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The Early Word: Opening the Cabinet
The Caucus — ... statement from the Senate’s Finance Committee chairman: `Requiring all Americans to have health coverage will help end the shifting of costs of the uninsured to the insured.” The requirement “would be enforced possibly through the U.S. tax system or some other point of contact between individuals and the government,” he said, without spelling out possible penalties. The Politico’s Jonathan Martin asks whether the first black president faces more pressure to have a diverse cabinet. Mr. Martin notes : “To some degree, Obama’s election is so historic that he is post-racial when ...

Obama Is Every Woman, And Apparently Every Black Man, Too
Tammy Bruce — He is so post-racial and post-everything else that he doesn't need to worry his pretty little head about having a cabinet that looks like America. I knew he was going to throw everyone under his bus eventually, but this really takes the cake. Obama faces less pressure for diverse Cabinet ...does our first African-American president, elected with a rainbow coalition, have more of an imperative to appoint an administration that includes minorities in high-ranking positions? Not really, is the answer supplied by a group of prominent ...

Wednesday's Transition News
The Stump — Obama responds (vaguely) to Sen. Baucus's health care proposal. Politico's Jonathan Martin discusses diversity in Obama's Cabinet. Why was the issues page pulled from the transition website? Awkward weekend to come? Obama won't meet with foreign leaders. WaPo reports that CIA, national intell directors are unlikely to stay on. Time outlines the difficulties of closing Guantanamo, which could be a top priority for the president-elect. Coalition ...