gallup.com - 12/5/2008
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Americans' positive reactions to President-elect Barack Obama's cabinet appointments this week have not yet translated into a more general boost in their already-high confidence in Obama to be a good president. Two-thirds of Americans (65%) in Dec. 1-3 interviewing remain ...
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/8/2008
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Steve Hildebrand, the former deputy national campaign director
for Barack Obama, has a new piece up at
the Huffington Post , rebutting left-wing critics who say that Obama's cabinet choices have been too centrist or even conservative: The point ...
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Top Obama Adviser Hits "The Left Wing Of Our Party" For ...
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
online.wsj.com - 11/29/2008
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online.wsj.com —
The names floated for Barack Obama's national security
team "are drawn exclusively from conservative, centrist and pro-military
circles without even a single -- yes, not one! -- chosen to represent the antiwar wing of the Democratic party." In his ...
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Obama's War Cabinet
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Poll: Dems Not Rattled By "Centrist" Or "Bipartisan" Cabinet Picks
TPM Election Central —
... The new Gallup poll finds that 65% say they're confident in him, while 25% say they're not -- virtually identical to Gallup's polling back on November 23rd. ...
No More Mister Nice Blog —
... The new Gallup poll finds that 65% say they're confident in him, while 25% say they're not -- virtually identical to Gallup's polling back on November 23rd. ...
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themoderatevoice.com 11/24/2008 —
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politicalwire.com 11/14/2008 — First Read : "The best reason for Obama to be looking for a place in his cabinet for
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washingtonmonthly.com 11/24/2008 — WHETHER THE CABINET IS BIPARTISAN ENOUGH.... A wide variety of media figures have been quite complimentary about the cabinet team Barack Obama has put together so far. George Stephanopoulos told viewers yesterday, "We have not seen this kind of ...
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obsidianwings.blogs.com 11/24/2008 — by hilzoy
I'm quite impressed by the way Barack Obama's cabinet is shaking out. Eric Holder seems to be a superb choice for Attorney General, as is Janet Napolitano for Homeland Security. I'm really happy about Daschle at HHS -- both because I ...
$1 trillion rescue: Not so far-fetched —
CNN Political Ticker 12/5/2008
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — President-elect Barack Obama hasn't put a dollar figure yet on his promise to create an economic recovery package that he says will generate or save ...
Navarrete: Obama ignored Latinos for top posts —
CNN.com - Politics 12/5/2008
About four years ago, I wrote a column praising President Bush for appointing Latinos to the Cabinet as he began his second term. The most obvious example was Bush's decision to nominate Alberto Gonzales as attorney general, which many liberals would ...
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