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Craig Picked as White House Counsel
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — 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. ...

Greg Craig To Be White House Counsel
Swampland — ... Mike Allen is reporting: Gregory B. 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 Democratic officials. Craig is intimately familiar with the president-elect's record because he played the role of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in debate preparations. The officials said Obama has settled on Craig, but were not sure when it would be announced. The choice gives the president-elect both experience and loyalty. ...

Exclusive: Gregory Craig to be White House counsel
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... he “was impressed with Obama when he first met him at the home of investment banker Vernon Jordan, an intimate friend and supporter of the Clintons.” 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 Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.). Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1108/15663.html

New White House counsel announced
Babalú Blog: an island on the net without a bearded dictator — New White House counsel announced The first slap in the face of many more to come: Gregory B. Craig, a well-known Washington lawyer who quarterbacked President Bill Clinton’s impeachment defense, has been chosen White House counsel by President-elect Barack Obama, according to Democratic officials. [...] Among Craig’s other high-profile cases: successfully representing Elian Gonzalez' father, a Cuban, in his efforts to regain custody of his son; and representing U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan in connection during the Volcker Commission's investigation of the Oil-for-Food ...

Gregory Craig To Be Obama's White House Counsel: Reports
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — Politico reports that Barack Obama will name Gregory Craig has White House counsel: Gregory B. Craig, a well-known Washington lawyer who quarterbacked President Bill Clinton's impeachment defense, has been chosen White House counsel by President-elect Barack Obama, according to Democratic officials. Craig is intimately familiar with the president-elect's record because he played the role of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in debate preparations. CNN also has a source saying Craig will be named to the post: ...

Gregory Craig To Be Obama's White House Counsel: Reports
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — Politico reports that Barack Obama will name Gregory Craig has White House counsel: Gregory B. Craig, a well-known Washington lawyer who quarterbacked President Bill Clinton's impeachment defense, has been chosen White House counsel by President-elect Barack Obama, according to Democratic officials. Craig is intimately familiar with the president-elect's record because he played the role of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in debate preparations. CNN also has a source saying Craig will be named to the post: ...

The Stellar Resume Of Obama’s New White House Counsel
Pat Dollard | Young Americans — Gregory Craig to be White House counsel By MIKE ALLEN - (Politico) Gregory B. Craig, a well-known Washington lawyer who quarterbacked President Bill Clinton’s impeachment defense, has been chosen White House counsel by President-elect Barack Obama, according to Democratic officials. Craig is intimately familiar with the president-elect’s record because he played the role of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in debate preparations. The officials said Obama has settled on Craig but were not sure when the appointment would be ...

Savor the Change! Obama Brings on Another Clintonista
JammieWearingFool — I'm actually beginning to think had Hillary won there would be fewer Clinton retreads coming on-board. Where the change? The bold innovative thinking? Are former Clinton hacks the best you can do, Barry? Geez, at this rate I almost expect Lani Guinier to be nominated for something. No, instead of this mythical change, we get a guy who sent Elian Gonzalez back to hell. Craig, 63, is a partner at Williams & Connolly and a protégé of the late Edward Bennett Williams, the legendary Washington power lawyer. His selection adds to the surprisingly large number of Clinton White ...

War and Piece — | Main November 15, 2008 Politico : Gregory Craig to be White House counsel. Posted by Laura at November 15, 2008 10:54 PM

Greg Craig
Talking Points Memo — Mike Allen says that "Democratic officials" confirm to him that Greg Craig has been chosen for White House counsel. I'm a little surprised he's not slotted for some foreign policy related position. ...

Craig Picked as White House Counsel
The Hollywood Liberal — ... 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 ...

More White House Staffing
Political Punch — ... More White House Staffing November 16, 2008 9:53 AM President-elect Obama has tapped his Senate chief of staff Pete Rouse to be a White House Senior Adviser, To be Deputy White House Chief of Staff he has named former NSC staffer Mona Sutphen from Stonebridge International LLC; and Jim Messina, national chief of staff to the Obama campaign. Politico's Mike Allen is reporting Obama's resignation of his U.S. Senate seat kicks in today; a "thank you letter" from him to the citizens of the Land of Lincoln appears in various Illinois newspapers today. "It was long ago that ...

Election Central Sunday Roundup
TPM Election Central — ... Barack Obama will reportedly appoint Greg Craig, an experienced Washington lawyer who served on Bill Clinton's impeachment defense team and also portrayed John McCain during Obama's debate prep, as the new White House counsel. ...

Castro’s Lawyer? Now Obama’s Lawyer
Cold Fury — SENSING A PATTERN HERE Politico excerpts : Gregory B. Craig, a well-known Washington lawyer who quarterbacked President Bill Clinton’s impeachment defense, has been chosen White House counsel by President-elect Barack Obama, according to Democratic officials. His selection adds to the surprisingly large number of Clinton White House veterans who are at the top of the Obama roster. He also was senior adviser on defense, foreign policy and national security to Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.). Craig, who had been friends with Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham at Yale Law School, ...

Filling Out the White House Staff
The Stump — ... Obama has announced more top White House appointments: Pete Rouse, his Senate chief of staff, will be a senior adviser; Jim Messina, the campaign's chief of staff, will be a deputy White House chief of staff; and sharing that role with Messina will be Mona Sutphen, a onetime foreign service officer who did tours in the Clinton NSA and the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. Also, Politico is reporting that Greg Craig, who defended Clinton during impeachment, will be White House counsel. ...

The Return Of Yet Another Clintonite
A Chequer-Board of Nights and Days — Former Clinton defense lawyer and longtime Hillary Clinton friend Greg Craig, who served as one of Barack Obama's foreign policy advisers, will be White House Counsel in the incoming Administration. Once again, let it be noted that the incoming Administration is trying to find as many ways as possible ...

On Greg Craig
TalkLeft — Greg Craig was named White House counsel. Marcy Wheeler is not pleased. My take is somewhat different than Marcy's. Craig was trying to justify Barack Obama's flip flop on telecom immunity when he spouted nonsense about FISA expiring. I think he knew that what he was saying was pure nonsense. But then, the real issue is that Greg Craig does not tell the truth and thinks most of us are idiots or do not care about the truth when it comes to Obama. But, in Craig's defense, it seems true that many do not care about the truth when it comes to Obama and warrantless ...

The Return Of Yet Another Clintonite
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... Former Clinton defense lawyer and longtime Hillary Clinton friend Greg Craig, who served as one of Barack Obama's foreign policy advisers, will be White House Counsel in the incoming Administration. Once again, let it be noted that the incoming Administration is trying to find as many ways as possible ...

Obama picks presidential assassin’s lawyer as White House counsel
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... Barack Obama has selected Gregory Craig as White House counsel, a move that will recall some controversial legal cases over the last few years.  Craig has plenty of experience in politics as well as the courtroom, having served as Bill Clinton’s legal counsel during the impeachment hearings.  Craig flipped from Hillary Clinton to Barack Obama early in the primaries, and Obama has repaid his support — but Craig’s caseload will raise a few eyebrows: Gregory B. Craig, a well-known Washington lawyer who quarterbacked President Bill Clinton’s impeachment defense, has been chosen ...

Meet Greg Craig, Obama's White House Counsel
Weekly Standard Blog — ... Mike Allen reported over the weekend that "Gregory B. Craig, a well-known Washington lawyer who quarterbacked President Bill Clinton’s impeachment defense, has been chosen White House counsel by President-elect Barack Obama". ...

Could You Imagine The Outrage
Rhymes With Right — If a GOP president-elect selected one of Sirhan Sirhan’s lawyers for an important role on his White House? I think we all know that there would have been a serious shit-storm over such a choice. So why is President-elect Hopey McChangerson not facing significant criticism for his choice of Gregory Craig to be his White House Counsel? Indeed, why has that aspect of his career, among others, been ignored by the press. Gregory B. Craig, a well-known Washington lawyer who quarterbacked President Bill Clinton’s impeachment defense, has been chosen White House counsel by ...