politics.theatlantic.com - 2/16/2009
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Remember how bad that Clinton transition was? All the nominee juggling. The stronger-than-expected prerogatives of Congress? Early White House chaos? Communications problems? The point is: transitions are very hard. Maybe it's not fair to compare them. Depending upon your point of ...
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Al Franken assumes the title "Senator-elect."
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