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firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 11/13/2009
Craig out as WH counsel
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From NBC's Chuck ToddNBC News has learned the long-rumored departure of White House Counsel Greg Craig will likely be made official tomorrow. Craig will be replaced by veteran Democratic Party campaign attorney Bob Bauer. This is the highest-level departure in the Obama White House this year. In ...
The Assassination of Greg Craig
thedailybeast.com - 11/16/2009
The Assassination of Greg Craig
— thedailybeast.com — The White House counsel was done in by a scurrilous leaks campaign. So much for the Obama... team's pledge to be transparent, forthright and accountable for their actions. Gregory Craig, White House counsel to President Obama and national security... (more) The Assassination of Greg Craig
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The Fall of Greg Craig
time.com - 11/19/2009
The Fall of Greg Craig
— time.com — How Obama's lawyer sparked a battle royal when he tried to keep some of the President's campaign... promises in the war on terrorism (more) The Fall of Greg Craig
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After Months of Denials, Greg Craig Out As White House Counsel
blogs.abcnews.com - 11/13/2009
After Months of Denials, Greg Craig Out As White House Counsel
— blogs.abcnews.com — As has been rumored for months, White House counsel Greg Craig will announce his resignation today, effective... at the end of the year, senior administration officials tell ABC News. Craig will be replaced by attorney Bob Bauer, who has served... (more) After Months of Denials, Greg Craig Out As White House ...
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Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:  Craig Out

Ben Smith's Blog:  Counsel swap

Talking Points Memo:  Craig Out; Bauer In

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Craig Out
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — NBC News reports "the long-rumored departure of White House Counsel Greg Craig will likely be made official tomorrow. Craig will be replaced by veteran Democratic Party campaign attorney Bob Bauer. This is the highest-level departure in the Obama White House this year." "Bauer is married to outgoing White House communications director Anita Dunn. Among the reasons for Dunn's decision to leave was so that both of them weren't working in the administration at the same time for their own family situation." Reached tonight by telephone for reaction, ...

Counsel swap
Ben Smith's Blog — ... as "parlor games") departure of White House Counsel Greg Craig, in favor of Obama campaign lawyer Bob Bauer, is now imminent, Chuck Todd reports. ...

Craig Out; Bauer In
Talking Points Memo — According to NBC, Greg Craig is out as White House Counsel and Bob Bauer is in. All to be announced tomorrow, according to NBC. ...

Reason Morning Links: The Battle of the Tea Parties, the Long Arm of German Law, and Ernest Hemingway's Electronic Nemesis
Hit & Run — ... • The White House gets a new lawyer. • A faction fight gets fiercer in the tea party movement. • A German ex-con sends a cease-and-desist letter to Wikipedia, demanding that it follow his country's law by not posting truthful information about his crime. • What happens when you let a computer grade essays. • Do you know how many time zones there are in the former Soviet Union? ...

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed To Be Moved From Gitmo To New York
TPM Election Central — ... who has said he masterminded the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, is being transferred from the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to New York to face trial. A Justice Department official confirmed to TPMDC that Mohammed and four other detainees being held at Gitmo will stand trial in a civilian federal court. Attorney General Eric Holder will make the announcement today, the official told TPMDC. The news comes as Obama is traveling to Asia and as officials tell reporters that White House counsel Greg Craig is leaving. From the ...

Greg Craig Out
The Political Carnival — Sounds like the usual crap, nothing too exciting. Via Taegan- NBC News reports "the long-rumored departure of White House Counsel Greg Craig will likely be made official tomorrow. Craig will be replaced by veteran Democratic Party campaign attorney Bob Bauer. This is the highest-level departure in the Obama White House this year." "Bauer is married to outgoing White House communications director Anita Dunn. Among the reasons for Dunn's decision to leave was so that both of them weren't working in the ...

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Meredith Jessup: Beck Called It: Dunn Out, But Husband Bauer In at White House
townhall.com 11/13/2009 — At the same time White House communications director Anita Dunn plans her "exit" from the Obama administration, her husband--Bob Bauer--will be accepting the position of White House chief counsel, according to CNN--just...
Craig Out, Bauer In, as White House Counsel
electionlawblog.org 11/13/2009 — Here is a NY Times report. Here is a statement from President Obama. Here is Craig's letter of resignation, effective Jan. 3. I have known Bob for many years and I have the greatest respect for him. He is one...
Rep. Steve King: Bauer was hired to 'erase tracks' between Obama, ACORN
thehill.com 11/13/2009 — Newly appointed White House counsel Bob Bauer is "perfectly positioned to be tasked with erasing the tracks between Obama and ACORN," one Republican lawmaker charged Friday. The lawyer's hiring, announced this morning shortly after Greg Craig ...
A Convenient Time for Bob Bauer?
jammiewearingfool.blogspot.com 11/14/2009 — Hmmm. This story about a raid on the New Orleans ACORN office last week didn't garner much attention at the time, but not it appears it could be more significant and have wider consequences. At least according to GOP Congressman Steve King. Some may ...
BOB BAUER’S JOB: Erasing ACORN tracks?… — Instapundit
BOB BAUER’S JOB: Erasing ACORN tracks?
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Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa), who seems to have made a second career in this sort of thing, is accusing the White House of promoting Democratic power lawyer Bob Bauer in order to cover up an ACORN scandal. Bob Bauer has a public record of defending Barack Obama’s relationship with ACORN. Bauer’s ...
New WH Counsel: Sign of Campaign Finance Armageddon? — Mojo Feed | Mother Jones
Gregory Craig, the White House counsel, is on his way out . Bob Bauer, the president's personal lawyer, will be taking Craig's place. Bauer, interestingly, is considered an expert in campaign finance law. That's good, because Bauer will need to deal with the fallout when the Supreme Court ...
Most Partisan White House Counsel Ever? -- By: Tevi Troy — The Corner on National Review Online
The current White House power shuffle that has led to the departures of Greg Craig, Anita Dunn, and Cassandra Butts has also brought in Bob Bauer as White House Counsel. Bauer is actually married to Dunn, who was the apparent author of the failed strategy to marginalize Fox News. Obama’s ...
Rep. King: New White House Counsel Brought In To Protect...ACORN! — TPM Election Central
Rep. Steve King (R-IA) is attacking the appointment of Bob Bauer as the new White House Counsel -- saying that it's all a plot to protect ACORN! In a new press release , King declares: "Bob Bauer has a public record of defending Barack Obama's relationship with ACORN. Bauer has acted as ...
Rep. Steve King says new WH counsel Bauer was hired to 'erase tracks' between Obama, ACORN — Hyscience
Given what we know about Barack Obama's history with ACORN , and Bauer's public record of defending Barack Obama's relationship with ACORN, little wonder Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) is saying that newly appointed White House counsel Bob Bauer is "perfectly positioned to be tasked with erasing the ...
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Greg Craig Resigns; Bob Bauer to Become White House Counsel — ACS Blog
The Washington Post reported this morning that White House Counsel Greg Craig will resign his post and be replaced by Washington, D.C. attorney Bob Bauer. The New York Time s reported that "Craig has been at the center of controversial decisions over whether to close the prison at Guant ...
Greg Craig Out, Bob Bauer in as WH Counsel — MyDD
Per a release from the White House Press Office this morning: The White House today announced today that White House Counsel Greg Craig will return to private practice and Bob Bauer will serve as White House Counsel. "Greg Craig is a close friend and trusted advisor who tackled many tough ...
Bob Bauer, Anita Dunn: In and Out at the White House — WSJ.com: Washington Wire
Peter Landers reports on politics. Just as one half of a top Washington power couple headed out of the White House this week, the other half is going in. White House communications director Anita Dunn said Tuesday she is stepping down . Today, her husband, longtime Democratic lawyer Bob ...
Obama Says He's 'Indebted' To Greg Craig As Counsel Leaves White House — TPM Election Central
President Obama has made official what broke late last night - White House counsel Greg Craig is leaving and being replaced by longtime D.C. lawyer Bob Bauer. "Greg Craig is a close friend and trusted advisor who tackled many tough challenges as White House Counsel," Obama said in a ...
Craig's Out — The Page by Mark Halperin
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In the first major shake-up in the Obama White House, counsel Greg Craig is out, the White House announced on Friday. His replacement as the president's top lawyer is Bob Bauer, the husband of departing White House communications chief Anita Dunn. Craig's departure has long been expected, in ...
Musical Chairs: Greg Craig Out as White House Counsel, Bob Bauer In — Above the Law
The rumors circulated back in August , but now it looks like it is finally happening. From Marc Ambinder , shortly before 11 p.m. on Thursday: Sources in government say that White House Counsel Gregory Craig has decided to resign, and that the president's personal lawyer, Robert Bauer, will ...
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White House Counsel Gregory B. Craig is expected to announce his departure as early as Friday, people familiar with the situation said.
Craig's Out — The Page by Mark Halperin
Embattled White House counsel to step down Friday. Expected to be replaced by Obama's personal attorney, Bob Bauer.
A Dunn-Bauer White House Switch? — Election Law
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