nytimes.com - 11/17/2008
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The former adversaries were sitting down to explore areas where they might make common legislative cause. >
blogs.abcnews.com - 11/14/2008
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ABC News' Martha Raddatz reports: President-elect Barack Obama
met with Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., yesterday to Chicago
to discuss the possibility of the senator becoming Secretary of State. A source with knowledge of the transition process ...
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Details on Hillary-Barack Meeting
voices.washingtonpost.com - 11/14/2008
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By Michael D. Shear The upcoming meeting between
President-elect Barack Obama and his one-time rival, Sen. John
McCain, was set in motion during a phone call over the weekend between Obama and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), McCain's closest friend. In ...
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McCain-Obama Meeting Set in Motion by Graham
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McCain and Obama Shoot the Breeze In Chicago
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines —
... critical challenges like solving our financial crisis, creating a new energy economy, and protecting our nation’s security.”
There were few other clues to the dynamics between the two men, who until two weeks ago were vying for the presidency, and whose relations during the campaign were at times a bit frosty. When a reporter asked Senator McCain at the outset of the meeting on Monday whether he would help Mr. Obama with his administration, he replied, “Obviously.”
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Lost Opportunity for Bipartisanship
The Corner on National Review Online —
... ] From the NYT report on today's Obama-McCain meeting : Advisers to both Mr. McCain and Mr. Obama said that they did not expect Mr. McCain to be offered a job in the new administration. I would have thought McCain would leap at the chance to show how mavericky he is by serving in Obama's cabinet, maybe as ...
McCain and Obama Shoot the Breeze In Chicago
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines —
... critical challenges like solving our financial crisis, creating a new energy economy, and protecting our nation’s security.”
There were few other clues to the dynamics between the two men, who until two weeks ago were vying for the presidency, and whose relations during the campaign were at times a bit frosty. When a reporter asked Senator McCain at the outset of the meeting on Monday whether he would help Mr. Obama with his administration, he replied, “Obviously.”
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Monday evening links
Sister Toldjah —
... —– The big meeting happened today between Obama and McCain in Chi-town. No one was hurt, no cabinet position was offered, and the two - after discussing ways to “work together” to fix the problems the country faces - amicably went their separate ways. ...
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Obama Meeting with McCain: The Transcript
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Bush and Obama: Their First Meeting
blogs.abcnews.com 11/10/2008 — In anticipation of the White House meeting tomorrow afternoon between President Bush and President-elect Obama, here's an excerpt from "The Audacity of Hope," where then-Sen.. Obama wrote of his first meeting with the president about four years ago: ...
Obama and McCain to Meet in Chicago Monday
blogs.abcnews.com 11/14/2008 — "On Monday, President-elect Barack Obama and Senator John McCain will meet in Chicago at transition headquarters," Obama Transition spox Stephanie Cutter just announced. "It's well known that they share an important belief that Americans want and ...
The details on today's meeting
firstread.msnbc.msn.com 11/11/2008 — From NBC's Andrea Mitchell A source familiar with today's White House meeting tells NBC News that President-elect Obama focused on three economic issues during his conversations with President Bush this afternoon. The top ...
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From NBC's Domenico MontanaroFormer rivals Obama and McCain put out a joint statement following their meeting in Chicago:"At this defining moment in history, we believe that Americans of all parties want and need their leaders to come together and ...
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