ft.com - 11/6/2008
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Barack Obama yesterday moved swiftly to capitalise on the momentum from his historic victory by announcing a string of senior appointments aimed at reassuring the markets and ensuring a confident transition to the presidency in January. Senior campaign officials said Mr Obama, who was yesterday ...
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Barack Obama has promised to "change the world"
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content With just three days to go he and his opponent John McCain are touring key states in an effort to woo undecided voters. Senator Obama is still almost ...
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ft.com - 10/31/2008
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The best-kept secret in Washington is that Barack
Obama has the largest and most disciplined presidential transition...
team anyone can recall. Headed by John Podesta, former chief of staff in Bill Clinton's White House, it started work well before the ...
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According to the Financial Times, senior Obama campaign officials said the President-elect will "appoint at least two Republicans to senior cabinet positions." ...
Obama Seeks Republicans for Cabinet
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... According to the Financial Times , senior Obama campaign officials said the President-elect will “appoint at least two Republicans to senior cabinet positions.” In addition, the article says Obama will “move quickly on senior economic posts - probably within the next 48 hours.” ...
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