politicalwire.com - 11/5/2008
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President-elect Obama promised to appoint Republicans to key posts in his administration and intial speculation surrounds Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN) and Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE). However, NBC News reports that Lugar has ruled out a cabinet position in an Obama administration. Early speculation ...
firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 11/5/2008
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From NBC's Ken StricklandIf the Obama transition team
is trying to bring outgoing Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel...
on board as part of a future administration, it hasn't made those intentions known within the past week, says a source close to the Nebraska ...
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Source: Hagel keeping options open
huffingtonpost.com - 11/3/2008
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***Check Back For Updates*** Dick Lugar , is
Indiana's Republican, senior senator and has frequently been named...
as a top choice for Obama's secretary of state. Lugar is regarded as a foreign policy expert and has chaired the Senate Foreign ...
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Obama's Secretary Of State: Dick Lugar?
cqpolitics.com - 11/6/2008
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CQ TODAY ONLINE NEWS Nov. 6, 2008 –
12:16 p.m. Lugar Has No Interest in State By...
Adam Graham-Silverman, CQ Staff Sen. Richard G. Lugar has said it once and he’ll say it again: He’s not interested in becoming President-elect Obama’s secretary of State. ...
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Lugar Has No Interest in State
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Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines —
... , one of the architects of the Democrats’ congressional majority, has agreed to be chief of staff. Sen. Chuck Hagel, the antiwar Republican, could be named to a cabinet post while ...
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firstread.msnbc.msn.com 11/5/2008 — From NBC's Andrea MitchellGOP Sen. Richard Lugar says he does not want to be Secretary of State or to join the Obama cabinet in another capacity. In response to speculation that Obama was considering Lugar for the State Department, a ...
RAW DATA: The Obama-Biden Transition Team —
FOXNews.com 11/5/2008
After a selection process that has lasted the past several months, the Obama campaign has unveiled the individuals that will ensure the smooth transition of Barack Obama and Joe Biden into the White House.
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Obama transition team announced —
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