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Obama: The best and the brightest?
Spin CycleIn a story this morning that was later confirmed, the NYTimes reported that Sen. Clinton is hiring two top deputies at the State Department -- one of them Jacob Lew (left), a former Clinton budget director and current Citibank......Tags: Government, Hillary Clinton, National Government, White House, Citigroup Incorporated
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Israel: 'Direct, hard blow againt Hamas'
The Swampby Mark Silva and Mike Dorning With the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, the Israeli government reported today that "the objective of this stage is to destroy the terrorist infrastructure of the Hamas in the area of operation,......Tags: Government, Civil Unrest, National Government, Barack Obama, Science and Technology
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Obama vetting of Richardson a blooper
The Swampby Frank James My first thought on hearing that New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson had asked President-elect Obama to drop his nomination as Commerce Secretary because of a federal probe into possible pay to play activity in Richardson's office was......Tags: Government, Minority Groups, Auction Service, Social Issues, National Government
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Sanjay Gupta: House (and Senate) calls
The Swampby Noam N. Levey and Matea Gold President-elect Barack Obama has asked Dr. Sanjay Gupta to be the next U.S. surgeon general, looking to a popular television personality to help provide a public face for his healthcare agenda. Best known......Tags: Government, Health, Government Health Care, Hillary Clinton, National Government
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Picture: First Day of School
Spin CycleThe Obama transition team releases pix of Sasha and Malia getting ready for their first day at their new school in Washington, DC. It's always a little scary when you're that young, but somehow it seems doubtful that they're going......Tags: Washington, DC
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Obama asks Congress for DTV delay
The Swampby Jim Puzzanghera President-elect Barack Obama today asked Congress to delay next month's planned switch to all-digital broadcast television, warning that the TVs of millions of Americans could go dark because of major problems in the government's...Tags: Government, Television Industry, Trade Policy, Heads of State, National Government
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Digital TV shift may be delayed
The Swampby Frank James Don't get rid of those old analog televisions yet. The national transition to digital television was supposed to occur next month on Feb. 17. But some key members of Congress and the Obama presidential transition may engineer......Tags: Parliament, Television Industry, Government, Upper House, Henry Waxman
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Obama: Let's act on economy or else
The Swampby Frank James President-elect Barack Obama is due to make a major speech on the economy today at George Mason University in Northern Virginia just outside Washington, D.C. It is essentially a call for support of what is expected to......Tags: George Mason, Government, Fires, Virginia, National Government
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Obama played best Burris hand he had
The Swampby Frank James David Broder highlights in his Sunday column what he views as early missteps by the Obama presidential transition team -- the misbegotten Bill Richardson nomination, President-elect Barack Obama's initial opposition to Roland Burris's...Tags: Government, Upper House, Harry S. Truman, National Government, Barack Obama
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FCC Chairman: Digital TV on track
The Swampby Etan Horowitz Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin says he opposes pushing back the Feb.17 Digital TV transition because it would confuse consumers. Last week, the co-chair of President-elect Barack Obama's transition team wrote a...Tags: Television Industry, Government, Satellite and Cable Service, Heads of State, National Government
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Obama's 'culture clash' with Congress
The Swampby Christi Parsons and Peter Nicholas Barack Obama walked the halls of the Capitol as a senator for nearly four years, and in his earliest decisions following election assembled a coterie of key advisers with deep roots in Congress. And......Tags: Dianne Feinstein, Government, Jimmy Carter, Upper House, National Government
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Obama seeks, Bush OKs more bailout funds
The Swampby Jim Puzzanghera President Bush today agreed to a request from President-elect Barack Obama to notify Congress to access the second half of the $700 billion financial bailout fund, starting a 15-day period in which lawmakers must act to block......Tags: Government, Henry Paulson, National Government, Barack Obama, George W. Bush
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