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The Obama-Clinton Administration
The Obama-Clinton Administration
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama Barack Obama has filled his administration with former Clintonites and thank goodness. Unlike past Democrats, maybe he won t fall on his face. In recent weeks, as Barack Obama has stocked his administration with one former Clinton official after another, the cry ...
Would Clinton’s State Team Include Obama Thinkers?
Would Clinton’s State Team Include Obama Thinkers?
washingtonindependent.com — Many foreign policy experts wonder whether a Sec. of State Hillary Rodham Clinton would reach beyond loyalists to bring in progressive Obama supporters after an acrimonious primary. (more) Would Clinton’s State Team Include Obama Thinkers?
Obama Names Bill Clinton to Presidential Post
iowahawk.typepad.com — WASHINGTON DC - Ending weeks of speculation and rumors, President-Elect Barack Obama today named Bill Clinton to join his incoming administration as President of the United States, where he will head the federal government's executive branch."I am ... (more) Obama Names Bill Clinton to Presidential Post
A Clinton Administration?
thenation.com — No one should be shocked to discover that, in his transition to the presidency, the "inexperienced" former senator from Chicago has turned to the last Democratic administration that had experience in Washington. It seems, however, that the Obama team ... (more) A Clinton Administration?
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Feeding the Beast
Taylor Marsh — ... Finally, someone out there gets it right. Peter Beinert: In recent weeks, as Barack Obama has stocked his ...

Feeding the Hydra
The Reaction — ... But, as Peter Beinart (via Marsh) points out, this is a good thing, to mix a little of the Clintons into the Obamas: ...

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