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Dems sketch Obama staff, Cabinet - Mike Allen
Attorney general: Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine; Eric Holder, who was deputy AG under Clinton and is now with Covington & Burling and led Obama s vice presidential search; Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick; Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano Supreme Court nominee: Washington superlawyer Robert Barnett; ...
Dems sketch Obama staff, Cabinet
Dems sketch Obama staff, Cabinet
politico.com — The list of names being widely discussed in Dem circles is heavy on Washington insiders, many of... them from the Clinton administration. (more) Dems sketch Obama staff, Cabinet
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Dems sketch Obama staff, Cabinet - Politico.com Print View
dyn.politico.com — Republican insiders close to John McCain are spending much more time in the campaign s final days... trying to pull off an upset victory on Tuesday than focusing on who might be in a McCain Cabinet. But sources close to Barack Obama have quite specific ... (more) Dems sketch Obama staff, Cabinet - Politico.com Print View
Obama considers stars for Cabinet - Mike Allen
politico.com — President-elect Barack Obama is strongly considering Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the Environmental Protection Agency, a... Cabinet post, Democratic officials told Politico. Obama s transition planners are weighing several other celebrity-level ... (more) Obama considers stars for Cabinet - Mike Allen
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Inslee to Interior?
HorsesAss.Org — ... Politico has put together a list of potential appointees in an Obama administration, and the two names being bandied about by Beltway insiders for Secretary of the Interior are Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Rep. Jay Inslee. ...

RFK, Jr. to Interior?
Overlawyered — Someone in the Obama campaign seems to be floating the name of America’s Most Irresponsible Public Figure® as a possible Secretary of the Interior. (Mike Allen, “Dems sketch Obama staff, cabinet”, Politico, Oct. 31). Tags: Barack Obama, environment, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Related posts Voices of moderation dept.: RFK Jr. (1) RFK Jr.’s “Crimes Against Nature” (0) RFK Jr. and Katrina (0) May 2 roundup (3) ...

A Kennedy in the Cabinet?
The Volokh Conspiracy — ... that President-elect Barack Obama is considering Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for the post of Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. A prior report suggested RFK was an early candidate for Secretary of the Interior. Tapping RFK Jr. for either post would be a profound mistake, and would almost certainly provoke a bitter confirmation fight. RFK Jr. became something of a spokesperson for the environmental movement with his celebrity name and strident attacks on the Bush Administration's environmental policies. While some of the criticism was warranted, RFK's assaults ...

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