washingtonpost.com - 12/16/2008
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With five days to go before President-elect Barack Obama jets to Hawaii for his Christmas vacation, just a handful of his Cabinet-level posts remain open. Based on the race so far, here's how the slate looks as Obama tries to assemble a diverse administration of nominees from various political ...
blogs.princeton.edu - 12/22/2008
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That Obama is set to nominate so many
former legislators to his Cabinet and senior White House staff...
provides a rare opportunity for comparing the ideological make-up of the new administration to that of Congress. With the nomination of Hilda...
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