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Weekend in Review: Richardson Steps Out, Bloomberg Goes to Israel, Maloney Heads Upstate
Sun, Jan 4 | New York Observer | More Michael Bloomberg
Gary Ackerman, Ray Kelly and Michael Bloomberg are in Israel today, back tomorrow. Michael Daly defends Caroline Kennedy's eloquence. Yes, Terry McAullife is going to run for governor in Virginia. Current Virginia Governor Tim Kaine has been appointed to head the D.N.C.
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Coming January 20: The Blame Bush Administration
WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama Tuesday ripped outgoing President George W. Bush for “irresponsibly” doubling the federal debt, then warned that he could preside over trillion-dollar-a-year deficits for “years to come.”
4 hours ago | race42008.com | More George W. Bush
Obama To Announce Choice For "Chief Performance Officer" Wednesday
President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday will announce his selection for the role of "chief performance officer," a newly created position that will work to scrub the federal budget and reform government, a Democratic official told CNN.
6 hours ago | Huffington Post | More Barack Obama
How 98 senators plus 3 = 100
Some of these folks like Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton won't be there very long this time. The two senators missing were Democrat Al Franken, Republican Norm Coleman and Democrat Roland Burris. Which is three, but Washington counts funny even beyond the budget.
6 hours ago | Los Angeles Times (registration) | More Joe Biden
Steve Clemons: Joe Biden's CODEL to Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan: Working All the Angles. . .Like He Should!
Biden and his delegation will travel to Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan - and the White House and Obama transition office has made clear that he is traveling there in his current capacity as Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and not as the incoming Vice President.
7 hours ago | Huffington Post | More Joe Biden
Greta Van Susteren Slams CNN For Insulting Sarah Palin
Greta routinely takes to GretaWire to blast CNN — recently, to challenge network execs for laying staffers off shortly before the holidays, and famously last year to accuse CNN of "cooking the books" to boost Anderson Cooper's ratings. More on Sarah Palin
9 hours ago | Huffington Post | More Sarah Palin
Former Illinois attorney general and senate appointee Roland ...
Reuters) - Former Illinois attorney general and senate appointee Roland Burris, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's choice to fill the vacant seat of President-elect Barack Obama, speaks to the media at BWI airport on his way to Washington DC, in Baltimore, Maryland, January 5, 2009....
9 hours ago | 10x | Yahoo! News | More Barack Obama
Bush: Israel Has Right To Defend Itself
President George W. Bush says he understands "Israel's desire to protect itself."
Mon, Jan 5 | 10x | TheDenverChannel.com | More George W. Bush
Obama Justice Department Nominees Named
President-elect Barack Obama has announced his choices to fill four top Justice Department positions Monday. David Ogden is being nominated for Deputy Attorney General, Elena Kagan for Solicitor General, Tom Perrelli for Associate Attorney General and Dawn Johnsen for Assistant At...
Mon, Jan 5 | 3x | Huffington Post | More Joe Biden
Bloomberg Stars in Israel
During a televised interview with CNN from Tel Aviv, Bloomberg was asked about possible solutions to the conflict."Look, I don't work for the State Department, or for the military, for America or for Israel," he said. "And it's up to them to find a peaceful solution."
Mon, Jan 5 | New York Observer | More Michael Bloomberg
Young leader to attend Obama inauguration
KY - She plans to see historical sites and monuments, attend an inaugural gala ball, have lunch with former Vice President Al Gore and former Secretary of State ...
Mon, Jan 5 | Louisville Courier-Journal | More Al Gore
Richardson Out As Commerce Secretary
Gov. Bill Richardson withdraws nomination over a federal investigation into his ties to a money management business.
Mon, Jan 5 | 70x | WFSB | More Bill Richardson
Lynn University students to attend inauguration as part of class
FL - Melissa Moscara, 20, a junior from Millington, NJ, said she supported Obama but would have attended if John McCain had won. ...
Sun, Jan 4 | 2x | Sun-Sentinel.com | More John McCain
Va. Governor Kaine to Become DNC Chairman
Timothy M. Kaine will become chairman of the Democratic National Committee later this month, serving as the top political messenger for Barack Obama's ... Obama Taps Kaine to Lead DNC New York Times Kaine to lead Democratic National Committee Richmond Times Dispatch
Sun, Jan 4 | 11x | Washington Post | More DNC
State Palin governs still largely empty
United States - The writer of a recent letter championed Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's qualifications to be vice president in part because she has been the governor of a "state ...
Sun, Jan 4 | 2x | Baltimore Sun | More Sarah Palin
Bon Jovi To Play Hillary Clinton Fundraiser
The final note of Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign may very well be sung by Jon Bon Jovi.
Sat, Jan 3 | 14x | NewsNet5.com | More Hillary Clinton
Columnist reviews 2008: The year that eventually will end
IL - 8 is when presidential candidate John Edwards admitted to an extramarital affair, breaking a streak of several weeks without a political scandal. ...
Wed, Dec 31 | Rockford Register Star | More John Edwards
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Obama To Create/Appoint Chief Performance Officer Position
The announcement will come tomorrow, and the job description is all about reform: Go through the federal budget line by line and cut the fat. Hold agencies accountable. Restore fiscal discipline. In case you don’t remember, Obama outlined this as part of his reform agenda during the campai...
9 hours ago | Donklephant | More Barack Obama
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Opinion: Barack Obama Talks About Panetta and Gaza
Filed under: President Bush, Democrats, Barack Obama, Breaking News, Obama AdministrationEarlier, President-Elect Barack Obama held a press conference on the economic recovery package. During the Q&A portion, he fielded questions about his pick for CIA Chief, and about the co...
18 hours ago | news.aol.com | More Barack Obama