Obama Defends Rick Warren Choice
firedoglake.com 12/18/2008 — From CBS : Mr. Obama himself responded to the growing controversy when prompted by a question during a news conference today designed to announce a trio of financial regulators. The president-elect stressed that he is a "fierce advocate for ...

Obama On Rick Warren Pick: We Have To Be Able To Agree To Disagree
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/18/2008 — Obama, at his presser today, defends the decision to choose Rick Warren to deliver the invocation as his inauguration with a restatement of his commitment to gay rights and, more broadly, to the principles of unity that have been a hallmark of his ...

Obama tries to explain Rick Warren
crooksandliars.com 12/18/2008 — (h/t FDL) Here's what Obama had to say about Rick Warren: Mr. Obama himself responded to the growing controversy when prompted by a question during a news conference today designed to announce a trio of financial regulators. The president-elect ...

Obama hearts Rick Warren
crooksandliars.com 12/18/2008 — Say,what? President-elect Barack Obama's swearing-in ceremony will feature big names like minister Rick Warren and legendary singer Aretha Franklin, the Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies announced Wednesday. Warren, the prominent ...

Obama On Rick Warren
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Why Obama Chose Rick Warren
thenextright.com 12/18/2008 — Barack Obama's selection of Rick Warren to give the invocation at his inaugural ceremony may seem like a nice overture - a reassuring gesture - to the middle and the Right, but it is stirring up a great deal of grief on the Left. This is exactly ...

Obama Defends Warren
weeklystandard.com 12/18/2008 — During his press conference today, Obama defended his choice of Rick Warren to deliver the inaugural invocation, as reported here , by saying that the country needs to "come together," even when there's disagreement on social issues. "That dialogue ...

The Problem for Gays with Rick Warren — and Obama
time.com 12/19/2008 — About three years ago, a reporter at Fortune asked Rick Warren — the successful pastor whom the President-elect has asked to pray at his inauguration — about homosexuality. "I'm no homophobic guy," Warren said. His proof? He had dined with gays; he ...

Obama's Rick Warren pick irks liberals
swamppolitics.com 12/17/2008 — by Frank James Well, that didn't take long. The congressional committee putting together the inauguration earlier this afternoon announced that the program for President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural would include an invocation by Rick Warren, ...

Rick Warren, Obama and the Left
online.wsj.com 12/28/2008 — The left's intolerance of Rick Warren could slow Obama's progress.

Obama starts to put stamp on Fed with Tarullo — Reuters: Politics
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama on Thursday moved to put his stamp on the Federal Reserve with the choice of law professor Daniel Tarullo for a seat on the central bank's board in what could be the beginning of a wider overhaul. ...

'Clean Coal' Backers Pitch Project for Stimulus Plan — WSJ.com: Politics And Policy
Backers of a big "clean coal" project scuttled by the Bush administration are banking on Obama to revive their venture.

Obama's next pastor controversy - at inauguration — Reuters: Politics
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama has chosen a pastor who opposes gay marriage as a speaker at his inauguration, creating a commotion over what inclusiveness will mean for his administration.

Obama urged to act swiftly on Afghan crisis — Reuters: Politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The incoming Barack Obama administration will inherit an urgent crisis in Afghanistan and must increase U.S. and NATO troop levels there while enlarging the Afghan army, a U.S. think tank recommended on Thursday.

Pastor Rick in the Political Spotlight — WSJ.com: Politics And Policy
Rick Warren, who will deliver the invocation at Obama's inauguration, finds it's hard to be both America's Pastor and a Leader of Religious Conservatives, writes Steven Waldman.