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Perino: Obama should want Bush's political appointees (video)
youtube.com - 11/18/2008
Perino: Obama should want Bush's political appointees (video)
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politico.com - 11/21/2008
Would-be appointees quizzed on guns
— politico.com — Obama’s team is asking potential appointees detailed questions about gun ownership, and firearms advocates aren’t happy about it. (more) Would-be appointees quizzed on guns
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Perino: ‘We Did Not Torture’
thinkprogress.org - 11/19/2008
Perino: ‘We Did Not Torture’
— thinkprogress.org — The Bush had administration repeatedly insists that it does not practice torture: “ We do not torture ,” President Bush declared in 2005. The U.S. “ is not torturing any detainees ,” White House Press Secretary Dana Perino ... (more) Perino: ‘We Did Not Torture’

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Perino: Obama ‘Should Want’ Bush’s Political Appointees In His Administration
thinkprogress.org - 11/19/2008
Perino: Obama ‘Should Want’ Bush’s Political Appointees In His Administration
— thinkprogress.org — The Washington Post reported this morning that between March and November, the Bush administration has “ burrowed ” at least 20 political appointees into career civil service posts, initially depriving President-elect Obama of the chance ... (more) Perino: Obama ‘Should Want’ Bush’s Political Appointees ...

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Perino: Obama ‘Should Want’ Bush’s Political Appointees In His Administration
Think Progress — The Washington Post reported this morning that between March and November, the Bush administration has “burrowed” at least 20 political appointees into career civil service posts, initially depriving President-elect Obama of the chance to install his own appointees in key jobs. In today’s press briefing, White House Press Secretary Dana Perino defended the “burrowing,” saying that Obama’s administration should want experienced Bush political appointees in his administration: PERINO: But there are people in the federal government who — and you should want people who have worked in the ...

Bush Admin’s ‘Special Gift’ For Obama
The Moderate Voice — Think Progress provides an interesting example of Bush Administration’s strategy to forcibly push “the political ideologues” down the throat of the new Obama administration. “The Washington Post reported this morning that between March and November, the Bush administration has ‘burrowed’ at least 20 political appointees into career civil service posts, initially depriving President-elect Obama of the chance to install his own appointees in key jobs. “In today’s press briefing, White House Press Secretary Dana ...

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