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Key Obama Adviser Leaves Amid Crises

AP | SUZANNE GAMBOA | Posted 02.29.2012

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WASHINGTON — Melody Barnes is leaving as White House chief domestic policy adviser at a time when President Barack Obama's administration is get...

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Obama Plans First Major Reorganization Of His Administration

New York Times | JEFF ZELENY | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Obama is planning the first major reorganization of his administration, preparing to shuffle several positions in the West Wing as he tries...

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'Real World 44': Inside The Lives Of White House 20-Somethings

New York Times Magazine | Posted 05.25.2011

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"This party," Herbie Ziskend announced, "is in honor of John Quincy Adams." The dirty-blond, blue-eyed 24-year-old, who once handled luggage for Barac...

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Obama Golfs With Melody Barnes: Domestic Policy Adviser Is First Woman To Golf With President Obama

Washington Post | Michael D. Shear | Posted 05.25.2011

President Obama headed for the links again Sunday, but this time a woman joined him on the green. Melody Barnes, the president's chief domestic polic...

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Rahm Emanuel: Obama's Chief Of Staff

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Grueling Schedules Taking Their Toll On West Wing Staffers

Washington Post | Michael D. Shear | Posted 05.25.2011

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The White House mess -- the military-inspired term for the West Wing cafeteria -- opens at 7 a.m. each day. And each day, there is a long line of hung...

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Obama Plugs Staff Into Hill Health Care Debate

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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One of the key measures the Obama White House has employed in crafting a comprehensive health care reform package is to ensure that the avenues of com...

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Obama Final Inauguration Event: Thanks Staff At DC Armory

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama told his supporters that they deserve credit for his historic election victory, in part because they didn't ...

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Obama Staffs Defense, Danzig's Future Up In Air

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Obama transition team announced on Thursday afternoon the staffing of key positions in the Department of Defense, ending a process that proved a b...

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Pentagon Problems: Obama Runs Into Delays Staffing Defense Team

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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President-elect Barack Obama has run into some difficulty staffing the top rungs at the Department of Defense, with the expected short tenure of Secre...

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Obama Forming Progressive Team -- In White House Staff

Washington Independent | Posted 05.25.2011

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While liberal critics sound increasingly uneasy with President-elect Barack Obama's nominations of centrist, Clinton-era Democrats to Cabinet position...

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290,000 Resumes Sent To Obama Transition Team

LA Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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Reporting from Washington -- One member of President-elect Barack Obama's transition team measures meetings by the number of resumes arriving on his B...

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton? Surprisingly, a Large Number of Republicans Say "Yes"

Ricardo Rossello | Posted 05.25.2011

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Given conservative Republicans' beliefs that Obama is a far left candidate, the more moderate (in their view) Senator Clinton may become a more acceptable choice for Secretary of State.

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Philip Schiliro, Veteran Congressional Aide, Named To Obama's Staff

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — President-elect Barack Obama has chosen a veteran Capitol Hill aide as his top White House representative to Congress, the Democrat's ...

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Obama To Establish Urban Policy Office

Washington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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The intense back-stabbing amongst Democrats for top jobs in the Obama administration assumes there are a fixed number of jobs worth having. But it's l...

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Obama Transition Team Courts Clinton Aide Doyle

AP | BETH FOUHY | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Democratic officials say President-elect Obama's transition aides have approached Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's former campaign manag...

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Clinton: Rahm Emanuel Good Choice For Chief Of Staff

AP | ADAM GOLDMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, in her first public appearance since former rival Barack Obama was elected president, praised his choice...

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Robert Gibbs: A Cavalcade Of Highlights From The Election Year

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gibbs has proven to be an affable flack, and his overall temperament could go a long way toward healing the fissures between the Obama campaign and the press that arose from aloofness toward reporters.

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Obama To Have Say In Bush's Bailout Staff Picks

Politico | Posted 05.25.2011

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There may be just one president at a time, but when it comes to the $700 billion bailout package, Barack Obama's team is getting a toe in the door. T...

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Rahm Emanuel: Obama Chief Of Staff (SLIDESHOW)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Who is Rahm Emanuel, Barack Obama's Chief of Staff? Check out HuffPost's slideshow for more information and read HuffPost's Rahm Emanuel BigNews Page....

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Shock: Obama Will Appoint Qualified Officials, Not Big Donors, To Key Ambassadorships

Washington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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You'd think everyone on the Obama team would be celebrating today. But you'd be wrong. There is major agita among some key elements of President-elec...

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Robert Gibbs: Press Secretary

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Update 11/22: WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama on Saturday named longtime spokesman Robert Gibbs as White House press secretary and reached ...

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Why Rahm Is Right

Eric Schmeltzer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Though I don't know Rahm Emanuel personally, I know those who deal with him. He's a ball-buster, to put it bluntly and, as Chief of Staff, can keep Democrats thinking long-term.

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Former Obama Aide Tried To Profit Off "Change"

Politico | Posted 05.25.2011

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A former campaign and legislative aide to Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) has sought government affairs clients in Washington by reminding potential prospe...

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Union Critical Of Obama's Top Economic Aide, Slams "Rubinomics"

The New York Times | LOUIS UCHITELLE | Posted 05.25.2011

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Acting quickly after securing his party's presidential nomination, Barack Obama picked a well-known representative of Bill Clinton's economic policies...

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