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weeklystandard.com - 2/5/2009
Zinni to Jones: Stick It
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Just how badly did the Obama team treat Anthony Zinni? FP 's Laura Rozen quotes Zinni saying that the president actually called to congratulate him on his appointment. Zinni then proceeds to "unload" on the administration's handling of the affair: "To make a long story short, I kept getting ...
General Zinni gets undiplomatic treatment from Obama team
thecable.foreignpolicy.com - 2/5/2009
General Zinni gets undiplomatic treatment from Obama team
— thecable.foreignpolicy.com — When retired Marine Gen. Anthony Zinni told the Washington Times that he was offered the job of... U.S. ambassador to Iraq before being passed over in favor of diplomat Christopher Hill , he did not say that one of the outrages of the experience was ... (more) General Zinni gets undiplomatic treatment from Obama team

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theplumline.whorunsgov.com - 2/9/2009
Obama Signs Up Operative For Big Blog Outreach Gig
— theplumline.whorunsgov.com — A lot of folks had been wondering when the Obama White House would fill the White House... blog outreach job, a key post in terms of marshaling the power of the blogosphere to drive the White House message during big fights like the current one over ... (more) Obama Signs Up Operative For Big Blog Outreach Gig

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thehill.com - 2/2/2009
Some in GOP hint they will back final stimulus measure
— thehill.com — A day before the vote on the economic stimulus bill, a member of the House Republican whip... team asked Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.) where he stood. “Sue, I’m a no,” Jones told his North Carolina colleague, Rep. Sue Myrick (R). Jones has been a thorn in ... (more) Some in GOP hint they will back final stimulus measure

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Disrespecting Zinni
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... the Dyncorp position would have been hardly a burp in a Democratic-controlled Senate.  Obama’s appointed 12 lobbyists to key positions already, and an ambassadorship even to a key post like Iraq wouldn’t raise an eyebrow.   And who cares whether one general or two becomes Ambassador to war theaters? It’s yet another fumble from an administration that has become much better known for bumbling than for competency and leadership.  It has become Amateur Hour in Washington DC. (via Michael Goldfarb )

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