slate.com - 11/13/2008
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During a presidential campaign, there's no such thing as over-sharing. Barack Obama promised to run the most transparent White House in history—disclosing donations, shunning lobbyists, and broadcasting important meetings on C-SPAN. Transition captain John Podesta reiterated the point Tuesday when he said Obama's would be "the most open and transparent transition in history." [ more ... ]
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Thursday's Transition News
The Stump —
... out! Get your Plum
Book of vacated federal positions today. Obama could cut the White House political affairs
office, Politico reports.
Techies love
the new Washington--and might migrate
east.
India
wonders why, oh why Obama hasn't
called.
John Bolton says Obama
has already blundered on missile defense. The top
ten ways Obama can use Web video in the White House.
Slate debates the merits of a super
transparent ...
Daily Digest: Views Diverge Over the Future of the Network
techPresident —
... Slate's Christopher Beam asks if the sort of transparency promised by the Obama campaign is unequivocally good, with an eye on possible downsides -- from limits on speech, grandstanding, and plain old embarrassment. ...
Obama Echoes Bush on State Secrets?
Mojo Feed | Mother Jones —
... Is "the most transparent administration ever" echoing the Bush administration's position on a key transparency provision? ...
Transparency Redacted: the 15% Tax Hike Obama's Trying to Hide
Doug Ross @ Journal —
... campaign stop in Dover, New Hampshire, then-candidate Obama stated unequivocally, "I can make a firm pledge. Under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 a year will see any form of tax increase. Not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains taxes, not any of your taxes." The Treasury Department states that the total amount of new taxes will range from $100 billion to $200 billion, or approximately $1,800 a year. And despite the many promises to maintain " the most transparent White House in history ", the cover-ups continue. The disclosed Treasury ...
Secret Vapor Conference on ObamaCare
RedState —
... Get ready for a non-transparent negotiation with the help of the Obama Administration. Slate reported that the Obama campaign pledged to put important meetings on C-SPAN, yet these very important health care meetings are open to nobody but Washington elites. ...
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Too much of a good thing …
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The Transition Begins, Poorly Lit
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Lengthy application for job with Obama —
CNN Political Ticker 11/13/2008
(CNN) — Want a job in Barack Obama's administration? Be prepared to fork over nearly every detail of your life.
CNN's Suzzane Malveaux obtained the seven-page questionnaire that asks applicants to reveal everything from tax returns to blog ...
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