When is a mandate not a mandate?
themoderatevoice.com 11/6/2008 — The answer would appear to be, when the mandate referee is Bob Novak . The first Democratic Electoral College landslide in decades did not result in a tight race for control of Congress. […] [Obama] may have opened the door to enactment of the ...

Mandate
washingtonmonthly.com 11/6/2008 — MANDATE.... Political observers can debate whether Barack Obama's victory this week constitutes a "landslide." Political scientists can debate whether his win marks the beginning of a "realignment." But whether Obama earned a "mandate" need not be ...

Novak: 3 Million Vote Margin = Mandate For Bush; 7 Million For Obama = No Mandate
thinkprogress.org 11/6/2008 — Despite resounding progressive victories last night, conservative pundits continue to repeat the myth of a conservative country. Right-wing pundit Robert Novak climbed aboard the bandwagon, writing today that neither the large Democratic gains nor ...

The Mandate
yglesias.thinkprogress.org 11/10/2008 — My colleagues and bosses will, of course, have more official things to say on this subject in the morning, but for now look at the issues tab from the Ohio exit polls , that I’ll take as a stand-in for the as-yet-unavailable national numbers:  ...

Mandate for What?
talkingpointsmemo.com 10/30/2008 — I want to throw this open for reader discussion, but up front let me say that talk of political mandates is one of those DC parlor games that often doesn't mean very much. We'll probably be referring to the 1990s as the Bill Clinton era for a long ...

No Immigration Mandate
corner.nationalreview.com 11/12/2008 — A new Zogby poll shows only about a third of Obama's voters supported him because of his backing for an amnesty, while two-thirds either voted for him despite his support for amnesty (15%) or it wasn't a factor at all in their decision (51%). ...

Suspect Charged In Theft Of Fallen Marine’s Memorial Statue
patdollard.com 12/7/2008 — BY MERRY FIRSCHEIN - ( North Jersey ) LITTLE FERRY — A borough man has been accused of trying to steal a statue erected in honor of fallen Marine Sgt. Matthew Fenton, a borough resident killed in Iraq in 2006, police said. The suspect, Vincent ...

mandate
deanesmay.com 11/7/2008 — North Carolina makes nine red states flipped to blue. And Texas is on track for 2012 . With the axiom that the popular vote is the best metric for gauging the existence of a mandate, I look at the numbers and conclude that Obama has a clearer mandate ...

This no time for a local mandate
jsonline.com 11/3/2008 — Editorial

Obama: "I Don't Think There's Any Question That We Have A Mandate"
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 11/25/2008 — An interesting moment at Barack Obama's presser on the economy today: He declared in more direct terms than I've heard before that his "decisive" win has unquestionably given him a "mandate." "We had, I think, a decisive win, because of the ...

Bush seeks seamless transition to Obama (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 11/6/2008
AP - President Bush and Democratic successor Barack Obama will have their first meeting about Iraq, the financial meltdown and the future of the country on Monday as the transformation of the White House accelerates.

Obama, Bush set for Oval Office meeting — CNN Political Ticker 11/6/2008
Obama and Bush are set to meet in the White House. (CNN) – President-elect Barack Obama and President Bush are set to meet in the White House on Monday, a get-together both men say they are looking forward to. “Michelle and I look forward to ...

Bush to Meet With Obama Monday — Wash Post Obama Administration 11/6/2008
President Bush will meet in the Oval Office with President-elect Barack Obama Monday afternoon to discuss issues including the economy and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the White House said today.

Pentagon prepares for first war-time transition since Vietnam — CNN Political Ticker 11/6/2008
The Pentagon is preparing for a war-time transition. WASHINGTON (CNN) – As administration transition teams around Washington crank into high gear, Pentagon officials are insisting that the complicated transfer of power from the Bush ...

Pentagon prepares for wartime transition — CNN.com - Politics 11/6/2008
Pentagon officials have begun preparing for the first transfer of power during war since Vietnam. They insist that the complicated transfer from the Bush administration to the Obama administration will go smoothly.