nationaljournal.com - 12/5/2008
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ADMINISTRATION Eliminate unnecessary middle managers "Barack Obama will thin the ranks of Washington middle managers, freeing up resources both for deficit reduction and for increasing the number of frontline workers."—Obama's "The Change We Need In Washington" Create 'SWAT' unit to improve ...
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Obama's Long List Of Promises To Keep, Obligations To Meet
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... This list only touches the surface of a long inventory compiled by the National Journal -- an inventory which, using only brief summaries, runs to 10,350 words. A few of the campaign commitments might fit under the broad umbrella of a massive economic stimulus bill, including some infrastructure and green energy projects. ...
Obama's Long List Of Promises To Keep, Obligations To Meet
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... This list only touches the surface of a long inventory compiled by the National Journal -- an inventory which, using only brief summaries, runs to 10,350 words. A few of the campaign commitments might fit under the broad umbrella of a massive economic stimulus bill, including some infrastructure and green energy projects. ...
Paul Rieckhoff: Shinseki for VA Secretary: A Bold Choice
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... , addressing the high unemployment rates, and making adequate mental health care available to our troops and veterans. Michelle Obama has also called military families ...
Rule by the Inexperienced
Southern Appeal —
... go to Iraq as part of the Coalition Provisional Authority. Indeed, one of the themes of the Obama campaign was that the Bush administration had valued ideology over qualifications in its hiring. As Obama said in 2008, “When it comes to hiring people in my administration, the litmus test that will apply will not be based on party or ideology or who’s traded the most favors, but on qualifications and experience. We’re going to have experienced, competent people in the White House.” Now comes ...
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