haaretz.com - 12/2/2008
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oy job could infringe on the prestige of Hillary Clinton, who was appointed secretary of state on Monday. On the other hand, it could ease any apparent conflict because of Bill Clinton's close ties with the Gulf States. Kurtzer, 59, joined Obama's primary and presidential campaigns as a senior ...
tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/6/2008
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A week of Israeli settler outrages against Palestinians
and against Israel's own security forces reached a crescendo...
over the last 24 hours with settlers opening fire on Palestinian civilians and unleashing violent disturbances across the West Bank. ...
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Israeli Settler Pogrom Against Palestinians; ...
wonkroom.thinkprogress.org - 12/4/2008
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Our guest blogger is Peter Juul , a
research associate at the Center for American Progress Action...
Fund. In a recent Brookings Institution report on Middle East strategy for the new administration, editors Richard Haass and Martin Indyk propose ...
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U.S. Nuclear Guarantee To Israel Makes No Sense
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OBAMA TO APPOINT ANOTHER ISRAEL-BASHER TO KEY POST: DANIEL KURTZER
THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS —
Looks like Obama is going to appoint ANOTHER Israel-basher to his foreign policy team - a Jewish one: Haaretz: President-elect Barack Obama is considering the appointment of Daniel Kurtzer, former American Ambassador to Egypt (1997-2001) and Israel (2001-2005), to become his administration's presidential envoy to the Middle East, a senior Israeli diplomatic source said this week. ... During his term in Israel, Kurtzer constantly protested against the settlements and the separation fence route. Consequently, ...
Considering Kurtzer
Ben Smith's Blog —
Haaretz reports that Obama is considering making President Bush's former Ambassador to Israel, Daniel Kurtzer, his own envoy to the Middle East, according to an Israeli diplomatic source.
Kurtzer was an early supporter and prominent surrogate, so the choice wouldn't be a surprise.
Another leading candidate for the job would be Dennis Ross, a top negotiator for Clinton and George H.W. Bush, and also a prominent Obama supporter.
Obama's choice between the two men carries a lot of meaning in an area in which even the smallest signals are closely watched. Some on the left have criticized Ross as a pro-Israel ...
Obama to Appoint James Baker’s Anti-Israel “Jewboy” as Mid-East Envoy’
Israpundit —
... Ha’aretz Is reporting that President-elect Obama is about to appoint Daniel Kurtzer as his special envoy reporting directly to him. ...
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Rice Headed to United Nations
politicalwire.com 11/26/2008 — ABC News has learned that Dr. Susan Rice has emerged as the leading candidate to be President-elect Obama's nominee as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. "Dr. Rice, a member of President Bill Clinton's National Security Council and a former ...
Bubba Wants Role of Super-Ambassador —
Gateway Pundit
Bill Clinton wants to play role as super-ambassador for Obama. He says he could restore the goodwill for the United States abroad. The Politico reported: Former President Bill Clinton says he is open to the possibility of a role in the Obama administration but said he otherwise plans to be ...
Obama's Economic Team —
The Latest on Air America
Governor Bill Richardson will join the Team Obama as commerce secretary. He is currently the Governor of New Mexico. In 1997, Richardson was nominated as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nation. In 1998, he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Secretary of Energy.
As ...
NM-Gov: Richardson for Commerce —
Swing State Project
So sayeth MSNBC :
Also expected Monday -- an announcement that former U.N. Ambassador and Energy Secretary in the Clinton administration, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, will be Commerce Secretary.
This would bump up Lt. Gov. Diane Denish to the top office in New Mexico, giving her a ...
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