Washington (CNN) -- In the tight circle that surrounds President Obama, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs is in the inner bubble.

He's the 3 a.m. wake-up call when North Korea fires a test missile, or when the Nobel committee picks the president for the top award.

"Trust me, it is a job I would gladly give to anybody who would volunteer," Gibbs said.

Or would he?

After all, he's an adviser, a friend and a mouthpiece for the administration with more access than recent press secretaries.

"I can walk in and ask him a question at any given time, pick up the phone and talk to him about anything at any given time. I think [that] makes my job easier," Gibbs said in an exclusive interview with CNN.

The president and the press secretary first connected in 2004 when Obama was a virtual unknown outside of Chicago, Illinois, and was campaigning for the U.S. Senate. They clicked and grew close, leading Obama to tell the Wall Street Journal in a 2008 interview, "Robert is the guy I want in the foxhole with me during incoming fire. If I'm wrong, he challenges me. He's not intimidated by me."

Gibbs chuckled while recalling the comment and quipped, "That is when we called him 'Senator' or by his first name."

While challenging Obama when he was on a campaign bus is much different than pushing back in the Oval Office, Gibbs insists that Obama still seeks opposing opinions and dislikes an atmosphere where everyone tells him he's right. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. When did Obama first meet Gibbs?
2. Where?
3. What is Gibb's position?
4. Which President does he serve?
5. Does he have more or less access than others traditionally have had in his role?
6. Who is called first when an important event occures?
7. Is he intimidated by Obama?
8. Does Obama like this about him?
9. Does Obama insist on always being correct?
10. What opinions does he seek out?
Answer: 1. in 2004
2. outside of Chicago, Illinois
3. White House spokesman
4. President Obama
5. Yes
6. Robert Gibbs
7. No
8. Yes
9. No
10. He seeks opposing opinions.

CHAPTER XXXIV.THE END OF PORLER.

Porler and Murphy were taken completely by surprise when confronted by Leo.

On seeing the young gymnast, Mart gave a cry of joy.

"Oh, thank Heaven you have come!"

"Get into the corner, boy!" howled Porler.

"Don't you speak to him again," said Leo sharply. "He is no longer your prisoner."

"Ain't he? We'll soon see about that."

As Porler spoke he advanced upon Leo.

But when the young gymnast brought his weapon up within range of the rascal's head the latter quickly recoiled.

"You see, Porler, I am armed."

Murphy, who was completely dumfounded to see Leo, now came forward.

"We are two to one, young feller," he said warningly. "Yer better go slow."

"I know my own business," was Leo's quiet reply. "Mart!"

"Well?"

"Will you go down and summon help?"

"But you are alone"

"Never mind. Get a policeman, or somebody else. I am going to have these rascals arrested."

"Not much!" howled Porler.

"Let's down him?" yelled Murphy.

"Back! both of you!"

The two men, however, ran forward, dodging behind Mart as they came on, and closed in on him.

It was an unequal fight.

But Leo fought well, and the boy was not idle.

Mart caught up a chair, and raising it over his head brought it down on Porler's back.

"Oh! oh! you have broken my back!" yelled the old balloonist.

Scarcely had he spoken when Leo tripped him up.

But now Murphy leaped on the young gymnast, and the pair rolled over on the floor. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Was it an even fight?
2. Who had a weapon?
3. Who came to the front?
4. What did he say?
5. Who were they going to call on the rascals?
6. Why?
7. Who yelled that they should jump on Leo?
8. Did they try it?
9. How did Leo do?
10. Who did they have to get around to get to Leo?
11. And what did he hit Porler with?
12. Where did he hit him with it?
13. What did Porler say?
14. Then what happened to him?
15. Porler was an old what?
16. And Leo was a young what?
17. Who was very happy to see Leo before the fight?
18. Who was no longer a hostage?
19. Did Porler agree with that?
20. Who moved on who to start the fight?
Answer: 1. No.
2. Leo.
3. Murphy
4. We are two to one, young feller," "Yer better go slow."
5. A policeman.
6. To have them arrested.
7. Murphy.
8. Yes.
9. He fought well
10. Mart.
11. A chair.
12. His back.
13. "Oh! oh! you have broken my back!" 14. Leo tripped him up
15. Balloonist.
16. Gymnast
17. On seeing the young gymnast, Mart gave a cry of joy.
18. Mart
19. No.
20. Porler advanced on Leo.

The French colonial empire constituted the overseas colonies, protectorates and mandate territories that came under French rule from the 16th century onward. A distinction is generally made between the "first colonial empire", that existed until 1814, by which time most of it had been lost, and the "second colonial empire", which began with the conquest of Algiers in 1830. The second empire came to an end after the loss of bitter wars in Vietnam (1955) and Algeria (1962), and peaceful decolonization elsewhere after 1960.

Competing with Spain, Portugal, the United Provinces, and later England, France began to establish colonies in North America, the Caribbean, and India in the 17th century. A series of wars with Great Britain and other European major powers during the 18th century and early 19th century resulted in France losing nearly all of its conquests. France rebuilt a new empire mostly after 1850, concentrating chiefly in Africa, as well as Indochina and the South Pacific. Republicans, at first hostile to empire, only became supportive when Germany started to build her own colonial empire. As it developed, the new empire took on roles of trade with France, especially supplying raw materials and purchasing manufactured items, as well as lending prestige to the motherland and spreading French civilization and language, and the Catholic religion. It also provided manpower in the World Wars. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. When did France first have a colony in India?
2. Was there a lot of competition with other countries?
3. Can you name one?
4. And another?
5. Did England eventually become competition, too?
6. What happened to France after going to battle with Great Britain and other countries?
7. What did France mainly rebuild itself?
8. Where did it do this, primarily?
9. Anywhere else?
10. Where?
11. Who started out against the empire but became a supporter later?
12. What did Germany do that brought about this change of stance?
13. Did that newly developed empire begin to exchange goods with France?
14. Can you name the main thing?
15. And what did the empire start buying?
16. Ejsy
17. What's something that started to spread?
18. What religion did they help spread?
19. When did the first colonial empire cease to be?
20. And what was it called after that?
Answer:
1. the 17th century.
2. yes
3. Spain
4. Portugal
5. yes
6. it lost nearly all of its conquests.
7. a new empire
8. Africa
9. yes
10. Indochina and the South Pacific.
11. Republicans
12. started to build a colonial empire.
13. yes
14. raw materials
15. manufactured items
16. unknown
17. French civilization and language
18. Catholic
19. 1814
20. the "second colonial empire"