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WASHINGTON — Want a top job in the Obama administration ? Only pack rats need apply, preferably those not packing controversy. A seven-page questionnaire being sent by the office of President-elect Barack Obama to those seeking cabinet and other high-ranking posts may be the most extensive — ...
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
A Prospective Obama Administration
A Prospective Obama Administration
theglitteringeye.com — I’ve been thinking about what the new Obama Administration might be like for some time now, indeed,... since well before the election and I thought I’d drop a few thoughts on the subject here. In doing so I thought I might use the symbolic ... (more) A Prospective Obama Administration
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Seeking Job In New Administration Likely To Prove Onerous For Some
ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society — ... details the last administration’s jobs and provides a glimpse of thousands that may become available soon. The Washington Post reports that those yearning for a federal government job have been eagerly awaiting the book. For those interested in working in the new administration, The New York Times reports that only “pack rats need apply, preferably those not packing controversy.” The Times reports on an onerous seven-page questionnaire that includes “63 requests for personal and professional records, some covering ...

Is Owning a Gun More or Less Embarrassing Than Hiring an Illegal Alien?
Hit & Run — ... Is it significant that the 63 questions would-be Obama appointees have to answer include a query about gun ownership? Question 59, which comes right after one about "any websites that feature you in either a personal or professional capacity" and right before one about the applicant's medical condition, reads: ...

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