FishPoolDC: Our Insider's Notes from Today's Press Briefing

Spin Me Right Round: In a rare move by the young administration, the State Department ceded the Obama team’s official North Korea announcement to the White House, where Press Secretary Robert Gibbs opened the briefing by labeling North Korea’s withdrawl from the six-party talks to denuclearize a “serious step in the wrong direction.” He called on the communist regime to pull back its “provocative threats” and return to the negotiating table to honor previous agreements.

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