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The planned appointment of former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell as Mideast envoy resolves this outstanding question.
belgraviadispatch.com - 1/23/2009
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It is hard to overstate the immense occasion
that is Barack Hussein Obama’s inauguration as the 44th...
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firedoglake.com - 1/26/2009
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by Admit One Atrios cuts to the heart
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Republican votes against the stimulus package, and I hope that instead of trying to please them the Obama team comes up with what they think the ...
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Foreign Policy: Who’s In Charge?
Pat Dollard | Young Americans —
Politico:
President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton all announced Thursday that two high-profile diplomats will serve as envoys to volatile regions, resolving the outstanding question about American foreign policy: Who will be in charge?
The answer: All of them.
Obama and Clinton appeared Thursday at the State Department to formally announce Clinton’s appointment and to roll out some of her senior staff and envoys. Among them was former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell, who, a ...
Obama leads out in early days
The Reaction —
... Team-style governance -- The second day emphasis on the diplomatic side of the house is an effort to return balance to U.S. foreign policy. By enlisting a number of well-know, competent and high profile people to help with foreign policy, particularly in the Middle East, it brings up the possibility of confusion about who is heading that enhanced emphasis. Typically, Politico asked Thursday, "who is in charge of foreign policy?" Author Ben Smith concluded, at least in the Middle East, "all of them," meaning Obama, Clinton, Biden, Mitchell and Holbrook. ...
Clinton Flexes Muscle: East Asia Trip My Choice
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Either way, the remarks seem to beat back the notion that Clinton is feeling marginalized or unhappy with her current purview. (It was her choice, after all). They also underscore just how crowded the top echelon of Obama's foreign policy team is, as currently structured. The decision to subcontract large swaths of diplomatic responsibilities was hailed as a practical recognition of just how many problems there are abroad. But it also complicates the chain of command. As Ben Smith wrote back when the announcements were made, Mitchell and Holbrooke will be reporting to both ...
Clinton Flexes Muscle: East Asia Trip My Choice
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... Either way, the remarks seem to beat back the notion that Clinton is feeling marginalized or unhappy with her current purview. (It was her choice, after all). They also underscore just how crowded the top echelon of Obama's foreign policy team is, as currently structured. The decision to subcontract large swaths of diplomatic responsibilities was hailed as a practical recognition of just how many problems there are abroad. But it also complicates the chain of command. As Ben Smith wrote back when the announcements were made, Mitchell and Holbrooke will be reporting to both ...
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