gristmill.grist.org - 11/13/2008
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Muckraker: Grist on Politics A year ago, the policy wonks at the Center for American Progress laid out a plan for what they'd like to see the next president do on a variety of issues, including energy and climate change [PDF]. The plan includes a proposal to create a National Energy Council, ...
balloon-juice.com - 11/12/2008
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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 ...
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We’re A Cult, And You Are A…
voices.washingtonpost.com - 11/11/2008
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voices.washingtonpost.com —
President-elect Barack Obama today released a series of
ethics guidelines for those working in the transition operation,...
a continuation of the anti-lobbying policies adopted by the Illinois Senator during his primary and general election campaigns. ...
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Obama Lays Out Ethics Rules
huffingtonpost.com - 11/12/2008
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huffingtonpost.com —
Before it was clear that Barack Obama would
be elected, John Podesta, the current co-chair of the...
White House transition team, laid out an agenda for the next president that was aggressive, assertive but politically practical. In excerpts of a ...
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Podesta Sketches Out Vision For Assertive Presidency
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National Energy Council: Will Obama Administration Treat Energy Like Security?
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... Would Barack Obama convene a National Energy Council? The chances appear to be good. Such a council's first task, CAP says, "should be to support the president in preparing energy legislation for delivery to Capitol Hill within 60 days of the inauguration:" ...
National Energy Council: Will Obama Administration Treat Energy Like Security?
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Would Barack Obama convene a National Energy Council? The chances appear to be good. Such a council's first task, CAP says, "should be to support the president in preparing energy legislation for delivery to Capitol Hill within 60 days of the inauguration:" ...
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