Helen Thomas listens to President Barack Obama during a news conference May 27, 2010, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Controversial remarks about Israel by veteran White House reporter Helen Thomas drew sharp criticism from the Obama administration on Monday, June 7, as well as the cancellation of a high school graduation speech she was to deliver. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs was asked at his daily briefing with reporters about President Barack Obama's reaction to Thomas' remarks. Gibbs called them "offensive and reprehensible." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
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