Political Grapevine: 7/22

" And now some fresh pickings from the political grapevine. President Obama has not been shy about giving interviews during his first six months in office. He has sat down with ABC news at least six times seven times with CB yes. And nine times with NBC. Is given just two interviews to Fox News since taking office. A presidential historian tells the politico newspaper that mr. Obama and Obama has given more interviews than any recent president at this point in his term. And his fourth primetime news conference tonight. Is the same number that president George W. Bush held in his eight years in office. But despite the media saturation -- most of which has been positive the president is still not happy. He told a group of liberal bloggers during a conference call Monday quote. I know the blogs are the best that debunking myths that can slip through a lot of the traditional media outlets. And that is why you were going to play such an important role in our success in the weeks to come up. Special Report by the way still has -- standing interview request. With the press. The Obama administration is vowing to pressure from a government watchdog group which requested a list of healthy industry executives. Who have visited the White House to discuss the president's reform collapsed. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. Sent the request to the Secret Service the group wants to gauge the influence the executives have. And they have had in crafting health care policy the Secret Service initially said the documents were exempt from public disclosure laws. But the White House now says it we'll release the names after the group filed a lawsuit today. Candidate Obama vowed to allow TV cameras specifically -- to cover behind the scenes healthcare negotiations. Federal agencies such as the departments of justice and agriculture. Have been warned against hosting conferences in Las Vegas Reno and Orlando because those destinations could give the wrong impression. The Wall Street Journal obtained an internal FBI now which reads quote. Conferences are not to be held in cities that are vacation destinations. Spa resort gambling. Las Vegas and Orlando the first two on the chopping block. And Agriculture Department employees says his agency is encouraging employees to hold meetings in places that are not considered resort locations. But are still cheap and easy to get to. He says approved cities include Chicago Denver Portland Washington DC and Milwaukee. But some say the rules are punishing travel dependent states that have tens of thousands of hotel rooms lots of conference space and great deals -- official at the US travel association says quote. In the quest to -- travel were killing jobs. And the hometown of global warming alarmist and former vice president Al Gore. Experienced the coldest temperature for July 21. In 132. Years. The National Weather Service says the Mercury Nashville Tennessee did to 58 degrees at 5:30 AM Tuesday. That broke the old record low of sixty degrees which was set in 1877. Officials at the National Weather Service say it was the third consecutive mornings when Nashville either tied or broke a daily low temperature right."