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Obama Nominees Still Being Stalled By Republicans

First Posted: 3/18/10 Updated: 5/25/11

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The New York Times:

Almost every day, the news releases go up on the White House Web site and go out to reporters: "President Obama announces more key administration posts," they read.

Trouble is, many of those administration posts are being held up in the Senate in a political do-si-do that is traditional on Capitol Hill but seems to have become more tangled than ever in partisanship.

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Almost every day, the news releases go up on the White House Web site and go out to reporters: "President Obama announces more key administration posts," they read. Trouble is, many of those administ...
Almost every day, the news releases go up on the White House Web site and go out to reporters: "President Obama announces more key administration posts," they read. Trouble is, many of those administ...
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