nytimes.com - 12/4/2008
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Secretary of commerce may not be the job Bill Richardson hoped for on his tumultuous journey this year, but Barack Obama said on Wednesday that it was not a consolation prize, either. >
esquire.com - 12/3/2008
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esquire.com —
The just-tapped Secretary of Commerce shares intimate new
stories on how Barack Obama saved his ass before
he became his boss, Saddam Hussein's guile, Bush's charm, racial politics and more.
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Bill Richardson: What I've Learned
blogs.abcnews.com - 12/3/2008
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blogs.abcnews.com —
President-elect Barack Obama expressed his deep dissapointment for
the loss of Bill Richardson's beard in a press
conference to announce the New Mexico governor's nomination as secretary of commerce. "We're deeply disappointed with the loss of the ...
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Obama Expresses Sorrow with Loss of Richardson Beard
news.yahoo.com - 12/3/2008
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Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
"I think it's fine. I've had my say on him. I was quoted accurately and in context." -- James Carville, quoted by the New York Times, on Gov. Bill Richardson's appointment as Commerce secretary.
The Early Word: Automakers Back on the Hill
The Caucus —
... the Associated Press reports that Senator Chris Dodd, Democrat of Connecticut and chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, appealed to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Wednesday, asking whether he could do anything to help the struggling companies. The Transition The Obama transition effort sped along yesterday, as the president-elect nominated New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson to the post of Commerce Secretary. The Times’s Peter Baker looks at the path that led Mr. Richardson to his latest cabinet job: For Mr. Richardson, who has gone from being the ...
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New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson will be named President-elect Barack Obama's Commerce Secretary at a Chicago press conference tomorrow.
Richardson will become the first Hispanic named to Obama's cabinet. It will be Richardson's ...
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voices.washingtonpost.com 11/21/2008 — Is New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson in line to become Commerce Department chief? (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini) Updated, 1:58 p.m. New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has emerged as a "serious contender" to head the Commerce Department under ...
Obama to Announce Bill Richardson as Secretary of Commerce
blogs.abcnews.com 12/2/2008 — ABC News has learned that in Chicago Wednesday morning, President-elect Obama will announce that he's nominating New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson to be his Secretary of Commerce. This brings to three the total number of primary opponents Mr. Obama has...
Richardson fallout?
washingtonmonthly.com 1/4/2009 — RICHARDSON FALLOUT?.... OK, so Bill Richardson is out as Commerce Secretary, and the Obama transition team will no doubt have to scramble to quickly find a capable replacement. (Atrios and Matt both seem interested in the gig. The confirmation hearings...
Richardson withdraws bid to be commerce secretary
breitbart.com 1/4/2009 — WASHINGTON (AP) - New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson on Sunday announced that he was withdrawing his nomination to be President-elect Barack Obama's commerce secretary amid a grand jury investigation into how some of his political donors won a lucrative ...
Richardson to withdraw as Commerce secretary
msnbc.msn.com 1/4/2009 — New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, tapped in December by President-elect Barack Obama to serve as secretary of Commerce, has withdrawn his name for the position, citing a pending investigation into a company that has done business with his state.
Report: Bill Richardson to withdraw
washingtonmonthly.com 1/4/2009 — REPORT: BILL RICHARDSON TO WITHDRAW.... The lead headline on MSNBC right now reads, "Bill Richardson will withdraw as Commerce secretary, NBC News has learned." At this point, I haven't seen or heard confirmation of this anywhere else, but that's the...
Putin upbeat on Obama —
Reuters: Politics 12/4/2008
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he hopes to see positive developments in Moscow's relations with Washington following the election of Barack Obama as the next United States president.
POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: Thursday Dec. 4th, 2008 —
CNN Political Ticker 12/4/2008
CNN: Bill Gates presses Obama on stimulus package, foreign aid
Microsoft founder Bill Gates told CNN on Wednesday that he hopes President-elect Barack Obama and Congress immediately craft a wide-ranging stimulus package, to help jump-start the ...
Transition: Rahm, investment banker —
First Read 12/4/2008
The New York Times delves into the few years incoming White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel was in the private sector. Emanuel "went on to make more than $18 million in just two-and-a-half years, turning many of his contacts in his substantial ...
Agenda: Grassroots army, charge! —
First Read 12/4/2008
The Washington Post reports on the Obama Administration’s attempts to use some of their political tools to help push key agenda items, including health care. "Former senator Thomas A. Daschle, Obama's point person on health care, launched an ...
Podcast: No love for lawmakers —
CNN Political Ticker 12/4/2008
CNN=Politics Daily is The Best Political Podcast from The Best Political Team.
(CNN) – They call him “Rahmbo.” In the latest installment of CNN=Politics Daily, Rahm Emanuel is known for his tough tactics as a power on Capitol Hill, but sources ...
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