firedoglake.com - 12/1/2008
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Obama is slated to announce more cabinet nominees today at 10:40 am ET. Including a much-rumored nod to Hillary Clinton as SoS.
While the chattering classes turn cartwheels to play up rifts and rumors , sniffing every shred of moldering dirty laundry, I don't ...
commentarymagazine.com - 11/26/2008
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commentarymagazine.com —
According to the latest news reports, President-elect Obama
will nominate a national security team next week that...
is stunning in its moderation. The headliners–Bob Gates staying at Defense, Hillary Clinton becoming Secretary of State, retired ...
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Obama’s Picks
gallup.com - 12/2/2008
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gallup.com —
PRINCETON, NJ -- Americans widely approve of Barack
Obama's decisions, announced on Monday, to name Hillary Clinton...
secretary of state and to ask Robert Gates to stay on as secretary of defense. mwboj_5e_uqnvqhkyovxoq These results are based on a ...
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Obama National Security Picks Get High Marks
change.gov - 12/2/2008
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change.gov —
With today's introduction of key members of the
National Security Team, President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect...
Joe Biden have now chosen nearly half of the cabinet, including the heads of the departments of State, Defense, Treasury, ...
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The National Security Team
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... than spending the remaining third of the bailout on corporations, RedState’s Erick Erickson claims. It would be difficult to not support every American keeping $2,000 of their money, The Foundry’s Brian Simpson says. The plan is elegant for its simplicity and prevents Wall Street banks from misdirecting bailout funds, Jed Babbin argues at Human Events. FROM THE BLOGS: [image] Conservatives Want More Dirt in Your Water – Matthew Yglesias [image] No Anxiety Over Obama’s Picks – Christy Hardin Smith, firedoglake [image] ...
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CNN Political Ticker 12/1/2008
CHICAGO (CNN) – President-elect Barack Obama selected New York Sen. Hillary Clinton for the position of secretary of state Monday.
Obama also announced his decision to keep Defense Secretary Robert Gates in his current post, and named retired ...
Obama names national security team —
First Read 12/1/2008
From NBC's Athena Jones CHICAGO -- It's the closest thing to the “Dream Ticket” that supporters of former rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are going to get.
In his fifth post-election press conference, the president-elect officially ...
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