Transition: Where the leaks come from…

Possible HUD Sec. Adolofo Carrion told a gathering of Yale students he was under consideration for a major post in the Obama Administration. And the transition team and President-elect wonder where these leaks come from! It’s the candidates themselves, apparently.  The buzz continues to surround Arne Duncan for Education secretary. "Duncan visited Washington last week, stopping for coffee with outgoing Education Secretary Margaret Spellings, but he said the visit was purely social and had nothing to do with the Obama transition." Hillary Clinton and Susan Rice were at the State Department yesterday. OUR OBAMA CABINET SPECULATION LIST: NAMED President’s office/staff: -- Chief of Staff: Rahm Emanuel (Deputies: Jim Messina, Mona Sutphen) -- Senior Advisers: Valerie Jarrett, Peter Rouse, David Axelrod -- Political Director: Patrick Gaspard -- Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs: Phil Schiliro -- White House Counsel: Greg Craig -- Press Secretary: Robert Gibbs  ... (link)