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Obama Final Four Picks Hint At 2012 Election

The Huffington Post | Leigh Owens | Posted 03.14.2012

President Barack Obama on Tuesday unveiled his picks to reach the Final Four in the NCAA basketball tournament. As the Los Angeles Times reports, the ...

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Kerry Is the No Drama Option for Secretary of State

Al Giordano | Posted 05.25.2011

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If Obama and Biden are seeking a pro-active and self-motivated secretary of state in harmony with their own visions, one that will command immediate respect, Kerry is looking better for the position every day.

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Obama's Top Six Health Care Players

LA Times | Peter Nicholas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Months ago, when President Obama made healthcare his top domestic priority and picked the White House team to make it happen, he selected individuals ...

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Rajiv Shah for USAID Administrator

politico.com | Laura Rozen | Posted 05.25.2011

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POLITICO reported yesterday that the 36-year-old USDA chief scientist and undersecretary for research, education and economics, a medical doctor who p...

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Obama Campaign Staff Frustrated As Team Credit Goes To Individuals

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Since the presidential race ended, there has been no shortage of individuals -- with varying connections to Barack Obama's campaign -- who have been b...

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Moving In: Obama's Next Task Is Transforming White House

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The transition of power between an outgoing and incoming president is not just a broad process with obvious political implications. It is also a massi...

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Official Inauguration Poster Released By Obama Team: Exclusive

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Barack Obama Inaugural Committee is releasing an official inauguration poster playing off past themes and marking the history of January 20th in a...

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State Money: Obama Set To Battle GOP

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Following a series of meetings with lawmakers on Monday, President-elect Barack Obama has seemingly bolstered even further his chance of passing a mas...

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Sidwell Friends Basketball Fans Chant Obama

Washington City Paper | Posted 05.25.2011

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Portis/Zorn isn't the only rivalry to heat up around here lately: For Sidwell Friends/Maret, it's on. On Saturday, Maret's basketball boys were leadi...

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Obama Education Pick Sparks Conflict

AP | LIBBY QUAID | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama has not signaled what he will do to fix the country's failing schools, but his choice of education sec...

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Canaries in the Coal Mine

Carlos Watson | Posted 05.25.2011

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They may live in cities other than Washington, speak languages other than English, make money via means other than approval-mongering -- but these six may just become key players in the new Obama administration.

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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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When Will Obama Appoint a Secretary of the People?

Sanjiv Gupta | Posted 05.25.2011

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We have elected the next president. Now we desperately need him to name someone whose sole purpose is to defend our interests. When will Obama appoint a Secretary of the People?

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Our Dear Leader

David Sirota | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lots of folks are expressing concern over Barack Obama's appointments, and in my new newspaper column I offer three separate thoughts on the worries: ...

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NY Times: Obama "Surrounding Himself With Pragmatists Rather Than Ideologues"

New York Times | David Sanger | Posted 05.25.2011

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President-elect Barack Obama won the Democratic nomination with the enthusiastic support of the left wing of his party, fueled by his vehement opposit...

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"No Drama Obama" Assembling Combative Team

NY Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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Whatever happened to Mr. No-Drama-Obama? After running a campaign known for its almost military-like cool and discipline, the president-elect is now ...

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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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Obama Transition Team Named

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Barack Obama has named his entire transition team -- formally organized as the Obama-Biden Transition Project, a 501(c)(4) organization. The work of t...

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Not a Hail Mary, a Fumblerooski

Mike Bonifer | Posted 05.25.2011

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A Hail mary is not the play the Republicans are running. This is not a last-second desperation play. There's a lot of time left in the game. This is deception by design: It's the Fumblerooski.

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Obama Reinvents Wonk Team With More Insiders

TNR | Posted 05.25.2011

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Earlier this summer, when the Obama campaign announced that Jason Furman was joining its staff as director of economic policy, the storyline seemed to...

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