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Who's in the running for Obama administration jobs (AP)

 

Published 11/21/2008 at Yahoo! News: Politics News

AP - It's Washington's favorite parlor game during a presidential transition: trying to figure out who'll land a top spot in the new administration. President-elect Barack Obama is weighing an array of Washington insiders and outsiders, including some Republicans, for Cabinet and other top positions, according to Democratic officials. (link)

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