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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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More than 100 Washington residents will put their lips to use raising money for a cancer charity on Valentine

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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Americans think they could do better than Congress at solving the economic crisis, according to a new poll from Rasmussen.

Of the 1,000 U.S. adults surveyed, 67 percent said they have more confidence in their own judgment than in Congress's, while 44 percent saida group of people selected randomly from a phone book would do better than federal lawmakers.

Of those surveyed, 19 percent said they trusted Congress over themselves to deal with the nation's economic problems.

Rasmussen conducted the poll Feb. 8-9. Its margin of error is +/- three percentage points.

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President Bush has scheduled his first post-White House speaking engagement for next month, and it won't take place in the U.S.

Bush will travel to Calgary, Alberta to speak at a private event March 17, The Dallas Morning News reports. The event will be hosted by a Canadian film organization, according to the paper.

The sponsorship and production company that reportedly arranged the engagement have previously landed such luminaries as President Bill Clinton, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R), and former Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan for appearances.

The company, TinePublic, Inc., paid Clinton $125,000 for an appearance in Canada in 2005, according to The Washington Post. No word yet on how much Bush will get paid for the Calgary speech.

Invitations to the event are billing it as "a conversation with George W. Bush" in which the former president will "share his thoughts on his eight momentous years in the Oval Office," according to The Dallas Morning News.