dailykos.com - 12/19/2008
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Helene Cooper of The New York Times worries that by talking directly to the American public, President-elect Obama is bypassing the media. WASHINGTON--President-elect Barack Obama says that he wants to make his administration more responsive to the American people. To that end, his aides are ...
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... of Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), to be administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA). * It was, by the way, Obama's 12th press conference as president-elect, breaking a record for modern presidents -- and he still has a month to go. * As I type, Al Franken leads Norm Coleman in Minnesota ...
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WASHINGTON (CNN) – President Bush cleared the way Friday for Hillary Clinton to become secretary of state, signing a law that removes a potential constitutional barrier for the New ...