Authorities: Fla. man steals beer from store, then demands to drink it before arrestSeptember 10th, 2009 Officials: Man demands to drink beer before arrestBAYOU GEORGE, Fla. — Authorities in the Florida Panhandle say they arrested a convenience store shoplifter who demanded to drink the 12-ounce beer he had stolen before being taken into custody.
Buckler beer at Beer SummitJuly 31st, 2009 As anticipate, on Thursday evening White House Rose Garden witnessed the "Beer Summit" and the taste of the president and three other guests. But who ever thought that non alcoholic Buckler beer would be a choice in the prestigious list of Beer Summit, it was never showed up in the probable lists of the experts.
Obama pours beer over racial firestormJuly 31st, 2009 WASHINGTON - With mugs of beer, President Barack Obama sat down with a black Harvard professor and a white police officer who had arrested him for a "friendly, thoughtful" chat to douse the racial firestorm lit by the incident. "I have always believed that what brings us together is stronger than what pulls us apart," said America's first black president after the highly anticipated beer summit Thursday under the canopy of a magnolia tree at the edge of the White House's Rose Garden.
Obama begins chat with officer, Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. at White HouseJuly 31st, 2009 Obama begins chat with officer, Harvard professorWASHINGTON — The beer is flowing. President Barack Obama has begun his chat with the two men he joined last week at the center of an uproar over race in America: Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Obama says beer with police officer, professor no summit, just 'opportunity to listen'July 30th, 2009 Obama says it's a beer, not a summitWASHINGTON — With mugs of beer and a few minutes of conversation, President Barack Obama tried to pull himself and the nation beyond an uproar over race, sitting on his big back lawn with the black professor and the white policeman whose dispute had ignited a week of fierce debate. Under the canopy of a magnolia tree Thursday evening, a shirt-sleeved Obama joined the other players in a story that had knocked the White House off message: Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Is Obama snubbing 911 caller by not inviting her for a beer?July 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama, Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates and the police officer who arrested him, Sgt. Joseph Crowley are set to meet Thursday for a beer, snubbing the caller whose call to 911 led to the arrest of the Afro-American professor.
Obama hopes 'beer summit' with police officer, professor defuses racial disputeJuly 30th, 2009 Obama hopes 'beer summit' defuses racial disputeWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is hoping his "beer summit" Thursday with Cambridge, Mass., police Sgt. James Crowley and Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr.
White House: Apologies aren't expected at Obama 'beer summit' with police officer, professorJuly 30th, 2009 Apologies aren't expected at Obama 'beer summit'WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama does not expect his "beer summit" will be a mediation session for the black professor and the white policeman who arrested him to work out their differences, the White House said Thursday. Obama invited Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr.
World awaits Obama's choice in high profile beer sitdownJuly 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama, Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
AP source: Obama to host professor and police officer at center of racial dispute over arrestJuly 28th, 2009 AP source: Gates and Crowley going to White HouseWASHINGTON — The professor, the policeman and the president are ready to share a beer — and maybe a few thoughts about race and law enforcement in America. The gathering set for Thursday evening may help President Barack Obama write a sudsy but happy ending to an arrest that triggered a fierce debate over race relations and briefly knocked him off his stride.
Obama wants to take heat out of Gates-Crowley brouhaha, 'beer and de-escalation'July 28th, 2009 Obama: Take heat out of Gates-Crowley brouhahaWASHINGTON — The chief White House spokesman said a Thursday meeting of the president, a Harvard University scholar and the policeman who arrested him will be "about having a beer and de-escalation."
Robert Gibbs said Tuesday that the session, weather permitting, is planned for 6 p.m. at a picnic table outside the Oval Office.
Obama hopes police officer, scholar in racial controversy drop by the White House for a beerJuly 28th, 2009 Obama hopes Gates, Crowley come for a beerWASHINGTON — The professor, the policeman and the president hope to share a beer at the White House this week. The gathering may help President Barack Obama write a sudsy but happy ending to an arrest that triggered a fierce debate over race relations and briefly knocked him off his stride.
White House hopes police officer, scholar in racial controversy visit DC for beer with ObamaJuly 27th, 2009 White House hopes Gates, Crowley come for beerWASHINGTON — The White House says plans are under way for the police officer and professor at the center of a racial controversy to join President Barack Obama for a beer. Spokesman Robert Gibbs says he hopes Sgt.
Obama invites professor and sergeant for beer to end racial rowJuly 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - In a bid to diffuse the controversial racial row following his remark in the arrest of a Black Harvard professor, US President Barack Obama has telephoned and invited the White Sergeant and the professor to the White House for a beer. "My impression of him was that he was an outstanding police -officer and a good man," Obama revealed, adding that he made a five minute long telephone call to the concerned officer.
Beer fans happy to know Obama enjoys the drinkApril 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - President George W. Bush didn't drink beer, but President Barack Obama does, which means that Craig Purser, the president of the National Beer Wholesalers Association, is a happy man.
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