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Obama Is Smart To Use Clinton People
So, Obama is appointing Clinton people? Well, he started running for President so soon after hitting DC, think of them as sort of seeing eye dogs for a guy who simply doesn't know his way around. Whether they prevent him from knocking his head against something early on is an entirely different ...
Obama considering Hillary Clinton for Secy. of State :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: 44: Barack Obama
suntimes.com — Obama considering Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State As the press pool following President-elect Barack Obama waited... for him to emerge from his Transition Team headquarters in Chicago Thursday afternoon, someone else's motorcade of three SUVs ... (more) Obama considering Hillary Clinton for Secy. of State  ...
So How Do You Define 'The Same Washington Players'...
campaignspot.nationalreview.com — Barack Obama, December 27, 2007: "The real gamble in this election is playing the same Washington game... with the same Washington players and expecting ... . . . (more) So How Do You Define 'The Same Washington Players'...
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usatoday.com — Barack Obama made history as America's first African-American president. He now has a chance to shatter another... historic White House convention — as the first chief executive in three decades to send his children to a local public school. Such a ... (more) USATODAY.com
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Stubborn Facts — ... beginning to think had Hillary won there would be fewer Clinton retreads coming on-board." Plus, from The New York Times: "The selection of Mr. Emanuel and other veterans of President Bill Clinton’s administration to run the transition stood in contrast to Mr. Obama’s message about finally moving beyond the Clinton era." UPDATE: Well, at least there won't be a bunch of Skull-and-Bones types running things. Oh, wait. . . . ANOTHER UPDATE: Dan Riehl thinks the Clintonista influx is a good thing, and I agree. It's just not very ...

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