Obama Team

Rajiv Shah To Be Named USAID Administrator

politico.com | Laura Rozen | Posted 11.10.2009 | World


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

Obama's Top Six Health Care Players

LA Times | Peter Nicholas | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics


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

Sam Stein

Obama Campaign Staff Frustrated As Team Credit Goes To Individuals

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.05.2009 | Politics


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

Sam Stein

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

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.19.2009 | Politics


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...

Sam Stein

Official Inauguration Poster Released By Obama Team: Exclusive

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics


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

Sam Stein

State Money: Obama Set To Battle GOP

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics


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

Sidwell Friends Basketball Fans Chant Obama

Washington City Paper | Posted 01.12.2009 | Politics


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...

Obama Education Pick Sparks Conflict

AP | LIBBY QUAID | Posted 01.08.2009 | Politics


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...

Canaries in the Coal Mine

Carlos Watson | Posted 01.02.2009 | Politics


Carlos Watson

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.

When Will Obama Appoint a Secretary of the People?

Sanjiv Gupta | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics


Sanjiv Gupta

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?

Our Dear Leader

David Sirota | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics


David Sirota

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: ...

Obama Forming Progressive Team -- In White House Staff

Washington Independent | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics


While liberal critics sound increasingly uneasy with President-elect Barack Obama's nominations of centrist, Clinton-era Democrats to Cabinet position...

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

New York Times | David Sanger | Posted 12.23.2008 | Politics


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

"No Drama Obama" Assembling Combative Team

NY Times | Posted 12.20.2008 | Politics


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 ...

Kerry Is the No Drama Option for Secretary of State

Al Giordano | Posted 12.11.2008 | Politics


Al Giordano

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.

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

Washington Post | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics


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...

Obama Transition Team Named

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics


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...

Not a Hail Mary, a Fumblerooski

Mike Bonifer | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics


Mike Bonifer

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.

Obama Reinvents Wonk Team With More Insiders

TNR | Posted 09.07.2008 | Politics


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