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For Obama and Family, a Personal Transition
For Obama and Family, a Personal Transition
Life for the Obamas has changed forever under the constraints and security of the president-elect’s bubble. >
The Obama Transition: What Will Change Look Like
The Obama Transition: What Will Change Look Like
time.com — In his first White House visit as President-elect, Obama walks with Bush down the famed colonnade outside... the Oval Office. (more) The Obama Transition: What Will Change Look Like
Inside the Transition: Meet members of the Energy & Environment Policy Transition Team
Inside the Transition: Meet members of the Energy & Environment Policy Transition Team
change.gov — To give you a behind the scenes look at the Transition and to see in greater depth... how the team is approaching climate issues, we filmed this meeting of our Energy & Environment Policy Transition Team and interview with team member Heather ... (more) Inside the Transition: Meet members of the Energy & ...
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With Obama's New Role Comes Personal Sacrifice
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... New York Times: "Renegade, as the Secret Service calls him, now lives within the strict limits that come with the most powerful office on the planet."       ...

For Obama and Family, a Personal Transition
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... office on the planet. He has chosen to spend this interval before his Jan. 20 inauguration at his home in Hyde Park, which has in some ways been transformed into a secure fortress for his protection. After two years of daily speeches and rallies, he has retreated into an almost hermitlike seclusion, largely hidden from public view and spotted only when he drops his two daughters off for school or goes for a workout at the gymnasium in a friend’s apartment building. Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/14/us/politics/14obama.h... More from article: Mr. Obama is putting off ...

Life in a Bubble
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — "Life for the newly chosen president and his family has changed forever," the New York Times reports. "Even the constraints and security of the campaign trail do not compare to the bubble that has enveloped him in the 10 days since his election. Renegade, as the Secret Service calls him, now lives within the strict limits that come with the most powerful office on the planet."

The Early Word: Clinton Cabinet Speculation
The Caucus — ... just before the start of a lame-duck session of Congress next week. And the Times’s Peter Baker takes a closer look at the how the transition from Illinois senator to President-elect has changed life for Mr. Obama and his family : Life for the newly chosen president and his family has changed forever. Even the constraints and security of the campaign trail do not compare to the bubble that has enveloped him in the 10 days since his election. Renegade, as the Secret Service calls him, now lives within the strict limits that come with the most powerful office on ...

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