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Why so many old Washington hands?
One by one, beginning with Joe Biden, Barack Obama is filling key positions in his administration with old Washington hands. Jim Geraghty provides the details. Why, after promising "change" and deriding (as Geraghty notes) the notion that you can get improved results with "the same ...
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So How Do You Define 'The Same Washington Players'...
campaignspot.nationalreview.com — Barack Obama, December 27, 2007: "The real gamble in this election is playing the same Washington game... with the same Washington players and expecting ... . . . (more) So How Do You Define 'The Same Washington Players'...
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