soundpolitics.com - 1/6/2009
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"Gov. Chris Gregoire's whereabouts are unknown" (from the AP, via the P-I): OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Gov. Chris Gregoire is out of state, but her office won't say where she is. Gregoire was set to be the keynote speaker Tuesday at...
bighollywood.breitbart.com - 1/7/2009
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bighollywood.breitbart.com —
Gary Graham I’m an American. This has always
been my favorite label, but of late even that
has seemed to mean less and less. Being called an American used to carry with it a certain pride and esprit de corps that now apparently is dated and passe. ...
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marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 1/6/2009
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marcambinder.theatlantic.com —
Washington State political blogs are buzzing about a
rumor that Gov. Christine Gregoire is headed to Washington
to replace Bill Richardson as Barack Obama's Secretary of Commerce. I'm not sure why Gregoire is going to Washington, but Obama aides say ...
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Rumor Patrol: Gregoire To Commerce?
blogs.thenewstribune.com - 1/6/2009
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blogs.thenewstribune.com —
Is she in Washington D.C., waiting to annouce
that she's taken a job in President Barack Obama
's administration? (There is a fresh vacancy, you know.) One of my sources said he couldn't tell me where Gov. Chris Gregoire is now, but assured me she ...
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Where is Gov. Chris Gregoire and why is she being so ...
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Hmmm. What’s Christine Gregoire up to in DC?
Michelle Malkin —
... Some kind of announcement is expected tomorrow. Maybe she’s just playing coy until Obama’s crack staff of vetters finishes shuffling through the paperwork. Or maybe it’s part of a bigger Obama initiative to fork over federal aid to states. Wishful thinking: Maybe she’s going to recommend that other governors do as she’s doing and consider quicker criminal alien deportations that will make their states safer and save them money in hard economic times. Orbusmax and Sound Politics are tracking. The Tacoma News-Tribune says it’s related to federal money ...
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Gregoire as Commerce Secretary?
slog.thestranger.com 1/6/2009 — Some tea leaves: The Governor of Washington State has disappeared . Her office, while very tight-lipped about her whereabouts, tells me there will be an announcement early tomorrow morning. Obama's transition team plans to announce the new Commerce ...
Gov. Chris Gregoire out of Washington state
seattlepi.nwsource.com 1/6/2009 — Last updated January 5, 2009 8:33 p.m. PT Gov. Chris Gregoire out of Washington state THE ASSOCIATED PRESS OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Gov. Chris Gregoire is out of the state, but her office won't say where she is. According to The Bellingham Herald, Whatcom ...
Gregoire Trip Fuels Speculation
politicalwire.com 1/6/2009 — Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire (D) canceled a Tuesday lunch appearance and two sources confirmed to The Hill she is in Washington, D.C. The governor's actions "have triggered a wave of speculation" that Gregoire could soon replace Gov. Bill ...
Dude Has Class...
lefarkins.blogspot.com 11/12/2008 — Adam Serwer: You can take the entire '08 class of any school and put them in suits and no interviewer would know what their class background is. No. At Patterson, we actually do line up thirty-five or so students and put them in suits, and it's ...
Obama's Cabinet
charlotteobserver.com 12/28/2008 — The Cabinet includes the vice president and the heads of 15 executive departments. Cabinet officers are nominated by the president and then presented to the United States Senate.
Thanks A Lot, Dude
talkingpointsmemo.com 2/4/2009 — I think it's understandable, though unfortunate in terms of the future of the country and the interests of justice, that Sen. Gregg (R-NH) made it a condition of his accepting the Commerce appointment that he'd be replaced by a Republican. But now ...
The Cabinet
whitehouse.gov 1/30/2009 — THE CABINET The tradition of the Cabinet dates back to the beginnings of the Presidency itself. Established in Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution, the Cabinet's role is to advise the President on any subject he may require relating to the ...
The Cabinet
blogs.princeton.edu 12/22/2008 — That Obama is set to nominate so many former legislators to his Cabinet and senior White House staff provides a rare opportunity for comparing the ideological make-up of the new administration to that of Congress. With the nomination of Hilda...
Dude, where's my $700 billion?
salon.com 12/17/2008 — Congress handed Wall Street a huge wad of cash to jump-start the economy. It didn't work -- so where did all that money go?
Obama seeks swift passage of fiscal package —
Reuters: Politics 1/6/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With the economic outlook darkening, U.S. president-elect Democrat Barack Obama went to Congress two weeks before taking office to try to entice Republican support for a massive stimulus package with talk of big tax cuts.
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Obama picks former Clinton aide Panetta for CIA —
Reuters: Politics 1/6/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former White House chief of staff Leon Panetta to lead the CIA, which has been widely criticized for harsh interrogation of terrorism suspects, Democratic officials said on Monday.
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