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Global Markets Lifted On Hopes Greece Will Pass Confidence Vote

Posted 08.21.2011

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LONDON (AP) -- Hopes that the Greek government will pass a crucial confidence vote later Tuesday, paving the way for the debt-stricken country to get ...

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Obama's Next Steps

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

We'll have lots of time to examine Obama's new course before he actually formally announces it next year. In the meantime, Obama has two short months remaining to convince the Senate to get something done to bolster his legacy.

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Friday Talking Points [134] -- Some Reality For Gibbs

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

Happy Friday the Thirteenth, everyone. It's actually a fitting day for this column, which I'll explain in a bit. Because before we get to that, we si...

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Orszag To Step Down As White House Budget Director

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — White House Budget Director Peter Orszag plans to resign, a Democratic official said Monday night, positioning him to be the first ...

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UK Goes Forward To The Past! A Cabinet That Looks Like... Eton (No Blacks, Gays or Jews Need Apply)

Martin Lewis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Martin Lewis

Fortunately for this true-blue Tory son of the landed gentry, David Cameron has been able to pick a cabinet that looks like his alma-mater -- Britain's most exclusive, elite, boys-only private school Eton.

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Barney Frank Is Interested In Cabinet Post

The Hill | Bob Cusack | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Barney Frank is interested in capping his political career as a member of the president's Cabinet, according to a new biography of the Financial ...

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Create a Secretary of Manufacturing

Gilbert B. Kaplan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gilbert B. Kaplan

We need to create jobs that have a multiplier effect and that build on our comparative advantage. When we think about where to put stimulus funds, someone has to stand up for manufacturing.

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Berlusconi Stacks Parliament, Cabinet With Beauty Queens, Actresses

Times Online | Posted 05.25.2011

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Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian Prime Minister, has always had a particular interest in pretty women with experience in entertainment. Now with elect...

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The White House Council on Women: Lip Service or Real Teeth?

Sarah Granger | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sarah Granger

The new Council represents a phenomenal opportunity for greater engagement of women in the political process and could become the conduit for a variety of positive programs for women.

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Is Hillary Soft Enough to be Smart?

Indra Adnan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Indra Adnan

Hilary could not then and cannot now afford to promote 'soft power' for fear of appearing weak. 'Smart power', given her own concerns about politics and gender, is the best she can do.

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Who Needs the Right When the Left Has Itself?

Logan Nakyanzi Pollard | Posted 05.25.2011

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Logan Nakyanzi Pollard

This is the nub of it for me with the Lefties: they do not truly understand who they are, nor what they are motivated by. The slightest bump in the road leads to anarchy or dissent.

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Family Guys

Jerry Zezima | Posted 11.17.2011

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Jerry Zezima

As for the kitchen, you might want to find out what's in your cabinets after you fill your Cabinet. Wives get miffed when their husbands don't know where things are.

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Video :: Richardson says Goodbye to Commerce Job

Dave Maass | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dave Maass

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Friday Talking Points [59] -- New Year's Resolutions (For Democrats)

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

Happy New Year 2009! Because I've always felt it is more amusing to make new year's resolutions that others should follow, today's Friday Talking Poin...

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Beyond a Team of Rivals -- The Method to Obama's Saneness

Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark Goulston, M.D.

Obama has responded to questions about selecting older, experienced team members when he was the candidate of change by saying that he will gather input from his team.

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How Obama's Adroit Symbolism Yields Sky-High Approval

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

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William Bradley

Well, Obama has more than weathered a few highly-publicized controversies -- he has the highest approval rating for a president-elect in decades.

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Ron Kirk Selected to Deliver on Obama's Campaign Pledge to Reform U.S. Trade Policies

Lori Wallach | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lori Wallach

Whether Ron Kirk is a good choice for trade representative will be determined by his ability to deliver on creating a new trade and globalization policy that benefits more Americans.

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Can P3s Boost the Stimulus?

Michael Likosky | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Likosky

The foundation of our economic stimulus is a public- private-partnership. What should this partnership look like? How should benefits and burdens, risks and rewards be distributed?

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Presidential Advisory Board

C. William Guy | Posted 05.25.2011

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C. William Guy

Most CEO's have relatively large egos, and Presidents of the United States are certainly no exception.

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Constitutional Coup Averted In Illinois

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

The Illinois Supreme Court has just rejected what was in essence a coup attempt by the state Attorney General, which would have installed the Lt. Governor in Blagojevich's place.

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Redefining 'Realism'

Robert Koehler | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Koehler

The war regroups. What if Barack Obama, as he pursues his pragmatic strategy that so far seems to be 10 parts "reassurance" (to the defense and financ...

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Building the Creative Economy

Andy Burnham | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andy Burnham

International debate has not kept pace with the speed of technological change and globalization. We need businesses and governments that have a much stronger understanding of the creative process.

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No Rear-View Mirrors: Managing the Economic Crisis

Lance Simmens | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lance Simmens

This is not just smart politics, it is smart policy. Obama realizes he needs broad support for the hard choices that need to be made, and he is going about securing that support.

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How Will Obama Enrage The Left?

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

Obama is going to do something to absolutely enrage leftists, progressives, and the few remaining Americans who actually call themselves liberals; and, furthermore, he's going to do it within his first 100 days in office.

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Keep Him Honest

Gautam Dutta | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gautam Dutta

If it wants to maintain control, the Democratic Party simply cannot afford to take any community for granted, whether Asian American, Latino, or African American.

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