Political Notebook

Press plane touchdown in DC

2009-02-19T22:01:20-05:00

A few final thoughts from a weary Washington correspondent -- apart from those awaiting you in tomorrow morning's edition, which features the full heft of the Star team's reportage and analysis on The Visit. Maybe they're all getting punchy after...

Livin' the cliche

2009-02-19T18:35:30-05:00

So someone from CNN rolled in to the White House media filing centre in Ottawa with a beaver tail -- and now a bunch of White House staffers have run out to buy their own, with a bunch of reporters...

Now White House delivers

2009-02-19T18:09:35-05:00

U.S. version of Obama-Harper transcript arrives, moments later. Posting the words now. By the way, anyone notice Obama's tongue-slip off the top, starting to say "Iowa" before morphing to "Ottawa"? Somewhat surprising their weren't more given his campaign-style travel this...

Score one for the Canadians

2009-02-19T17:55:55-05:00

Ottawa's press department just moved the first official transcript of today's joint Obama-Harper press conference; the Americans are still working on theirs. "The French might be slowing us down," a White House aide told The Star. -- Mitch Potter

Treats for Obama

2009-02-19T17:03:35-05:00

Obama bought two Maple Leaf cookies at the Le Moulin de Provence bakery during his unscheduled stop in the ByWard Market. While he was there, BeaverTails employee Jessica Milien, 17, brought him an Obama tail, a version of the deep-fried...

Obama and a $5 bill

2009-02-19T16:59:15-05:00

Adnan Ustun, manager of OXXO Silk & Gift store in the ByWard Market, holds the $5 bill Obama used to buy a keychain for one of his daughters. He is also holding another one of the keychains, which has a...

Souvenir shopping

2009-02-19T16:38:53-05:00

After leaving Parliament Hill, the President made an unscehduled stop in Ottawa's Byward market, sparking pandemonium among the afternoon shoopers. He stopped at the Oxxo Silk Market. He emerged with a keychain that he purchased with Canadian currency, telling Ann...

Mad dash

2009-02-19T15:49:41-05:00

Obama waved to the crowd again as he was leaving Parliament Hill. When everyone realized the motorcade was heading east, hundreds of people ran in that direction to see if they could see him again. The snow is ankle deep...

Future visit

2009-02-19T15:35:08-05:00

U.S. President Barack Obama wrapped up a lengthy news conference with a pledge to return to Canada - when it's warmer. And with a broad smile he also thanked the Canadians who headed stateside to help with his election campaign.

News conference

2009-02-19T15:04:36-05:00

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