Submit a Story!

Villaraigosa says he won't join Obama administration

 

Published 12/2/2008 at L.A. Times - Politics

The mayor says he plans to stay in Los Angeles and focus on his reelection campaign and the city's pressing issues. > Despite increased speculation that Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa may be heading to Washington, he said Monday that he would not be joining President-elect Barack Obama's Cabinet. (link)

Tags:

Related Content
House to push $500 billion stimulus bill
reuters.com 12/2/2008 — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi met leading governors on Monday to discuss the size and shape of an economic stimulus package that one Democratic aide said was likely to cost around $500 billion. The aide, who ...
Fretting about Obama, our new Dear Leader
sfgate.com 12/2/2008 — After voters rejected the mantra of free trade and deregulation, some contacting me say they are upset about Obama hiring so many free-trading deregulators who birthed today's economic mess. With the president-elect having touted his opposition to ...
Obama: The "Vision" Buck Stops Here
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/2/2008 — A very interesting moment at Obama's presser on the economy today: He made a strong "buck stops here" statement, and offered perhaps his most extensive response yet to concerns in some quarters that his hiring of people with Washington and Clinton ...
The Associated Press: Rove: Obama security team represents continuity
google.com 12/2/2008 — 1 day ago WASHINGTON (AP) President Bush's former political director says the national security team named by President-elect Barack Obama "represents, to a substantial degree, continuity" especially in hot spots like Iraq and Afghanistan. Karl Rove ...
Obama Statement on Visit of Polish President Lech Kaczynski | U.S. Senator Barack Obama
obama.senate.gov 12/2/2008 — Washington D.C. Office 713 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 (202) 224-2854 (202) 228-4260 fax (202 228-1404 TDD Email our office Chicago Office John C. Kluczynski Federal Office Building 230 South Dearborn St. Suite 3900 (39th floor) ...
World Cartoonists On Obama Picking Hillary Clinton As Secretary Of State — The Moderate Voice
More Trouble on the Horizon — Talking Points Memo
Afghan Strategy Poses Stiff Challenge For Obama — The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
Class Bigotry Mars Auto Debate — Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines
Will the Obama girls learn math? — Joanne Jacobs
A Pragmatic Pair Chosen to Confront Terrorism Threat — Wash Post Obama Administration 12/2/2008
In nominating two former federal prosecutors to lead the Justice and Homeland Security Departments, President-elect Barack Obama yesterday selected Democrats with sterling law-and-order credentials but less experience in detecting threats and ...
Obama stresses diplomacy with new national security team — L.A. Times - Politics 12/2/2008
The president-elect formally introduces the group, including Hillary Clinton as secretary of State nominee -- and Susan Rice as ambassador to the U.N., a position he's restoring to Cabinet level. >  ...
Biden shares stage with heavy hitters — CNN.com - Politics 12/2/2008
In Washington, power is measured by access to the president, and as Barack Obama's team fills up with heavyweights, some are wondering if Vice President-elect Joe Biden is running out of room.
Agenda: Meeting of Brotherly Love? — First Read 12/2/2008
”When President-elect Barack Obama arrives at Philadelphia's Independence Hall today to meet with the nation's governors, the main question will be not whether he will deliver fast fiscal relief to the states, but how much?” the Washington Post  ...
Reflecting on His Tenure, Bush Shows New Candor — Wash Post Obama Administration 12/2/2008
President Bush, who has long brushed aside questions about his legacy, is opening up a bit during his final weeks in office.