Clinton Is Said to Opt for Secretary of State Position By Peter Baker Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton campaigning in Florida in October (Photo: Damon Winter/The New York Times) Hillary Rodham Clinton has decided to give up her Senate seat and accept the position of secretary of state, …
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Obama's Once-Disciplined Team Springs Leaks During Transition
Barack Obama was famously able to impose discipline and control over his presidential campaign, but it didn't take long for him to discover that running a transition is something quite different.…
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New AG Appointee Advocated To Stifle Speech On Web
In April 1999, the Columbine High School massacre happened. The shooters, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, reportedly learned how to construct sophisticated bombs through their internet activity. This discovery caused then deputy attorney general Eric Holder to say the following(audio uploaded at Eyeblast.tv:) The court has really struck down every government effort to try to regulate it. …
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Obama daughters to attend Sidwell Friends
The Obama girls on their way to school in Chicago (CNN) – Obama spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter confirms to CNN the Obama daughters will attend Sidwell Friends school in Washington, DC. "They looked at a lot of great schools but they felt Sidwell fit their best interests," spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter told CNN. …
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Sources: Jones leading choice for national security advisor
Jones is the leading candidate to be Obama's national security advisor. CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) – Two sources close to the Obama transition team tell CNN retired Marine Gen. Jim Jones has emerged as President-elect's leading choice to become national security adviser in the White House. …
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Geithner Tapped for Treasury Secretary
Obama is likely to nominate Geithner to lead the Treasury. Geithner, president of the New York Fed, has been deeply involved in attempts to arrest the financial crisis and would bring a range of experience.…
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Clinton Is Said to Accept Offer of Secretary of State Position
Two confidants said Hillary Rodham Clinton will give up her Senate seat and accept the nomination for secretary of state after talks with the president-elect about her role.…
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Phone workers access Obama's cell record
Records from a cell phone used by President-elect Barack Obama were improperly breached, apparently by employees of the cell phone company, the CEO of Verizon Wireless tells CNN. Obama advisors say the president-elect no longer uses the phone.…
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