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Preparing for the Obama Era
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Let the Post-Racial Era Begin
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The Sunday Word: Setting the Table
The Caucus — ... is now consulting with liberal advocacy groups, Capitol Hill staffers and potential agency chiefs to prioritize those they regard as the most onerous or ideologically offensive, said a top transition official who was not permitted to speak on the record about the inner workings of the transition. Whatever political differences the incoming and outgoing president may have, top Bush administration official and advisers to Mr. Obama appear to be cooperating on the transition of power, The Post reports. How He Did It In the Nov. 17 edition of the New Yorker, now online, Ryan ...

Bailout Watch: Bush's Subtle Scheme to Stop Obama Reforms
Open Left - Front Page — ... Buried in the Washington Post's paean to George Bush's newfound commitment to transparency and bipartisanship, we get this nugget that suggests a more pernicious motive to the niceties: ...

David Sirota: Bailout Watch: Bush's Subtle Scheme to Stop Obama Reforms
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... Buried in the Washington Post's paean to George Bush's newfound commitment to transparency and bipartisanship, we get this nugget that suggests a more pernicious motive to the niceties: ...

SUNDAY ROUNDUP
News — ... Subtle Scheme - David Sirota, Open Left [image] Russia's in a Hurry - Skanderberg, RedState [image] Big Government & Taxes - Todd Beeton, MyDD [image] Bad News, Good News - Kathryn Jean Lopez, The Corner [image] No Boosted Turnout This Election - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air [image] Deeper - Christopher Orr, The Plank [image] Bigger Than 1992 - Jed Lewison, The Jed Report OTHER NEWS SOURCES: Preparing for the Obama Era - Washington Post Emanuel Urges Aid for Auto Industry - ...

Bush, Obama Meet Today at White House
44 — ... different approach to health and social policy. That reality will hang between the two men today. But Obama said Friday that he will not "anticipate problems" before the meeting. And Obama will need Bush's help and guidance as the current occupant of the Oval Office prepares to hand over responsibility for terrorism, war planning and the economic crisis. At the same time, officials and outside experts have said in recent days that the Obama team and the Bush White House are working with exceptional cooperation to prepare for the transition. Michelle Obama will also meet ...

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