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Obama Ambassadorships

Obama Paying Back Hollywood Donors With Ambassador Jobs?

Posted 12.19.2012 | Entertainment
Read More: Obama Hollywood, John Emerson, Political Hollywood, Obama Ambassadorships, Obama, Celebrity Donors, Barack Obama, Obama Campaign, Video, Obama Celebrities, Obama Hollywood Donors, Ken Solomon, Anna Wintour, Michael Smith, Hollywood Donors, Colleen Bell, Entertainment News

Four big-time Hollywood donors are on Barack Obama's shortlist for ambassadorships, according to The Hollywood Reporter. A number of other entertai...

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Should The United States Promote Religious Freedom?

Thomas David DuBois | Posted 08.22.2011 | Religion
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Thomas David DuBois

Even with the best intentions, a ham-handed promotion of religious freedom runs the risk of being seen as naively hypocritical at best, and a cover for ulterior motives at worst.

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Obama Names Fay Hartog-Levin Ambassador To Holland, Third Chicagoan Picked For Ambassadorship

Chicago Tribune | John McCormick | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
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President Barack Obama has picked his third Chicagoan for an ambassadorship, naming a consultant from a politically connected public affairs and media...

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The Pinnacle for Lou Susman: A Mansion in Regent's Park, London

Carol Felsenthal | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
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Carol Felsenthal

One thing has to be said for Lou Susman that cannot be said for all money men turned ambassadors: at least he speaks the language.

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A Political Masterstroke

Dylan Loewe | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Jon Huntsman, Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Ambassador to China, Obama Ambassadorships, Jon Huntsman China Ambassador, China, Politics News
Dylan Loewe

Over the weekend, President Obama named Utah Governor Jon Huntsman as the next Ambassador to China, in a masterstroke of political strategy.

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Louis Susman: Obama's UK Ambassador Pick Another Chicago Ally

Guardian | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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A little bit of Chicago is about to descend on the Court of St James's. Barack Obama, in spite of promising to end cronyism in Washington, is about to...

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Streamline, Don't Swell, Our Foreign Affairs Machine

Amb. Peter Bridges | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Amb. Peter Bridges

Among the problems Obama faces is our need for more efficient human organization -- a problem that all recent presidents have ignored.

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

Washington Post | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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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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