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Cabinet stories: 52 news summaries

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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.

Obama Taps Emanuel as
He Moves Into Transition

President-elect expected to move 'quickly, but not hastily' to fill top jobs

Nov 5, 08 8:16 AM CST
(Newser) - The president-elect has offered the job of White House chief of staff to Rep. Rahm Emanuel, Jake Tapper reports this morning. Emanuel, who Tapper calls a "sharp-tongued, sharp-elbowed, keenly intelligent veteran of the Clinton White House," hasn't given his answer, Tapper's source says. Meanwhile, campaign insiders tell the... More »

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Barack Obama • Cabinet • Rahm Emanuel • Obama 2008 • transition • Election 2008 • Obama administration

Mugabe Snubs Opposition, Keeps Key Ministries

Unity government already in trouble

Oct 11, 08 11:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Zimbabwe's new unity government already is in jeopardy, and it hasn't started governing yet. Robert Mugabe handed out government ministries yesterday and kept the meaningful ones, including the army and police, for his own party, the BBC reports. The opposition MDC "totally and absolutely rejects this nonsense," said... More »

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Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • Morgan Tsvangirai • Cabinet • Thabo Mbeki • Zanu-PF • MDC • mediators

ANALYSIS

In Times of Crisis, Paulson's the 'Decider'

Fannie-Freddie bailout shows Treasury sec enjoys a free hand

Sep 9, 08 6:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Last week, a small group met in the Oval Office to discuss the impending takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. But while President Bush convened the meeting, there was no mistaking who was running the show: Hank Paulson, who had first floated public ownership and who oversaw every aspect... More »

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Cabinet • Henry Paulson • Freddie Mac • Fannie Mae • Treasury Department • subprime crisis • George W. Bush • financial crisis

ANALYSIS

Party's Not Over for Romney

What's in his future? Maybe a Cabinet post, Utah state office, or 2012 White House run

Aug 30, 08 1:30 PM CDT
(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—... More »

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

OPINION

 As Rome Burns,
 Bush Plays T-Ball 

Fannie Mae, Afghanistan benched as president hosts yet another sporting event

Jul 17, 08 9:51 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Gore Endorses Obama 

Democratic party heavyweight urges support for presumptive nominee

Jun 16, 08 4:43 PM CDT
(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... More »

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Barack Obama • Al Gore • Cabinet • endorsement • political endorsement

Obama to Offer Clinton a 'Graceful Exit'

She could join cabinet or lead charge on health care

Jun 1, 08 5:38 PM CDT
(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,... More »

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health care • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Cabinet • Clinton 2008 • Obama 2008 • health care reform • Democratic nomination • health secretary

 Kenya Announces
 Shared Cabinet 

Prez names opposition leader PM

Apr 13, 08 2:11 PM CDT
(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,... More »

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

OPINION

GOP Hopefuls Face Post-Bush Quandary

Openness to diverging views would help, Newsweek says

Jan 20, 08 5:39 PM CST
(Newser) - Amid debate jabs and funding worries, GOP presidential hopefuls have a bigger problem: what kind of Republican to be in the impending post-Bush era. Newsweek’s Evan Thomas explores their recent mis-steps, and urges them to be humble and open to diverging views—the opposite of Bush's "yes man"... More »

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Cabinet • GOP • campaign adviser • Republican Party • Abraham Lincoln • Republican candidate • Eisenhower • George W. Bush

No Muslims
in My Cabinet,
Mitt Says

But they 'could serve
at lower levels,' GOP hopeful adds

Nov 27, 07 7:11 PM CST
(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... More »

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Mitt Romney • Cabinet • Muslim Americans • American Muslims • Mansoor Ijaz

Thompson Joins Race for 2008

Claims he's the only real conservative
in the GOP field

Apr 2, 07 6:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Former governor and Bush cabinet member Tommy Thompson announced  for president yesterday, staking a claim to the territory to the right of the other GOP contenders. "I am the reliable conservative, my record shows that,"  said the one-time secretary of Health and Human Services and four-term governor... More »

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Iraq • Bush administration • Middle East • Republican • health insurance • politics • Tommy Thompson • Health and Human Services • presidency • Wisconsin • Cabinet • presidential campaign • Election 2008 • George W. Bush

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