nbcnewyork.com - 11/6/2008
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President-elect Barack Obama has drafted a star-studded short list of cabinet candidates, with political heavyweights Caroline Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy , Colin Powell and John Kerry among the most notable names being eyed by his transition team. Illinois Democrat Rahm Emanuel has already ...
mlive.com - 11/5/2008
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mlive.com —
Politico.com President-elect Barack Obama is strongly considering Robert
F. Kennedy Jr. to head the Environmental Protection Agency,...
a Cabinet post, Democratic officials told Politico. Obama s transition planners are weighing several other ...
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Basking In The Obamaglow
Jules Crittenden —
... Maybe, as has been suggested, they may even figure out that Guantanamo is full of dangerous unlawful combatants they really don’t want to let out on the street. Maybe they will actually let the military fight the war. Could happen. It’s nice to feel the weight lift, if only briefly. Somehow I don’t think this curious Obamaglow I’m basking in is going to last, though. Some quick news: Iraq to Obama: Not so fast! Putin angles a return to Czarship Fine Cabinetry … it’s Obamalot! Speaking of which, here’s some classic Surber channeling me and waxing lyrical on ...
Brainster's Blog —
Obama Cabinet List Reports Sounds like he's going to have a bunch of dolts: President-elect Barack Obama has drafted a star-studded short list of cabinet candidates, with political heavyweights Caroline Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Colin Powell and John Kerry among the most notable names being eyed by his transition team. That's RFK, Jr., of course. He's the horse's ass that wrote a ridiculous article for Rolling Stone on how the Republicans stole Ohio in 2004. It's a classic piece of conspiracy theorizing as I ...
Obama’s “Short List” For Cabinet Positions
Ankle Biting Pundits —
... When I have more time to think about it, I’ll be posting my thoughts on the “lessons” to be learned from the election, but for now, this piece caught my eye. It’s about who President Elect Obama has on his “short-list” for cabinet positions. Now we don’t know if someone with knowledge of these things is leaking it, or someone listed below who wants the job, so take it for what its worth. ...
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