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nytimes.com - 11/16/2008

Iraqi Cabinet Approves Security Pact With U.S.

— nytimes.com — Ministers overwhelmingly approved an agreement setting conditions for the Americans’ continued presence in Iraq, sending the measure to Parliament. > (more) Iraqi Cabinet Approves Security Pact With U.S.

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huffingtonpost.com - 11/26/2008

Obama Defends Cabinet: The Change Will Come From Me

— huffingtonpost.com — Speaking to reporters for the third time in three days, Barack Obama was asked directly whether the staff choices he had made for his cabinet and advisory positions conflicted with his campaign message that the next president simply couldn't tap the ... (more) Obama Defends Cabinet: The Change Will Come From Me

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online.wsj.com - 11/29/2008

Obama's War Cabinet

— online.wsj.com — The names floated for Barack Obama's national security team "are drawn exclusively from conservative, centrist and pro-military circles without even a single -- yes, not one! -- chosen to represent the antiwar wing of the Democratic party." In his ... (more) Obama's War Cabinet

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Elections, Consequences, Etc.
INSTAPUTZ — Eh. Michael Beschloss, the presidential historian, agreed the move would be significant, considering the context in which Obama is taking over from an unpopular and beleaguered president. “For Barack Obama to appoint somebody tied to George W. Bush’s administration, and especially his foreign policy, would be a significant gesture across the aisle,” he said. Nevermind his point, which is bad. Why does Beschloss, who for all the world ...

Obama’s Emerging Cabinet Centrist But Not Yet Bipartisan
The Moderate Voice — ... The problem for Obama: So far there is no high profile Republican seemingly on tap for a major cabinet post. And the one who many predict will be asked to stay on - -Secretary of Defense Robert Gates — isn’t the kind of highly symbolic Republican that would change the emerging media narrative of an Obama administration staffed largely by Clinton associates. Note The Politico’s report: ...

Only Newt Will Do
Talking Points Memo — Politico: Gates not Republican enough to count as a Republican.

Whether the cabinet is bipartisan enough
Political Animal — ... about the cabinet team Barack Obama has put together so far. George Stephanopoulos told viewers yesterday, "We have not seen this kind of combination of star power, brain power, and political muscle this early in a cabinet in our lifetimes." NBC's Andrea Mitchell added that Obama's "all-star cabinet" is comprised of the "smartest people he can find." The Politico's Jonathan Martin seems troubled, though, by the lack of Republicans . The most likely Republican for a top Obama post, based on published speculation and reporting within his transition team this weekend, is ...

No More Mister Nice Blog — BOTH INFURIATING PARTISAN AND INFURIATINGLY BIPARTISAN Which Obama is infuriating you? The bare-knuckle partisan described by Politico's Jonathan Martin? Or the bend-over-backwards excessive bipartisan described by Jeff Zeleny of The New York Times? Politico: ...As the top tier of his Cabinet begins to come into focus, ... it looks increasingly unlikely that Obama will break new ground when it comes to fashioning a bipartisan government. Instead, he appears to be taking a check-the-box approach that would differ little from ...

A bipartisan cabinet
Political Animal — A BIPARTISAN CABINET.... Last week, the Politico ran an item suggesting Barack Obama's cabinet may not have enough Republicans in it. Keeping Defense Secretary Robert Gates at his post isn't quite enough, ...

Gregg agrees to join cabinet
Political Animal — ... that Obama will be "the first president since Theodore Roosevelt to appoint three members of the opposing party to his cabinet." One can only assume that this one will "count." In November, the Politico 's Jonathan Martin said keeping Robert Gates on at the Pentagon wasn't enough because Gates "is not a sharply partisan figure." Dan Bartlett, George W. Bush's former communications director, ...