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A Diverse War Cabinet for Obama
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By Philip Rucker President-elect Barack Obama today introduced a war cabinet that is more diverse than any other president's in recent history, appointing three women and two African Americans to his top national security and foreign policy posts. But the six individuals officially nominated by ...
huffingtonpost.com - 12/1/2008
Chris Matthews: Obama's Diverse Cabinet Like "Many Faces Of Benetton," "Clearly Representative ...
— huffingtonpost.com — Chris Matthews praised the image of diversity coming out of Barack Obama's press conference Monday morning, comparing... it to a United Colors of Benetton ad. Matthews said that Obama "is very aware of the picture he's offering as well as the words" ... (more) Chris Matthews: Obama's Diverse Cabinet Like "Many Faces ...

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Ben Smith's Blog — Same people, very different White House. Obama's war cabinet is, really, diverse. His Military Office will be led by Louis Caldera. He tells Ebony he'll stick with the grassroots. Jeanne Cummings reports he is the first billion-dollar candidate. Crowley, obsessed, reports that Napolitano is a hoopster too. Obama calls Rahm his "minder". Paul Carmouche gets a hand from the President-elect, via radio. What do kids want to be when they grow up? ...

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