White House Pushes Back Against Protests of Pending Presidential Honorary Degree From Notre Dame
Source: blogs.abcnews.c Posted By: Jerry 5703 days ago
The White House today aggressively pushed back against the notion that the opposition of one Notre Dame University group to President Obama receiving an honorary degree at their commencement ceremony this Sunday is representative of widespread feelings on campus on among Catholics in general.
"I think there's one group organizing a boycott," White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said, "and, as best I can understand it, there are 23 groups that have formed in support of the president's invitation."
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