blogs.tnr.com - 11/5/2008
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In a long, useful piece about the closing days of the campaign and the beginning of a likely Obama administration, John Heilemann writes:
Given the unusually crisis-plagued environment into which Obama will be stepping, he will want to move quickly, especially when it comes to selecting his ...
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dailykos.com - 11/5/2008
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CNN: Obama win sparks celebrations outside White House
(CNN) -- As tens of thousands of people cheered...
Barack Obama's presidential victory at his home base in Chicago, Illinois, others were celebrating near his future house. At least 1,000 ...
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Weld for Attorney General
The Reality-Based Community —
[image] Weld for Attorney General I suppose that, given how far right the GOP has gone, you could fill up the entire Obama Cabinet with Republican refugees (or even not-so-refugees). And in fact, we've seen the proposals already: Hagel for Sec State , keep Gates at Defense, keep Paulsen at Treasury , Colin Powell for Education . Which party won this election, anyway? That said, aside from Gates at Defense, which, as Spencer Ackerman has mentioned ( h/t Hilzoy ), makes sense both for politics and policy, the others don't: there are lots of ...
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msnbc.com: Politics 11/5/2008
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