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It Hurts To Be John Kerry Today
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It must have been painful, but at least it was classy. Sen. John Kerry's (D-Mass.) reaction statement to President-elect Obama's choice for secretary of state was the first to arrive in the Sleuth's inbox (besides, of course, Bill Clinton's). "President-Elect Obama has chosen a terrific national ...

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Consolation Prize
Matthew Yglesias — ... Mary Ann Akers writes for The Washington Post about John Kerry’s classy response to being passed over for Secretary of State. Then she says: ...

Obama officially names Hillary as his Sec. of State pick
Sister Toldjah — ... I know many of you are worried about Hillary being our Secretary of State but hey … at least it wasn’t John Kerry who was picked for that cabinet position. ...

Obama Says Nevermind the Tea Party Dig, Hillary Is Now First Among Equals (Video)
Tennessee Guerilla Women — ... if she didn’t believe I’m equipped to lead this nation, she would not have accepted.” The above is from Katharine Q. Seelye who live blogged the event, she has lots more. Here's Hillary: Transcript: Obama's National Security Team Announcement Fox News shut out again at Obama press conference. It Hurts To Be John Kerry Today How is it Obama can fill a Cabinet faster ...

Hurtful
Jules Crittenden — ... Backbench also-ran, dissed and ditched by the cool kids for State, gets praise from one of the other nerds for praising Hill . When you consider that, aside from some constituent services, the one thing John Kerry did in life that was worth a damn, taking command of a U.S. Navy river patrol boat in Vietnam, he bailed on four months into a yearlong tour, I guess I have to praise Obama for considering the nation’s interests ahead of any political considerations … though those apparently were negligible if the job went to a junior senator who wasn’t even the nominee. With Hill, ...

Breaking ... Obama team vetting food tasters
The Reaction — ... office. Another recommendation, that our source indicates the President-Elect was balking at, is that he must wear surgical latex gloves when shaking hands with any Cabinet member. More, as this story develops ... Bonus Links CNN: Obama rolls out national security team Robert Stein: Clintons Front and Center Again Mary Ann Akers: It Hurts To Be John Kerry Today ...

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