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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
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team of rivals stories: 4 news summaries
OPINION

 Kissinger High on 
 Obama-Clinton Team 

Obama's sound choices pose cooperative challenges

Dec 5, 08 10:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama wasn’t afraid to take risks in choosing his national security team, and the outcome has left Henry Kissinger optimistic, he writes in the Washington Post. Each member comes to the “team of heavyweights” with well-established views and an “autonomous constituency.” That could mean... More »

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national security • Hillary Clinton • Robert Gates • secretary of State • James Jones • foreign policy • defense secretary • President Obama • team of rivals

UPDATED

Obama Unveils Security Team Starring Clinton, Gates

Security not a partisan issue, president-elect declares

Dec 1, 08 10:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama officially announced his national-security team today, a group including primary rival Hillary Clinton as secretary of state and Bush holdover Robert Gates as defense secretary, the AP reports. “One of the dangers in a White House, is that you get wrapped up in group-think,” Obama said,... More »

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national security • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Robert Gates • James Jones • Janet Napolitano • Eric Holder • President Obama • team of rivals

OPINION

 Klein: Obama's Team
of Rivals 'Strong and Wise'

Obama's rumored picks signal preference for diplomacy over militarism: Klein

Nov 21, 08 2:19 PM CST
(Newser) - If current rumblings are to be believed, Barack Obama’s national security team would be disparate indeed, consisting of Hillary Clinton at State, retired general Jim Jones as National Security Adviser, and Robert Gates sticking around as defense secretary. It’s an “extremely strong and wise,” team, writes... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Robert Gates • David Petraeus • foreign policy • Jim Jones • centrist • bipartisanship • President Obama • team of rivals

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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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Cabinet • Abraham Lincoln • Democratic nomination • Obama administration • President Obama • Doris Kearns Goodwin • team of rivals

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