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Gregory Craig, "a well-known Washington lawyer who quarterbacked President Bill Clinton's impeachment defense, has been chosen White House counsel by President-elect Obama," according to Politico .
"The choice gives the president-elect both experience and loyalty. During the primaries, Craig ...
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Craig Picked as White House Counsel
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Craig Picked as White House Counsel Gregory Craig, “a well-known Washington lawyer who quarterbacked President Bill Clinton’s impeachment defense, has been chosen White House counsel by President-elect Obama,” according to Politico .“The choice gives the president-elect both experience and loyalty. During the primaries, Craig was an early Clinton alumni defector to Obama…” “Craig was an Obama foreign policy adviser during the campaign. At the start of the Clinton administration, he had been the State Department’s Director of Policy Planning, the head of State’s in-house think tank. He also was senior adviser on defense, foreign policy and national security to ...
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Craig thinks Obama would make a good 007
msnbc.msn.com 10/23/2008 — Brit Daniel Craig may not be able to vote in the American presidential election, but he’s already decided which candidate — Barack Obama or John McCain — would make a better Bond.
Court rejects Craig appeal
firstread.msnbc.msn.com 12/9/2008 — From NBC's Ken Strickland and Domenico MontanaroA Minnesota appeals court today rejected Larry Craig's request to withdraw his guilty plea stemming from a sex sting in a Minneapolis airport bathroom last year. (Here's the decision.)
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Obama reaches out to former rivals —
msnbc.com: Politics 11/16/2008
As he forms his new team, President-elect Barack Obama is pledging to reach out to past rivals such as Hillary Rodham Clinton and Republicans. What does the past tell us about such lofty intentions?
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