories have been posted from citizens in 12 states. Visitors can submit their own stories for potential inclusion.

Formerly Obama's presidentical campaign site, BarackObama.com now serves as a hub for Organizing for America, Obama's effort to support his agenda by encouraging grassroots activism.

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Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.), after abruptly withdrawing from consideration as President Obama's Commerce secretary nominee late this afternoon, said that working for the new administration would not have fit with his personality and that it would have been difficult to be part of the team "without being 100 percent" on board.

Gregg also said he will not likely seek reelection to the Senate in 2010.

"That was my mistake, not his [Obama's] to say yes, because it wasn't my personality," Gregg said of his initial acceptance of the nomination. "After 30 years of being myself, it would have been hard to be a part of a team where I couldn't be 100 percent."

Gregg spoke at a news conference at the Capitol this afternoon after withdrawing his name. In a statement shortly beforehand, the White House stressed that Gregg had initially approached the Obama administration with a desire to serve as Commerce secretary, not the other way around.

In his written announcement this afternoon, Gregg cited "irresolvable" differences with the administration over the economic stimulus package and the administration's decision to remove authority over the census survey from the Commerce Department.

"Am I going to run? Probably not," Gregg said when asked if he would seek reelection to the Senate.

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Six members of the New York congressional delegation sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner asking him not to kill a deal giving Citigroup naming rights to the New York Mets new baseball stadium, which is slated to open this April.

The letter comes in response to one from Reps. Tom Poe (R-Texas) and Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), who both asked for the 20-year, $400 million deal naming the stadium "Citi Field" to be killed. A report in the Feb. 3 Wall Street Journal said the company, which has received $45 billion in TARP funds, was considering abandoning the deal, citing anonymous sources. Read more...

President Obama took his pitch for the economic stimulus package to Fort Myers, Fla. today, delivering a speech that hit on similar notes as those sounded yesterday.

"Now, I'm not going to tell you that this plan is perfect," Obama told the crows, borrowing a line from the speeches he delivered yesterday in Elkhart, Ind. and at the White House during his first prime-time news conference. "But I can tell you with complete confidence that a failure to act in the face of this crisis will only bring deepening disaster. Doing nothing is not an option."

Obama promised tax credits to help 195,000 Florida families send children to college as he detailed the tax cuts and spending provisions in his plan.

"This plan will put people to work right now by making direct investments in areas like healthcare, energy, edcation, and infrastructure -- investments that save jobs, create new jobs and new businesses, and help our economy grow again," Obama said, according to prepared remarks.

As Obama was taking questions from the audience, the Senate passed his stimulus package on a 61-37 vote.

The crowd cheered as Obama paused to announce the result of the Senate vote.

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs appeared on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" this morning to discuss President Obama's economic stimulus plan and the push to garner support for it.

Assessing Obama's performance last night at his first prime-time news conference, Gibbs said the president is "by far and away our best weapon" in explaining and promoting the stimulus.

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Support for President Obama's economic stimulus package has slipped since January, while Obama himself enjoys favorable impressions among Americans, according to a new survey from the Pew Research Center.

According to the study, 51 percent of Americans think the stimulus package is a "good idea," compared to 57 percent in a similar survey published in early January.

But as Obama has gone on a media blitz in support of the package, he enjoys high ratings on favorable attributes: 92 percent view him as a good communicator, 87 percent see him as warm and friendly, and 66 percent view the president as bringing a "new approach to politics," according to Pew.

Pew surveyed 1,303 Americans Feb. 4-8 for the poll.

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