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  • August 2008

    • Party's Not Over for Romney

      Boston Herald  |  Aug 30, 08 1:30 PM CDT

      Party's Not Over for Romney

      (Newser) - Mitt Romney won’t share a ticket with John McCain, but the former Massachusetts governor’s political future is still rosy, the Boston Herald reports. “He’s a very viable candidate,” one expert said, whether for a Cabinet post in a McCain administration—Treasury or Commerce, perhaps—or another run for president in 2012. But all agree he won’t be welcome in Massachusetts again. More »

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      John McCain  • Mitt Romney  • Sarah Palin  • GOP  • vice presidential sweepstakes  • Utah  • Cabinet

  • July 2008

    • As Rome Burns, Bush Plays T-Ball

      Washington Post  |  Jul 17, 08 9:51 AM CDT

      As Rome Burns, Bush Plays T-Ball

      (Newser) - With Washington roiled yesterday by economic woes and bad news from Afghanistan, George W. Bush spent an hour watching 6- and 7-year-olds play T-ball, Dana Milbank notes in the Washington Post —the 95th sports-related event he's hosted as president, to 45 cabinet meetings. "For a president facing little good news at the office," Milbank writes, "sport is pleasure." More »

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      baseball  • George W. Bush  • sports  • Bush legacy  • Cabinet  • Little League

  • June 2008

    • Gore Endorses Obama

      ABC News  |  Jun 16, 08 4:43 PM CDT

      Gore Endorses Obama

      (Newser) - Al Gore will endorse Barack Obama for president tonight at a rally in Detroit, ABC News reports. "From now through Election Day, I intend to do whatever I can to make sure he is elected President of the United States," Gore said of Obama in an email to supporters. Obama has talked openly of inviting Gore to serve in an administration. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Al Gore  • political endorsement  • Cabinet

    • Obama to Offer Clinton a 'Graceful Exit'

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Jun 1, 08 5:38 PM CDT

      Obama to Offer Clinton a 'Graceful Exit'

      (Newser) - As Hillary Clinton's chances of winning the Democratic nomination wane, Barack Obama's camp is readying a consolation prize for the loser-apparent, the Daily Telegraph reports. In a "negotiated surrender," Clinton will likely be offered a cabinet post or the chance to lead a Senate charge on health care, an issue near and dear to her heart for more than a decade. More »

  • April 2008

    • Kenya Announces Shared Cabinet

      BBC  |  Apr 13, 08 2:11 PM CDT

      Kenya Announces Shared Cabinet

      (Newser) - Calling for Kenyans to "put politics aside and get to work," president Mwai Kibaki named chief opposition leader Raila Odinga prime minister today in a move to end political strife with a power-sharing cabinet. The 40-member cabinet, including two deputy PMs, was divided evenly between the two parties, though the BBC notes that key positions remained with Kibaki loyalists. More »

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      Kenya  • Mwai Kibaki  • Raila Odinga  • Kenyan elections  • Cabinet  • power sharing deal

  • January 2008
  • November 2007

    • No Muslims in My Cabinet, Mitt Says

      Politico  |  Nov 27, 07 7:11 PM CST

      No Muslims in My Cabinet, Mitt Says

      (Newser) - Mitt Romney says he won't put a Muslim in his cabinet if he wins in 2008, because US demographics just don't justify it. "But of course, I would imagine that Muslims could serve at lower levels of my administration," he added, according to an op-ed piece by a Pakistani-American businessman who says he put the question to Mitt at a fundraiser a couple of weeks ago. More »

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      Mitt Romney  • Cabinet  • American Muslims  • Muslim Americans

  • April 2007

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