Archive: November 30, 2008 - December 6, 2008
Next Up: Mother Nature
The Obama transition team, moving along smartly to fill Cabinet posts, is planning to trot out nominees as early as next week for three jobs much watched by enviros: the secretaries of energy and the interior and the administrator of...
By Terri Rupar | December 5, 2008; 9:00 AM ET | Comments (0)
Envoy Envy? Dust Off That Portfolio.
Ladies and gentlemen! Start your lobbying engines -- it may already be too late -- for that cushy ambassadorship you've always dreamed of. The incoming Obama administration has helpfully notified all politically appointed ambassadors that they must vacate their posts...
By Terri Rupar | December 4, 2008; 8:38 AM ET | Comments (0)
Picks Show Diversity Is More Than Skin-Deep
President-elect Barack Obama's senior White House staff is taking form with a diverse array of appointees spanning generations, geography and educational and personal backgrounds. Of the 28 top officials named to posts in the West Wing, East Wing or Vice...
By Terri Rupar | December 3, 2008; 10:24 AM ET | Comments (0)
A National Security Team That Looks Like the Nation
President-elect Barack Obama yesterday introduced a war cabinet that is more diverse than that of any other president in recent history, appointing three women and two African Americans to his top national security and foreign policy posts. But the six...
By Terri Rupar | December 2, 2008; 7:57 AM ET | Comments (0)
The Cabinet Possibilities Who Are Saying 'No, Thanks' (for Now)
We took a break from handicapping who's in the running for jobs in President-elect Barack Obama's administration to scour the public record and find contenders who have taken themselves out of consideration. Of course, some of these politicians could have...
By Sarah Lovenheim | December 1, 2008; 10:00 AM ET | Comments (0)
