nytimes.com - 12/18/2008
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WASHINGTONPresident-elect Barack Obama says that he wants to make his administration more responsive to the American people. To that end, his aides are introducing a host of YouTube and other efforts aimed at bypassing the media and communicating directly with voters. It remains to be seen ...
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 12/26/2008
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WASHINGTON (CNN) – Christmas came a few hours
early for two dozen White House officials and supporters
Wednesday, who were appointed to three- to six-year positions on government committees and councils. The full list released by the White House ...
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White House announces 24 new appointments
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Transition News 12/18
The Stump —
Source tells the Chicago Sun-Times that Emanuel spoke directly to Blago about the Senate seat. NYT says that Obama's team will use YouTube and other new media to bypass the press. Gay activists aren't happy about Rick Warren's role at the inauguration. Obama's SEC pick, a Wall St. regulator, will inherit an agency under scrutiny. How Obama's presidency could hinge on the stimulus plan. Facebook debacle aside, why Jon Favreau should make every twenty-something jealous. ...
Obama's Night-Before-Christmas Address
The Caucus —
... bases and on ships at sea, our servicemen and women can only wonder at the look on their child’s face as they open a gift back home.” The president-elect also spoke of the millions of Americans “struggling to pay the bills or stay in their homes,” and called for a renewal of a “sense of common purpose and shared citizenship.” That, he said, would be a guiding principle of his new administration. In the weeks since his election, Mr. Obama has been using his weekly radio address to speak directly to the American people. And he’s kicked it up a notch by videotaping the messages ...
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