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talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/5/2009
TPM: News Pages | Talking Points Memo | President-Elect Obama Announces Key Department of Justice Posts
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WASHINGTON - Today, President-elect Barack Obama announced that he intends to nominate the following individuals for key posts at the United States Department of Justice: David Ogden, Deputy Attorney General; Elena Kagan, Solicitor General; Tom Perrelli, Associate Attorney General; and Dawn ...

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USA Service
— usaservice.org — General Colin L. Powell Announces USAservice.org General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret.), and the Presidential Inaugural Committee just unveiled President-elect Obama’s “Renew America Together” initiative, asking all Americans to make an ongoing ... (more) USA Service

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huffingtonpost.com - 1/8/2009
Conyers: Obama Should Not Nominate Sanjay Gupta
— huffingtonpost.com — Rep. John Conyers, one of the most prominent Democrats in the House of Representatives, is publicly opposing the nomination of Dr. Sanjay Gupta for Surgeon General. In a letter sent on Thursday, Conyers asked his Democratic colleagues to "join me ... (more) Conyers: Obama Should Not Nominate Sanjay Gupta

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usdoj.gov - 1/5/2009
Office of the Solicitor General
— usdoj.gov — The original Statutory Authorization Act of June 22, 1870, states, " There shall be in the Department of Justice an officer learned in the law, to assist the Attorney General in the performance of his duties to be called the Solicitor General. " The ... (more) Office of the Solicitor General

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Obama Announces Top DOJ Picks
TPMMuckraker — ... President-elect Barack Obama today announced, in a press release, his nominees to fill four key posts under Eric Holder, his pick for Attorney General. ...

Mukasey: Obama-Backed Feingold Bill is Unconstitutional
TPM Election Central — ... the president-elect's approval of the Feingold plan on Monday, so it's unlikely that Mukasey's bluster about its constitutionality will have any effect. But for Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee, this could be the start of something good. They'll eventually be taking up the nomination of Dawn Johnsen, Obama's stellar pick to head the DoJ's Office of Legal Counsel, and Johnsen's support for the Feingold bill could turn into a reason for conservatives to slow down her confirmation. ...

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