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progressillinois.com - 12/17/2008

"Ray LaHood? Really?" (UPDATED)

— progressillinois.com — I think I just ruined Jacky Grimshaw’s morning. “Ray Lahood? Really?!?” That was the reaction from the transportation and community development coordinator at the Chicago-based Center for Neighborhood Technology when I relayed the news that the ... (more) "Ray LaHood? Really?" (UPDATED)

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gristmill.grist.org - 12/11/2008

Transition talk: Jackson action | Gristmill: The environmental news blog

— gristmill.grist.org — Lisa Jackson is Obama's pick to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, sources close to the transition confirm. Jackson, who's been working on Obama's transition team for the EPA, has served since 2006 as commissioner of the New Jersey ... (more) Transition talk: Jackson action | Gristmill: The ...

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tongue-tied2.blogspot.com - 12/16/2008

Documents by John Ray

— tongue-tied2.blogspot.com — WHY ELITES TEND LEFT By J. J. Ray (M.A.; Ph.D.) Elite psychology generally Why is a man as privileged as former U.S. Presidential candidate John Kerry on the Left of politics? Why are people who are rich, well-organized, well-paid and successful in ... (more) Documents by John Ray

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LaHood For Transportation Secretary: Say What?
Firedoglake — ... Ryan Avent thinks one can only assume this either means Obama doesn't care much about transportation issues, or he expects someone else to do the heavy lifting.  But LaHood is well known for bringing Republicans and Democrats together to get bills through, and that's the sort of person Obama likes, indeed, the sort of person Obama sees himself as.  So I'm not so sure, it could, in fact, be that Obama expects LaHood to work the legislature hard to push through Obama's transportation plans. ...

Josh Nelson: Ray LaHood at Transportation, What is Obama Thinking?
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... himself a real conservative": Though LaHood is often described as a moderate Republican, that's something of a misnomer, Tessier says. She now works in a public affairs firm but used to be Michel's press secretary. "Ray considers himself a real conservative," she says. "I think people who are conservative with temperate personalities are sometimes branded as moderates, but that has more to do with their personality." This morning, Ryan Avent offered three possibilities for the meaning behind this pick: 1. Obama doesn't ...