washingtonmonthly.com - 1/11/2009
—
NO ONE IS 'ABOVE THE LAW' BUT.... As part of the transition team's "Open for Questions" project, people were encouraged to submit questions for the incoming administration and vote on which inquiries were most in need of a response. The...
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - 1/9/2009
—
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com —
Marian Robinson is already in town, helping to
smooth the family's personal transition as President-elect Barack Obama,...
his wife, Michelle, and their two daughters prepare for new lives at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
(more)
Obama's Mother-in-Law to Move Into the White House
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/15/2009
—
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com —
Not that it's likely, but Brad Schlozman may
want to hope that Eric Holder's confirmation somehow gets...
derailed. That's because Holder just told the Senate Judiciary committee that he wants to reconsider the Bush Justice Department's curious ...
(more)
Holder: "I Will Review That Determination" Not To ...
themoderatevoice.com - 1/10/2009
—
themoderatevoice.com —
NEWS FLASH! President Elect Barack Obama’s 71-year-old mother
in law Marian Robinson will be moving with him...
to the White House. By all accounts he enjoys a warm friendship with his mother in law. They reportedly genuinely like each ...
(more)
Suggestion To Obama: No The Mother In Law Jokes While ...
Comments
Blog Reactions
Instahoglets Sunday
Newshoggers.com —
... By Cernig
- Gitmo won't close in Obama's first 100 days, he says. Some are putting the best face on it they can. Others aren't. "We will send a message to the world that we are serious about our values" - just not yet. So when will America stop illegal detentions which have enabled torture and abuse? When will the Obama administration stop perpetuating the self-admitted criminal acts of the last one? Can we have a timetable, please, Mr. President-Elect?
- The Bush Legacy project continues with the ...
Related Content
Above the Law?
yglesias.thinkprogress.org 1/16/2009 — What Krugman said :
Last Sunday President-elect Barack Obama was asked whether he would seek an investigation of possible crimes by the Bush administration. “I don’t believe that anybody is above the law,” he responded, but “we need to look forward ...
The stimulus law
washingtonmonthly.com 2/17/2009 — THE STIMULUS LAW.... This obviously wasn't a surprise, but it at least marks a shift in the debate. Instead of asking whether the economy recovery package should be law, the political world can now debate efficacy of the law itself....
A look back on Obama's law years -
orlandosentinel.com 11/18/2008 — In his books, speeches and campaign commercials, Sen. Barack Obama has harked back to his days as a civil-rights attorney. It is fundamental to his autobiography and was displayed on his campaign Web site and woven into his appeals for votes. In one ...
The Question Of International Law
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com 1/29/2009 — Mark Kleiman asks : "Who's going to prosecute the torture cases?" He parries Posner: Volokh Conspirator Eric Posner says that since the other parties to the Convention Against Torture are unlikely to do anything to enforce its provisions, ...
Time to put a "Hold" on Holder
astuteblogger.blogspot.com 1/26/2009 — Aside from the aforementioned abomination of a "stimulus" package , a great place for the Republicans to actually grow a pair would be to focus on derailing the Eric Holder nomination; Here is a letter that is a good template for what could (and ...
Learn the Law for Free
talkleft.com 12/26/2008 — As if there weren't enough lawyers in the country already: A new law school opening next fall in Southern California is offering a big incentive to top students who might be thinking twice about the cost of a legal education during the recession: ...
The Rule Of Law
obsidianwings.blogs.com 11/18/2008 — by hilzoy
From the AP :
"Barack Obama's incoming administration is unlikely to bring criminal charges against government officials who authorized or engaged in harsh interrogations of suspected terrorists during the George W. Bush presidency. ...
How Much Opposition to Eric Holder Is Enough?
campaignspot.nationalreview.com 1/13/2009 — Erick Erickson of RedState comes out, guns blazing, against the NRA for not using everything in their arsenal (no pun intended) against the nomination... . . .
Record number of job seekers flock to Obama —
CNN Political Ticker 1/11/2009
Fadel Lamen is among the nearly 350,000 people to apply for jobs in the Obama administration.
WASHINGTON (CNN) – Over 350-thousand and counting. That's how many people the Obama transition team says have submitted resumes online hoping to ...
Follow BeltwayBlips on Twitter
