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Chuck Blahous, Pro-Privatization Bush Aide, Nominated To Social Security Board

Wall Street Journal | Jonathan Weisman | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

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For much of 2005, a battered Democratic Party sought to regain its footing by doing battle with President George W. Bush over his attempt to carve pri...

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The Farmer Out of the Dell: Who's Next in the USAID Courtship Ritual?

Sheila Herrling | Posted 09.08.2009 | Politics

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An arduous vetting process coupled with diminished authority is a virtual perfect storm for leaving the post vacant and the elevation of development and reform of foreign aid stalled.

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Obama Nominee Moves Forward After GOP Hold Forces Dems To Take Anti-Filibuster Measure

The Washington Independant | Posted 07.24.2009 | Politics

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On Monday, nearly four months after President Obama nominated Harold Koh to become legal adviser to the State Department, Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) fil...

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Senate Republicans Holding Up Census Nominee

The Washington Post | Posted 07.06.2009 | Politics

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Robert M. Groves will have to wait a little longer to take the reins at the U.S. Census Bureau: Senate Republicans have placed a hold on his nominatio...

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Obama Wants Supreme Court Nominee With Long-Term Impact: Gibbs

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.04.2009 | Politics

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White House spokesman Robert Gibbs stressed on Monday that while the president was not taking age into consideration when choosing his Supreme Court n...

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Conservatives Rise Up Against Obama's First Court Pick

CBN | Posted 04.18.2009 | Politics

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Maybe the Obama administration should have nominated George Hamilton instead of David F. Hamilton. The hollywood actor may have an easier time at conf...

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McCain Praises Clinton, Draws On Obama's Inaugural Address

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics

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Sen. Hillary Clinton's ascension to the post of Secretary of State has never really been in doubt, even after Sen. John Cornyn put a hold on a confirm...

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Black Leaders On What Obama's Nomination Means To Them

Politico | Posted 09.28.2008 | Politics

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In 1961, Robert F. Kennedy predicted that the country could elect a black president in the next 40 years. That's how fast race relations were changing...

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It's Over! Mostly! La Fin Du Primary Season

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 06.12.2008 | Media

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Expect to hear a lot about Charlie Crist, Katherine Sebellius, Jim Webb, Bobby Jindal, Chuck Hagel, Joe Biden, Wes Clark, Tim Kaine, and, thanks to precedent, Jim Johnson -- but for now this is what we noticed from last night's coverage, in no particular order.

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Obama Speech: 'This Is Our Moment'

AP | TOM RAUM and NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 06.11.2008 | Politics

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***Scroll Down For Video Excerpts And Full Speech*** ST. PAUL, Minn. — Before a crowd of cheering thousands, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois laid...

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Superdelegates: We Haven't Heard From The Obama Campaign

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.10.2008 | Politics

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There is a consensus developing around Washington that Barack Obama's presidential campaign is hoping to herd a dozen or so superdelegates into its ca...

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Warren Buffet Backs Obama For President

AFP | Posted 05.27.2008 | Politics

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Warren Buffett, the world's richest man, is backing Barak Obama for US president and thinks current US economic policy will push the dollar lower agai...

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Obama Will Not Declare Victory On Tuesday

Politico | Carrie Budoff Brown | Posted 05.27.2008 | Politics

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Concerned about appearing presumptuous or antagonistic towards Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama will not declare victory in the Democratic nominat...

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Obama In Limbo Over 'Almost Nominee' Status

NY Times | Jim Rutenberg | Posted 05.22.2008 | Politics

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The contest with Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton not quite over and the one with Senator John McCain not quite under way, Senator Barack Obama is float...

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Rasmussen To Stop Polling Clinton Questions

Fox News | Posted 05.17.2008 | Politics

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National polling firm Rasmussen Reports announced on Friday that it will stop polling people about the presidential campaign of Sen. Hillary Rodham Cl...

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May 20: Obama To Announce Victory, Clinton Will Dispute

Politico | David Paul Kuhn | Posted 05.16.2008 | Politics

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Not long after the polls close in the May 20 Kentucky and Oregon primaries, Barack Obama plans to declare victory in his bid for the Democratic presi...

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Hillary Will Drop Out by June 15

Lawrence O'Donnell | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics

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A senior campaign official and Clinton confidante has told me that there will be a Democratic nominee by June 15. He could not bring himself to say the words "Hillary will drop out by June 15," but that is clearly what he meant.

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Tim Russert: Obama Now The Democratic Nominee

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics

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Tim Russert decided late last night that Obama has all but won the nomination, saying: "We now know who the Democratic nominee is going to be." [WATC...

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Obama Camp Mocks Clinton: Next She'll Want NCAA Bracket To Decide Race

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.02.2008 | Politics

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The Obama campaign again accused Hillary Clinton of moving the political goal posts in her efforts to claim a legitimate shot of winning the nominatio...

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