White House Correspondents Weekend Insider

Rose Garden Beer Summit

Harvard professor Henry Gates, Jr. and Cambridge police officer James Crowley “did not apologize” to each other, but “agreed to disagree,” says USA Today about last night’s Rose Garden Beer Summit.

Click here for the rest of the USA Today article.

Few questions were answered, besides who had what to drink: President Obama, a Bud Light — Gates, a Sam Adams Light — Crowley, a Blue Moon — and VP Joe Biden, a Buckler.

A number of new polls show Obama’s approval ratings have fallen over his comments that the Cambridge police “acted stupidly,” particularly among working-class whites.

Click here for the Pew Research Center poll, which found 41% disapproved of Obama’s handling of the incident, compared to 29% who approved.

And click here for Rasmussen’s poll, which found 44% of Americans believe Obama has done poorly in dealing with the situation.

After starting off the season 0-4, the Washington Kastles were a long shot for the World Team Tennis Championship. But with a late season surge, the Kastles won the Eastern Conference to face the Springfield Lasers in the WTT Championship this Sunday evening, playing to a home-court crowd.

Scott “Boom Boom” Oudesma gave the Kastles an early lead, winning Men’s Singles, and — with team mate Leander Paes — won Men’s Doubles. The Kastles led the first half 15-11 over the Lasers.

Half time got the crowd on their feet with DJ Kool hittin’ the mic with “Let Me Clear My Throat.” That had everyone, including the National’s Teddy, the GEICO Caveman, and Coach Murphy, moving to the beat.

Just when you thought the night couldn’t get more exciting (a marriage proposal for one of the Kastles cheerleaders); the Lasers tied the match during Women’s Singles. With Murphy leaping to his feet on every point, crowd favorite Olga Puchkova held off three match points from the Laser’s number one player: Vaina King. Puchkova went on to defeat King and give the Kastles the championship 23-20. Oudesma was named MVP and Puchkova was carried off on her teammates’ shoulders as “We Are the Champions” played over the stadium loudspeakers.

Kastles owner Mark Ein, WTT founder Billie Jean King, and fans celebrated the underdog’s unexpected victory on the court.

Check out the video here.

Washington Kastles Win WTT Championship from whcinsider on Vimeo.

And check out all the pictures here.

For the 6th month anniversary of the Obama presidency, Michelle Obama will not get another fabulous date night. Instead the president is spending the weekend bringing together all his 22 cabinet members for what some are calling a “bonding” session.

CBS News White House Correspondent Mark Knoller has more — Click Here.

No, not what they’ll talk about … what they’ll drink. On Air Force One this afternoon Press Secretary Robert Gibbs ended the speculation over the beer selection for tomorrow’s meeting:

From Time magazine’s political blog:

“The President will drink Bud Light. As I understand it — I have not heard this, I’ve read this, so I’ll just repeat what I’ve read, that Professor Gates said he liked Red Stripe, and I believe Sergeant Crowley mentioned to the President that he liked Blue Moon.”

Click here for the rest of the story from the Swampland.

It’s still unclear whether Gibbs will be making the beer run, as he suggested in Monday’s daily press briefing.

With Congress pushing health care reforms until the fall, President Obama hit the road today — with town hall meetings in North Carolina and Virginia.

His new message: “We have a system today that works well for the insurance industry, but it doesn’t always work for you.”

Read the rest of Liz Sidoti’s AP article here.

The health insurance industry has their own new message today: 75% of Americans are “either very or somewhat satisfied with their personal health insurance coverage.”

This according to their new poll. Click here for the complete results.

Or watch their newest ad below.