Van Jones Resigns As The White House Advisor After Facing Criticism

October 4th, 2009 US sees signs Iran is moving in right directionWASHINGTON — The U.S. is pleased by some positive signs of cooperation from Iran about its nuclear program.

September 23rd, 2009 Wash. hospital chief resigns after man's escapeSPOKANE, Wash. — The head of a Washington state hospital has resigned in the wake of the escape last week of a criminally insane man who stayed on the run for three days.

September 7th, 2009 The US President Barack Obama is all set to announce the appointment of Ron Bloom as his Senior Counselor for Manufacturing Policy, the White House sources said. The president will announce the appointment of Ron Bloom in Cincinnati.

September 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Van Jones, President Barack Obama's green jobs czar, has resigned amid a furor over his past statements regarding the Bush administration and the September 11 terrorist attacks. In a resignation letter released by the White House just after midnight on Sunday, Jones said he was the victim of a smear campaign.

September 5th, 2009 Obama 'green jobs' adviser quits amid controversyWASHINGTON — White House environmental adviser Van Jones, embroiled in a controversy over past inflammatory statements, resigned after what he called a "vicious smear campaign against me." The resignation, announced early Sunday, came as President Barack Obama is working to regain his footing in the contentious health care debate. Jones, who specialized in environmentally friendly "green jobs" with the White House Council on Environmental Quality, was linked to efforts suggesting a government role in the Sept.

September 5th, 2009 Obama adviser Van Jones resigns amid controversyWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's adviser Van Jones has resigned amid controversy over past inflammatory statements, the White House said early Sunday. Van Jones, an administration official specializing in environmentally friendly "green jobs" with the White House Council on Environmental Quality was linked to efforts suggesting a government role in the 2001 terror attacks and to derogatory comments about Republicans.

September 4th, 2009 White House tight-lipped about Obama adviserWASHINGTON — The White House is taking a mostly tight-lipped stance on an environmental adviser who made inflammatory statements in the past and is linked to efforts suggesting a governmental role in the 2001 terror attacks. Van Jones, an administration official specializing in environmentally friendly "green jobs," issued a statement of apology on Thursday.

August 9th, 2009 White House: Iran confirms 3 US hikers in custodyWASHINGTON —The White House says Iran has confirmed it has three American hikers in custody. The Americans strayed into Iran while hiking in the mountains of Kurdish territory in neighboring Iraq.

June 9th, 2009 White House locked down after woman jumps fenceWASHINGTON — A woman jumped a fence onto White House property Tuesday and was immediately taken into custody, the Secret Service said. The White House went into a security lockdown and members of the news media were not permitted to leave the building for more than an hour.

June 9th, 2009 White House locks down after someone jumps fenceWASHINGTON — The Secret Service says a person jumped a fence onto White House property and was immediately taken into custody Tuesday. The White House went into a security lockdown and members of the media were not permitted to leave the grounds.

June 1st, 2009 White House declines to say what NY trip costWASHINGTON — White House spokesman Robert Gibbs is declining to say what it cost for President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, to eat dinner and take in a play in New York over the weekend. Asked if he would outline the costs, Gibbs said Monday the Obamas would have preferred using a commercial airline shuttle to New York and back but that the Secret Service would not allow such unprotected travel.

May 10th, 2009 Obama aide: Seems no one knows bin Laden's statusWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's national security adviser says he isn't sure if Osama bin Laden is dead or alive. Retired Marine Gen.

May 10th, 2009 Obama aide: All options on table for closing GitmoWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's national security adviser says the White House isn't going to bring suspected terrorists into the United States if it would make Americans less safe. Retired Marine Gen.

March 30th, 2009 BERLIN - The US expects its European allies in NATO to supplement their troop presence in Afghanistan, at least during the country's August election period, US security advisor James Jones has said. 'Whether these troops stay longer or head home straight after the elections, is another matter,' Jones said in an interview published Sunday in German daily Tagesspiegel.

March 14th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Information and Broadcasting Minister Sherry Rehman Saturday resigned from her post due to differences over the government's media policy, Geo TV reported, citing officials. The news came at a time when a high level meeting with President Asif Ali Zardari in chair was underway at the Aiwan-e-Sadr here, the report said.