"the important step forward' of Netanyahu's support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Pal- estinian conflict. White House press sec- retary Robert Gibbs reiter- ated Obama's commitment to a two-state solution that 'can and must ensure both Israel's security and the fulfillment of the Palestin- ian

e of the administration's EFTA00701772 commitment to Israel nearly a week in advance of the Republican's trip in a telephone call with reporters. Robert Gibbs, a senior adviser to the Obama campaign, said on Monday that Obama had "substantive meetings" with Israeli and Palestinian leaders as a candidate i

ress he must find solace in the often limited powers of his office. EFTA00712766 With many of Obama's senior political advisers—Axelrod, Messina, Robert Gibbs, Stephanie Cutter, Ben LaBolt—now in Chicago working on his reelection campaign, the Administration in Washington has taken on the aura of a Clinto

long history with the Obamas and her easy access to the living quarters of the White House, she is the Night Stalker. Rahm Emanuel, David Axelrod, Robert Gibbs, David Plouffe, and many others in the Administration have clashed with her. They are gone. She remains—a constant presence, at meetings, at meals,