change.gov - 12/12/2008
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Since its launch yesterday, the Open for Questions tool has processed over 600,000 votes from more than 10,000 people on more than 7,300 questions. Voting will come to a close Friday, December 12th, at 12:00 a.m. EST, so that we can prepare answers to some of the most popular questions. (Note: ...
change.gov - 12/16/2008
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change.gov —
We've launched several features recently that are opening
up the two-way dialogue between the Transition team and
the Change.gov community. The feedback has been encouraging and constructive. Each new feature gives us the chance to refine the ways ...
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Open for Questions: Response
change.gov - 12/12/2008
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change.gov —
This edition of Open for Questions has come
to a close. Read our blog entry for more
details. Disclaimer : This tool is powered by Google Moderator, a third party service. Here is their privacy policy and terms of service . Have feedback on this ...
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The Obama-Biden Transition Team | Open for Questions ...
change.gov - 12/10/2008
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change.gov —
With so many Americans involved in the political
process for the first time, there's a great deal
of interest in what's happening inside the Transition right now -- and what happens next. Today, we're rolling out a new feature that lets you ask the ...
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Open for Questions
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Daily Digest: Is What Obama Knows of Us Worth Worrying Over?
techPresident —
... that Americans haven't joined the media in the trap of obsessing over a scheming and bumbling floppy-haired Illinois governor whose name no one could pronounce last week. This questioning session wrapped at midnight, with 978,947 votes on 10,303 questions from 20,463 people, and the site's top questions, Fertik says, are a "thoughtful and intelligent list." Take this one from Diane of the great state of New Jersey: "What will you do to establish transparency and safeguards against waste with the rest of the Wall Street bailout money?" Writes Bob, "I ...
Remainders: Hunting of the president?
Ben Smith's Blog —
... Antoin Rezko has begun cooperating against Blago.
The Obamas' early move-in request is denied.
Shrum says Afghanistan could be Obama's Iraq.
Powell says the GOP needs to end polarization and stop listening to Limbaugh.
Minnesota decides to count problematic absentee ballots and Franken's chances of winning shoot up.
New study argues anti-immigration ads were plentiful and ineffective in '08.
Change.gov's first "Open for Questions" session ends tonight at midnight, very cool, despite ...
Legalizing Marijuana Tops Obama Online Poll
Congress Blog —
Be careful what you wish for. Last week, the website Change.gov — the official website of the Obama Transition Team — asked the public to provide them with a list of the top public policy questions facing America. Visitors to the site were then asked to vote on which questions should take priority for the incoming administration. According to the website , “participation … outpaced our expectations. … Since its launch … the Open for Questions tool has processed over 600,000 votes from more than 10,000 people on more than 7,300 questions.” Ironically but perhaps not surprisingly ...
A Blue-Ribbon Panel, If We're Lucky
Hit & Run —
... A couple of weeks ago, the Obama-Biden transition team's website solicited policy questions from the public. Over two days, the site "processed over 600,000 votes from more than 10,000 people on more than 7,300 questions," and this was the ...
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