prospect.org - 12/10/2008
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I'm sympathetic to the leftists who are disappointed by Obama's cabinet picks. And I'm sympathetic to the liberals who are enthused by Obama's cabinet picks and evident political savvy and want everyone else to calm down. But the two sides are not arguing the same thing. The liberals seem ...
nytimes.com - 12/13/2008
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nytimes.com —
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates warned that foreign
powers should not try to “test” President-elect Barack Obama...
with a crisis in his first months in office. >
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Gates Warns Against ‘Testing’ Obama
talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/4/2008
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talkingpointsmemo.com —
Congressional Quarterly bemoans Obama's broken promise of a
bipartisan cabinet since he's only appointed one Republican to...
one of the top three positions in government -- State, Defense and Treasury ... Now that President-elect Barack Obama's ...
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No Transition From Nonesense
openleft.com - 12/9/2008
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openleft.com —
Michael Tomasky writing in the Guardian about how
anyone who thought Gates was a bad pick are...
complete idiots: And people who can't see that Obama needs to reassure the political establishment by doing things like re-appointing Robert Gates at the ...
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Daily Kos —
Wednesday, and we can all now spell Blagojevich. Timothy Egan: Illinois. Kathleen Parker: Chicago. Tom Friedman: Detroit. Joseph Stiglitz: Behind the debate over remaking U.S. financial policy will be a debate over who’s to blame. It’s crucial to get the history right, writes a Nobel-laureate economist, identifying five key mistakes—under Reagan, Clinton, and Bush II—and one national delusion. Amity Shlaes: I have my own view of getting history right. And it's all about how smart the private sector is (hey, if Friedman can be wrong about Iraq and ...
Early Morning Swim
Firedoglake —
Catch up on FDL's coverage of Blagogate.
Blago out on bail.
Some questions about what Obama knew.
"A modern day Lady Macbeth."
Scott Turow: "State of Shame."
Deal close on Big Three investment.
Ezra on ...
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digbysblog.blogspot.com 11/12/2008 — Monday, November 10, 2008 Change by digby Podesta also said Obama is working to build a diverse Cabinet. That includes reaching out to Republicans and independents — part of the broad coalition that supported Obama during the race against Republican ...
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Yahoo! News: Politics News 12/10/2008
Politico - At first blush, Barack Obama comes out of the Rod Blagojevich scandal smelling like a rose. The prosecutor at a news conference seemed to give the president-elect a seal of approval, and the Illinois governor himself was caught on tape ...
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