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swampland.blogs.time.com - 11/13/2008
The Transition Begins, Poorly Lit
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The first public briefing by America's new shadow government took place, appropriately enough, in a basement. Not just any basement, mind you, but the basement of an undistinguished rectangular building in the heart of the unremarkable office grid that is known as the nation's capital. The ...
Al Gore, Colin Powell, Caroline Kennedy in Obama's Administration?
usnews.com - 11/12/2008
Al Gore, Colin Powell, Caroline Kennedy in Obama's Administration?
— usnews.com — An unofficial "flowchart" sees Colin Powell, Al Gore, and Howard Dean in top administration jobs.... (more) Al Gore, Colin Powell, Caroline Kennedy in Obama's ...

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We’re A Cult, And You Are A…
balloon-juice.com - 11/12/2008
We’re A Cult, And You Are A…
— balloon-juice.com — Moron : As expected, the Obama Cult does not like to read any questioning of their Dear... Leader. They demand we all STFU . *** What I can not understand is the ridiculous Cult of Obama who believes that not a negative or questioning word ... (more) We’re A Cult, And You Are A…

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foxnews.com - 11/10/2008
Transcript: John Podesta on 'FNS' - FOX News Sunday | Chris Wallace
— foxnews.com — Sunday, November 09, 2008 The following is a partial transcript of the Nov. 9, 2008, edition of... "FOX News Sunday With Chris Wallace": FOX NEWS SUNDAY HOST CHRIS WALLACE: I'm Chris Wallace and this is "Fox News Sunday." A moment for history, and now ... (more) Transcript: John Podesta on 'FNS' - FOX News Sunday | ...

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The Transition
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Michael Scherer charts the fathomless task at hand: Obama, Podesta and their team must build a government in just 77 days, if you count both New Year's and Christmas. At the first briefing about this process Tuesday, Podesta said that he expects to spend about $12 million on the effort, most of which will be paid for by private donations from individuals who are not registered lobbyists in sums of $5,000 or less. (Congress kicks in $5.2 million to the effort.) All that money will pay for about 450 staff in Chicago and D.C. offices to do reviews of the major ...

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