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google.com - 11/29/2008
The Associated Press: Obama adviser once critical of Clinton is back
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17 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) An adviser to Barack Obama's presidential campaign who was forced to resign earlier this year after calling Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton a "monster" is now working on the transition team for the agency Clinton is expected to lead. State Department officials said ...

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Adviser Who Insulted Clinton Has Role in Transition
washingtonpost.com - 11/29/2008
Adviser Who Insulted Clinton Has Role in Transition
— washingtonpost.com — Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, November 29, 2008; Page A02 (more) Adviser Who Insulted Clinton Has Role in Transition

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washingtontimes.com - 12/3/2008
Rove: Bush hardly worst president
— washingtontimes.com — By: Mag7 Oh my God stupidpants, you are a MORON. Bill Clinton went into Bosnia, which a certain governor of Texas (named George) called "Nationbuilding and without an exit plan". No kidding W, no exit plan? And Clinton and his staff TESTIFIED under ... (more) Rove: Bush hardly worst president

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Obama National Security Picks Get High Marks
gallup.com - 12/2/2008
Obama National Security Picks Get High Marks
— gallup.com — PRINCETON, NJ -- Americans widely approve of Barack Obama's decisions, announced on Monday, to name Hillary Clinton secretary of state and to ask Robert Gates to stay on as secretary of defense. mwboj_5e_uqnvqhkyovxoq These results are based on a ... (more) Obama National Security Picks Get High Marks

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The Return of Samantha Power
Political Punch — ... The Return of Samantha Power November 28, 2008 8:04 PM An eagle-eyed AP writer caught the fact that Samantha Power -- the highly acclaimed, Pulitzer prize-winning Harvard professor booted from the Obama campaign in March ...

Samantha Power Returns to Spotlight
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... AP and WashPost notice the woman who resigned from the Obama camp for calling Clinton "a monster" is advising him on the agency Clinton is set to lead.       ...

She’s baaaaaaaaack
James Richardson's Skepticians — Samantha Power , Barack Obama’s former senior foreign policy advisor, has taken a position in Obama’s State Department transition team,  though it is remains unclear if Powers will get a permanent position in the department , reports the AP . After joining Team Hope, ...

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