Senators Urge Bush to Stop Converting Political Posts to Civil Service Jobs

Release From the American Constitution Society
thepage.time.com 11/18/2008 — FORMER DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL HOLDER BLASTS ADMINISTRATION'S “WAR ON TERROR” In Speech To American Constitution Society Holder Outlines Steps To Make Nation More Secure Washington, D.C. -- Eric H. Holder Jr., Deputy Attorney General during the ...

Corn: Hey, Only the Left Is Allowed to Make Hitler Analogies, Or Something Like That
jammiewearingfool.blogspot.com 11/19/2008 — David Corn's lament that some fringe types are making comparisons between Barack Obama and Hitler might carry a bit more heft if we hadn't spent the better part of eight years enduring the angry left's absurd Bush is Hitler talk. Further undermining ...

Bolivian president bars US anti-drug agency (AP)
news.yahoo.com 11/19/2008 — AP - The Bolivian president says he wants improved relations with President-elect Barack Obama but will never allow the U.S. anti-drug agency to return to his country, accusing it of "political aggression."

Tina Brown: Bush Library To Be "Halloween Shop Of Horrors," Presidency "A Chapter Of Hideous Accidents"
huffingtonpost.com 11/19/2008 — The Daily Beast founder and editor-in-chief Tina Brown appeared on "The Rachel Maddow Show" (guest-hosted by Alison Stewart, wife of executive producer Bill Wolff) Tuesday night. Brown's segment was focused on the 62 days remaining in the Bush presidency, and she did not mince words in ...

Clinton May Need to Pay Off Debt Before Accepting Cabinet Post
bloomberg.com 11/19/2008 — Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Hillary Clinton will face a financial decision if she is nominated as secretary of state: what to do about the more than $7 million in debts left over from her presidential campaign. She could pay off the bulk of her debt by ...

Obama Taps Clinton Vet For Attorney General — Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines

Holder v Bush on War on Terror Tactics — Political Punch

Attorney General Holder ? — The Moderate Voice

Obama Taps Clinton Vet for Attorney General — Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines

Ramos, Compean Commutation under Review by U.S. Pardon Attorney — CNSNews.com Headlines

Obama offers Holder attorney general post — Reuters: Politics 11/19/2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has conditionally offered Eric Holder the job as attorney general, and the former top Clinton administration official has accepted, a senior Democrat said on Tuesday.

U.S. CEOs urge at least $300 billion fiscal stimulus — Reuters: Politics 11/19/2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chief executives of leading U.S. companies called for a fiscal stimulus package worth at least $300 billion and urged president-elect Barack Obama to swiftly name his economic team.

Clinton job for Obama may depend on Bill — Reuters: Politics 11/19/2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - If Sen. Hillary Clinton is to be picked by President-elect Barack Obama as his secretary of state, it may well depend on a review of the business activities of her husband, former President Bill Clinton.

Obama Could Reverse Erosion of Federal Service by Restoring Funding and Reducing Political Appointees — Wash Post Obama Administration 11/19/2008
As The Washington Post reported this week, President-elect Barack Obama wrote American Federation of Government Employees in October promising that he would do everything in his power to rebuild the federal service. He also promised to protect ...

Obama Could Reverse Erosion of Federal Service by Restoring Funding and Reducing Political Appointees — Wash Post Federal Page 11/19/2008
As The Washington Post reported this week, President-elect Barack Obama wrote American Federation of Government Employees in October promising that he would do everything in his power to rebuild the federal service. He also promised to protect ...