Obama, journos lunch on salad, halibut pear tart at White House

August 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The White House counsel had asked the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine to withdraw a new unauthorized ad campaign featuring President Barak Obama's two young daughters - Sasha and Malia. Obama's press secretary Robert Gibbs expressed displeasure at unauthorized use for advertising.

August 4th, 2009 Obama visits White House press room on birthdayWASHINGTON — You say it's your birthday. It's my birthday, too.

August 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - It's President Barack Obama's 48th birthday Tuesday, but rather than take a day off and have fun with the family, he will be having lunch with Senate Democrats at the White House. "Chuck E. Cheese was booked," White House press secretary Robert Gibbs joked during his daily White House press briefing Monday.

August 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - The White House billed four corporate CEOS for having lunch with President Obama on Friday, a day after the latter organized a so-called "Beer Summit" with a black Harvard professor and a police sergeant where the drinks were on the house. According to Politico, the lunch was arranged in the private dining room located adjacent to the Oval Office.

June 26th, 2009 Obama, Merkel to meet Friday at White HouseWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will welcome German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the White House. During a meeting Friday in the Oval Office and a working lunch, the two leaders are expected to discuss a wide range of subjects, including the war in Afghanistan and economic policy in the midst of the worldwide recession.

June 10th, 2009 Obama saddened by Holocaust shootingWASHINGTON — The White House says President Barack Obama was saddened by a shooting at the Holocaust museum near the White House and is concerned about a guard who was reportedly injured. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said he told Obama about the shooting on Wednesday afternoon.

May 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The Five Guys burger joint near Nationals Park here had a rather unusual customer in the form of President Barack Obama. Obama's sudden visit at the food joint surprised every one, but it was like just any other lunch break for him, as he feasted on his favourite cheeseburger with jalapeno, lettuce, mustard and tomato.

May 29th, 2009 Mrs. Obama: White House garden is 'blooming'WASHINGTON — The White House garden is blooming and bursting. That's what first lady Michelle Obama told some of the Washington, D.C., fifth-graders who helped her plant it.

May 29th, 2009 Obama stops in SE Washington for cheeseburgerWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama made a surprise lunchtime stop at Five Guys, a fast-food restaurant in southeast Washington. The president ordered a cheeseburger with lettuce, tomato, jalapeno peppers, and mustard as well as several other cheeseburgers to go.

May 29th, 2009 Obama stops at Five Guys for cheeseburgerWASHINGTON — For a health food nut, President Barack Obama sure likes his burgers. Obama made a surprise lunchtime stop at Five Guys, a fast-food restaurant in Washington.

May 1st, 2009 Obama meets Friday with CabinetWASHINGTON — The month of May begins for President Barack Obama with a White House Cabinet meeting. He'll also undoubtedly be asked about the nomination of a successor to Justice David Souter, who's retiring after nearly two decades on the Supreme Court.

May 1st, 2009 White House: Obama to meet with Karzai, ZardariWASHINGTON — The White House says President Barack Obama will meet Wednesday with Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari to discuss their troubled region. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Friday that Obama would meet jointly and separately with the two at the White House.

April 24th, 2009 Obama was 'briefly relocated' during lock downWASHINGTON — The White House says President Barack Obama was "briefly relocated" after a single-engine airplane strayed into restricted air space near the U.S. Capitol on Friday.

January 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President George W. Bush met his successor, Barack Obama, along with three former presidents, over lunch Wednesday to offer advice and wish him well.

January 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President George W. Bush will host former presidents and his successor, Barack Obama, at the White House for a private meeting during lunch Wednesday, the White House said.