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ANALYSIS

Obama Stacking His Cabinet
With Pit Bulls

Cool-hand Barack wants heavy-hitters, isn't afraid of a fight

Nov 18, 08 6:22 AM CST
(Newser) - For a man who earned himself the nickname "No-Drama Obama" during the campaign, the president-elect seems to be assembling a surprisingly high-maintenance cabinet, writes Helene Cooper in the New York Times. From Larry Summers to Rahm Emanuel to Hillary Clinton, the partners that Obama has chosen or considered have... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Joe Biden • Cabinet • Rahm Emanuel • Larry Summers • Obama administration • Robert Gibbs • President Obama

ANALYSIS

History of Lincoln Inspires Obama's 'Team of Rivals'

Doris Kearns Goodwin's tome provides unexpected insight into next administration

Nov 17, 08 2:55 PM CST
(Newser) - “Team of rivals” is the post-campaign buzzphrase, Graeme Allister writes in the Guardian, replacing the lipsticked pigs and pitbulls. The term refers to Barack Obama’s strategy of filling Cabinet positions with Republicans and political enemies (ie, Hillary Clinton), and comes from a 2005 book by Doris Kearns Goodwin... More »

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ANALYSIS

State Job Isn't Guarantee She Succeeds Obama: Silver

Staying out of Obama administration, popular or not, seems better role

Nov 17, 08 1:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton is a contender to be Barack Obama’s Secretary of State, but taking the job probably wouldn’t help her if she wants to succeed Obama in 2016, Nate Silver writes on FiveThirtyEight. Being part of a popular Democratic administration certainly wouldn’t hurt, but it would be... More »

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 Obama Girds for 
 'Unprecedented' 
 Economic Crisis 

President-elect focusing on security, trust, downturn and Gitmo, he tells 60 Minutes

Nov 17, 08 3:35 AM CST
(Newser) - National security, the economy and breaking America's addiction to fossil fuels are Barack Obama's key priorities, he revealed in his first sit-down TV interview since becoming president-elect. He's focusing first on security because "transition periods are times of vulnerability to a terrorist attack," he explained on 60 Minutes ... More »

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national security • Barack Obama • Iraq pullout • Guantanamo Bay • 60 Minutes • energy dependence • Afghanistan war • Obama administration • financial crisis

OPINION

 Picking Hillary: 
 Pros and Cons 

Pundits split on merits of Clinton as Obama's most powerful cabinet member

Nov 15, 08 10:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama is widely reported to be considering Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State, causing a storm of speculation over the pros and cons of the choice.
  • The case for Clinton is plain, Jake Tapper writes at ABC News. She's smart, strong, experienced, reasonably diplomatic—and she's familiar with
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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Cabinet • State Department • secretary of State • Obama administration • President Obama

 Sec. of State Clinton? 
 Talk Heats Up 

Top Obama advisors push hard for 'Team of Rivals'

Nov 14, 08 8:02 AM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton is at the top of the very short list for secretary of state in the Obama administration, Politico reports, as buzz on a possible “Team of Rivals” was accelerated by a mysterious "personal" trip Clinton made to Chicago yesterday. While the president-elect’s opinion remains unclear,... More »

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Pay Cut, Scrutiny Await Axelrod in DC

Consultant's finances would come into sharp focus

Nov 13, 08 10:13 AM CST
(Newser) - David Axelrod would pay a steep price to follow his most famous client to the White House, Politico reports. Barack Obama’s right-hand man would probably have to sell his stakes in the lucrative consulting firms he founded  and open his finances to public scrutiny. Axelrod’s firms have collected... More »

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Barack Obama • Karl Rove • David Axelrod • political strategists • Obama administration • President Obama

Dems Find End Run Around
Late Bush Regs

Clinton-era law gives Congress power to overturn regulations

Nov 12, 08 1:58 PM CST
(Newser) - The Bush White House thought it was pretty clever rushing to get all its so-called midnight regulations finalized by Nov. 1 so they couldn't be immediately overturned by the next president, as many of Bill Clinton's parting gifts were. But congressional Democrats say they've found an obscure Clinton-era law that... More »

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 Bishops to Press Obama 
  on Abortion Ban

Catholic leaders re-energize abortion opposition at annual meet

Nov 12, 08 3:56 AM CST
(Newser) - America's Roman Catholic bishops appear to be on a collision course with the Obama administration over abortion, the Chicago Tribune reports. At the bishops’ annual meeting yesterday in Baltimore the group began drafting a statement that will call on the president-elect to outlaw the procedure. The bishops also threatened to... More »

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Joe Biden • abortion • Xavier University • Obama administration • Roman Catholic Church • President Obama • Roman Catholic bishops • Catholic hospitals

Obama Team Lays Out
'Strictest' Ethics Rules

Lobbyists, corporations banned from contributing to transition

Nov 12, 08 2:13 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama's transition team has set out what one official called "the strictest, most far-reaching ethics rules of any transition in history,” the Hill reports. Lobbyists, corporations and PACs will be barred from donating funds to the transition operation, and lobbyists on the team won’t be allowed... More »

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 Obama Kicks Off 
 Transition Fundraising 

President-elect seeks private funds to bankroll transition team

Nov 8, 08 6:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama's campaign fundraising is over but his victory fundraising has only just begun, Politico reports. The president-elect is seeking cash from private donors to supplement the $6.3 million of public money his team will get to fund the transition. The practice has been common since the Reagan presidency... More »

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UPDATED

Obama Huddles on Economy, Will Meet Press Today

Team of economic advisers already mapping out plan

Nov 7, 08 4:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama isn't wasting any time in tackling the financial crisis, Reuters reports. The president-elect is meeting today with his new 17-strong team of economic advisers—and will hold his first press conference since his election victory at 2:30 EST. Wall Street has plummeted 10% in the last two... More »

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Chief of Staff's Bro Is Hollywood Super Agent

Rahm Emanuel's high-flying sib just got better connected

Nov 7, 08 2:08 AM CST
(Newser) - The president-elect's new chief of staff has a pair of high-flying brothers, the Los Angeles Times reports. Rahm Emanuel's younger brother, Ari, is a founding partner of top Hollywood talent agency Endeavor while older brother, Ezekiel, is a leading bioethicist. Ari, who shares Ramm's reputation for take-no-prisoners power plays, inspired... More »

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OPINION

 Think Big, Obama 

President-elect needs to use Democrats' big mandate to bring in a 'new New Deal'

Nov 7, 08 1:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama needs to ignore those who are urging him to start small for either political or practical reasons and seize this chance to bring about the real social reforms voters have mandated, Paul Krugman writes in the New York Times. "This year’s presidential election was a clear... More »

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Influential Blacks Eye Fresh Opportunities

Obama backers stand to gain status in wake of historic victory

Nov 6, 08 9:58 AM CST
(Newser) - A circle of black power brokers who helped Barack Obama in his rise to the White House are ready to see their influence grow under his administration, Wall Street Journal reports. The close-knit group of fundraisers, execs, and Harvard grads believe their presidential connections will pay major dividends in the... More »

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Barack Obama • Valerie Jarrett • Election 2008 • African-Americans • Obama administration • President Obama

Obama Gets Down to Business 

Treasury chief may be announced today as transition gears up

Nov 6, 08 4:20 AM CST
(Newser) - The Barack Obama team is swiftly dismantling his presidential campaign network and getting the framework in place for the transfer of power, the Washington Post reports. Economic issues are taking priority and the president-elect may announce his Treasury secretary as soon as today. Sources say New York Fed Chief Timothy... More »

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 Obama Eyes 
 RFK Jr. for 
 EPA Post 


High-profile head could please liberals, New England senators

Nov 5, 08 4:16 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama is considering environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the Environmental Protection Agency, Mike Allen notes on Politico. The shrewd move would raise the EPA's profile—pleasing liberals Obama may otherwise disappoint during the budget crunch—and pay back the Kennedys for their crucial support during the... More »

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Barack Obama • Cabinet • Democrat • Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg • Election 2008 • Obama administration • Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Close Allies Will Run Obama
Transition

Ex-Clinton staffer Podesta, aide Jarrett oversee team

Nov 5, 08 3:16 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama took his first steps toward the White House this morning, announcing the three-person team of confidants that will run his transition activities: John Podesta, a former Clinton chief of staff; Valerie Jarrett, a top campaign adviser; and Pete Rouse, Obama's senatorial chief of staff. The president-elect also named... More »

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 Rice 'Especially 
 Proud' of Obama 

Secretary of State 'especially proud' of Obama

Nov 5, 08 2:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Condoleezza Rice delivered emotional congratulations to Barack Obama today, saying that as an African American she is “especially proud” of his victory. The secretary of State called the Democrat an inspiration, the AP reports. “Americans are not going to be satisfied until they really do form that perfect... More »

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Bush administration • Barack Obama • equality • Condoleezza Rice • racial equality • Election 2008 • Obama administration

Powell Will 
Pass on 
Cabinet Post 

I'll step aside for
new leaders, former State chief says

Nov 5, 08 1:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Colin Powell doesn’t want a job in Barack Obama’s “historic” administration, preferring instead to see a new generation of leaders. “Why? I've done it,” Powell told the Wall Street Journal today in Hong Kong. The Bush-era secretary of State, who endorsed Obama last month, also... More »

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