Archive: November 9, 2008 - November 15, 2008
Hillary Clinton as Mrs. Foggybottom?
There’s increasing chatter in political circles that the Obama camp is not overly happy with the usual suspects for secretary of state these days and that the field may be expanding beyond Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.), New Mexico Gov....
By Eric Pianin | November 14, 2008; 8:46 AM ET | Comments (1)
Grab a Chair
Congress returns to town next week for a lame-duck session fired up to pass a new stimulus package, help out the sinking U.S. auto industry and save the jobs of more than 200,000 workers. Senate Democrats, however, also may...
By Eric Pianin | November 12, 2008; 10:30 PM ET | Comments (1)
Latinos and the Obama Cabinet
Latino political advocates, citing the importance of Latino votes in President-elect Barack Obama’s victory, are pressing him to appoint at least two and as many as four Latinos to his administration’s 20 Cabinet-level positions. Although Latino voters eluded Obama...
By Eric Pianin | November 12, 2008; 9:20 AM ET | Comments (0)
In a New Administration, Some Brand-New Jobs?
The intense competition among Democrats for top jobs in the incoming Obama administration assumes there are a fixed number of posts worth having. But it’s looking likely that some extremely choice, even consequential, positions are going to be created...
By Eric Pianin | November 11, 2008; 7:36 AM ET | Comments (1)
