Obama Nominations

Nine Obama Nominees Being Held Up By GOP Lawmakers

Huffington Post | Elyse Siegel | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics


In recent weeks President Obama has come under fire recently for being "too cautious" and "too slow" in making appointments to vacant federal posts. M...

Obama Has Fewer Than Half of His Top Appointees In Place

nytimes.com | PETER BAKER | Posted 09.23.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON -- As President Obama tries to turn around a summer of setbacks, he finds himself still playing without most of his own team. Seven months ...

Conservatives Holding Up Increasing Number Of Obama Nominees

Think Progress | Ryan Powers | Posted 05.05.2009 | Politics


Conservatives in Congress and in the media are attempting to block or delay a growing number of critical nominees for what amount to ideological witch...

Sam Stein

Obama: I Would Not Have Nominated Clarence Thomas

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.16.2008 | Politics


Back on the campaign trail, Sen. Barack Obama declared on Saturday that, had he been president at the time, he would not have nominated Clarence Thoma...