44: November 23, 2008 - November 29, 2008
Obama Transition Statement on Terrorist Attacks in Mumbai
Onlookers stand at the site of a bomb blast in Mumbai Nov. 26, 2008. (Reuters)...
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| November 26, 2008; 5:29 PM ET |
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Obama Volunteers at a Chicago Food Bank
The Obama family hands out turkeys at a South Side Catholic church.
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| November 26, 2008; 4:58 PM ET |
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The Moral? Be Nice
Bayh aide newly powerful.
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| November 26, 2008; 2:45 PM ET |
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Former Rumsfeld Deputy Criticizes Gates
In a blog posting on National Review Online, Di Rita, who served in several Pentagon jobs under Rumsfeld from 2001 to 2006, writes that Gates focused on Iraq and Afghanistan at the cost of carrying on Rumsfeld's efforts to bring about "the most rapid and profound transformation" of the defense establishment since 1947.
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| November 26, 2008; 1:40 PM ET |
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Obama Appoints White House Speechwriting and Intergovernmental Affairs Heads
President-elect Barack Obama continued rounding out his White House staff today, naming Jonathan Favreau director of speechwriting and Cecilia Munoz director of intergovernmental affairs.
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| November 26, 2008; 1:26 PM ET |
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Clintonistas Return, But Obama Says Vision Is His
Barack Obama defended himself this morning against charges that his campaign mantra of "Change We Can Believe In" is being undermined by his decision to fill his administration with familiar faces.
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| November 26, 2008; 12:16 PM ET |
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Obama Names Volcker to Head New Economic Advisory Board
President-elect Barack Obama today named former Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker to head a new advisory panel designed to help guide the administration's efforts to stabilize the nation's struggling financial system and create millions of new jobs.
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| November 26, 2008; 11:39 AM ET |
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Obama to Announce Economic Panel; Turkey to Wait
President-elect Barack Obama's third news conference in as many days will focus on creation of an emergency economic advisory panel, headed by former Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volker. The annual White House turkey pardon, presided over by still-President Bush, has been pushed back 30 minutes to avoid overlapping with the president-elect's event.
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| November 26, 2008; 8:45 AM ET |
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Gates Expected to Remain at Defense
President-elect plans to announce members of his national security team early next week
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| November 25, 2008; 7:59 PM ET |
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Orszag Hangs Up His Blog
Peter Orszag has been hailed as the first blogger to join the White House at Cabinet rank, as well as for his fiscal acumen. Having been named by President-elect Barack Obama to head the Office of Management and Budget, he has now hung up his blogging hat over at the Congressional Budget Office, where he was director.
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| November 25, 2008; 4:29 PM ET |
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Biden Beefs Up Staff
Vice President-elect Joe Biden continued to fill top positions in his office today, naming three new senior staff members with broad portfolios.
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| November 25, 2008; 3:30 PM ET |
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Obama's Inaugural Committee Plots the Celebration
Barack Obama's newly formed inaugural committee promised today it will not raise money from corporations, political action committees or currently registered lobbyists for the historic celebrations on Jan. 20 that will mark the dawning of the Obama administration.
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| November 25, 2008; 2:52 PM ET |
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Obama's Ad Dominance Reaffirmed
By Chris Cillizza As the presidential campaign entered its final months, it became increasingly clear...
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| November 25, 2008; 2:09 PM ET |
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Global Warming High on Senate Foreign Relations Agenda
Climate change policy will get a boost next year from the fact that some of the most senior members of the Obama administration have focused on the issue during their careers, Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) told reporters today.
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| November 25, 2008; 12:30 PM ET |
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Obama Announces OMB Chiefs
President-elect Barack Obama announced his director of the Office of Management and Budget today in Chicago, as well as deputy director.
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| November 25, 2008; 12:10 PM ET |
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Big Economic Questions and Small Donors
By John Amick At a news conference yesterday, President-elect Barack Obama introduced his core group...
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| November 25, 2008; 8:56 AM ET |
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Change is Coming to FEMA
The Federal Emergency Management Administration, a tragicomic disaster since Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 -- and even before then -- looks to be getting a facelift under the Obama administration, sources tell us.
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| November 24, 2008; 4:37 PM ET |
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Ogden a Top Candidate for Justice Dept. No. 2
David W. Ogden, who oversees the Justice Department transition for President-elect Barack Obama, has emerged as the top candidate to become the department's second in command.
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| November 24, 2008; 4:08 PM ET |
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Minner to Appoint Biden Aide to Senate
By Chris Cillizza Ted Kaufman, a longtime aide to Joe Biden, will be appointed by...
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| November 24, 2008; 4:02 PM ET |
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The Foreign Policy Deputies
By Al Kamen With the top slots at the State Department and the National Security...
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| November 24, 2008; 12:21 PM ET |
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Vilsack Says He's Not in the Running for Ag. Sec. Spot
Former Iowa governor Tom Vilsack said yesterday he is not a candidate for agriculture secretary, telling the Des Moines Register that he had never been contacted by aides to President-elect Barack Obama about any administration position.
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| November 24, 2008; 10:55 AM ET |
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It's the Economy...
By John Amick The Obama camp, once famous for its discipline and ability to keep...
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| November 24, 2008; 8:27 AM ET |
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Obama to Announce Economic Team Today
President-elect Barack Obama will officially introduce members of his incoming economic team today during a news conference in Chicago.
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| November 24, 2008; 7:24 AM ET |
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