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FROM AP: 1 of 2 fires north of LA contained
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By most accounts, Jane Napolitano's been a competent and capable governor, which is something of a rarity in the annals of Arizona.
Despite a nearly flawless transition period of astute, substantive and widely praised cabinet appointments, the Obama administration has unintentionally provoked its first controversy.
When I interviewed Panetta, I was so impressed by his candidness that I noted at the end of the transcript of our conversation: "Panetta is the least full of himself guy I've ever interviewed."
It was just over a year ago that at one presidential debate three candidates identified themselves as not believing in the theory of evolution.
This was originally posted as an exclusive commentary for The Washington Post. President-elect Barack Obama's choice today of Nancy Killefer as our g...
Silly, but fun (and relatively well-edited). I can't wait to see the episode where Ha...
In selecting James L. Jones to be his national security advisor, Barack Obama has chosen a former Marine Corps general who, at the time of his nominat...
It's exciting to see someone who comes from your stock make it big. But another neurosurgeon-makes-good story is going to make the rest of us look even more like underachievers.
The next time you find yourself getting pissed off at Obama, say these words out loud,"George Bush."
To receive The Progress Report in your email inbox everyday, click here. Yesterday, press reports indicated that President-elect Obama had decided on...
All political realignments are produced by the coming of age of a dynamic generation and the emergence of a new communication technology that effectively mobilizes the rising generation.
If Obama is going to bring "outsiders" (aka Clinton insiders) to the table, he needs to do it while showing an ability to operate within the current political parameters.
To say Panetta is a Clinton retread is to ignore his actual background. He comes out of a tradition which is almost forgotten today, that of the liberal Republican.
Placing an inexperienced person like Leon Panetta at CIA for his clean hands and "managerial expertise" will cost lives on the day of the next domestic terrorist attack.
Leaving transition work, I find myself a lot more hopeful about generally progressive policy coming out of the Obama administration than some of my friends in the progressive blogosphere.
Leon Panetta is an "unconventional" choice for CIA Director, a word Caroline Kennedy used to describe herself, but consider the corruption inherent in the more conventional options.
