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Is Obama president yet? (www.salon.com) TMC

Over the weekend, a name you don't hear very often anymore surfaced in news reports. A once-prominent politician, it turned out, was on something of a farewell tour, months after most people had... More

Tags: barack obama,cabinet,tmc,george bush,president

Submitted 6 days ago by cdoherty on Cabinet | 0 Comments |

Obama names economic team; still no word on Labor Secretary (workforcedev.typepad.com)

President-elect Obama ate up the airwaves today announcing his economic team, but there's still no word on who his Labor Secretary will be. If he's planning a bold jobs-based economic recovery, we... More

Tags: cabinet,department of labor,labor secretary,obama,president,unemployment,workforce development

Submitted 10 days ago by workforcedev | 0 Comments |

Barack Obama drops a Hillary Clinton hint on State Department (www.nydailynews.com)

As buzz about Hillary Clinton's possible elevation to Secretary of State continued to swirl in political circles, President-elect Barack Obama has broadly hinted that it might be smart to bring an old... More

Tags: obama,cabinet,president,clinton

Submitted 19 days ago by SpencerKent on Cabinet | 0 Comments |

Obama Camp Vetting Cabinet Candidates Carefully (www.myfoxcolorado.com)

Any person wishing to be on President-elect Barack Obama's cabinet has to first answer quite a few questions. Sixty-three questions to be exact.

Tags: obama,vetting,cabinet,president

Submitted 19 days ago by SpencerKent on Cabinet | 0 Comments |

GOP ponders path of return (www.washingtontimes.com)

After a flubbed response to Hurricane Katrina, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, several corruption cases and a mangled economy, the Republican Party found itself Tuesday in a damp, earthy pit it had... More

Tags: republican party,gop,hurricane katrina,iraq,afghanistan,republicans,congress,president,economy

Submitted 28 days ago by robertharding on OurTroops | 0 Comments |

An Urgent Sexual and Reproductive Health Agenda for a Pro-Choice President and Congress (www.rhrealitycheck.org) TMC

They said this would never happen again. They said choice was a losing issue. They said pro-choice Democrats should avoid the issue, and pro-choice Republicans should hide their views. They said... More

Tags: barack obama,president,congress,pro choice,tmc,reproductive health,abortion

Submitted 28 days ago by cdoherty on Healthcare | 0 Comments |

Speculation About Obama Cabinet Underway (www.usnews.com)

As President-elect Obama goes about the business of putting together his Administration, speculation about his top choices is finding its way onto media reports. What follows is a digest from this... More

Tags: barack obama,presidency,president,cabinet,treasury secretary,candidates,advisers,wall street,lawrence summers,timothy geithner,robert rubin,paul volcker,clinton administration

Submitted 28 days ago by robertharding on Cabinet | 0 Comments |

The Raw Story | GOP pollster: 'I cannot foresee' scenario where McCain wins (rawstory.com) TMC

It doesn't look good for Sen. John McCain. Both campaigns have pushed polls that show their candidate in a position to win the presidential race, but a Republican pollster said it is highly... More

Tags: tmc,raw story,election,president

Submitted about 1 month ago by SpencerKent on JohnMcCain | 0 Comments |

Jump-starting climate action | Gristmill: The environmental news blog | Grist (gristmill.grist.org) TMC

The next president should use the Clean Air Act to control greenhouse gas emissions

Tags: tmc,grist,climate,president

Submitted about 1 month ago by SpencerKent on Sustain | 0 Comments |

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