Obama Transition Team

Obama Brings Clinton Team Back Together

Politico | Posted 12.15.2008 | Politics


The Politico reports that Barack Obama's administration is starting to looks a lot like Bill Clinton's: Here's how you can tell the campaign is over...

David Axelrod: Modern-Day Walter Mitty

Michael L. Millenson | Posted 12.14.2008 | Home


Michael L. Millenson

Axelrod started out as a spectator in the boonies. Next thing you know, he's masterminding, and winning, one of the most exciting presidential campaigns in American history.

Obama's Transition: What Change Will Look Like

Time | Posted 12.14.2008 | Politics


It is one of the ironies of politics and history that when the candidate of change was pondering what he would do if he actually got elected President...

Facebook Offers Obama Cabinet Clue?

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 12.13.2008 | Politics


Christina Bellantoni

Team Obama announced this afternoon that Josh Gotbaum will lead the review team that will be parked at the Department of the Treasury. So I did what any Gen-Xer would -- I checked out his Facebook page.

Obama Staffs Up Web Outreach Crew For Transition

Talking Points Memo | Posted 12.13.2008 | Politics


Now this is a good sign: The Obama transition team has just signed up two leading Web types for the transition's Internet outreach team, a welcome ind...

Miami Mayor Manny Diaz Being Considered For Position In Obama Cabinet

Miami Herald | MICHAEL VASQUEZ | Posted 12.13.2008 | Politics


Miami Mayor Manny Diaz -- engineer of downtown's building boom, president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, supporter of President-elect Barack Obama ...

Sam Stein

Obama's Transition Team Will Employ 450, Have $12 Million Budget

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics


At a briefing before well over 100 reporters, John Podesta, the co-chair of Barack Obama's White House transition, announced three priorities for the ...

Obama Is Hiring: Job Change You Can Believe In

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 12.11.2008 | Business


Andrea Chalupa

Now that the election is over, campaign staffers, like some 2.8 million Americans, find themselves out of a job. What are their options?

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.

John Kerry: Secretary Of State?

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics


The Washington Independent reported before the election that John Kerry is a leading candidate for Barack Obama's Secretary of State: Sen. John Kerr...

Janet Napolitano: Attorney General?

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics


UPDATE 11/13: The Washington Independent reports that Napolitano hasn't ruled out the AG spot: After Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, widely rumored t...

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...

Sam Stein

Biden: Transition Prep Happening On Capitol Hill

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics


Speaking to a crowd in Ohio today, Sen. Joseph Biden briefly turned his focus to what happens after the election and, in the process, provided a peek ...

Sam Stein

Obama, McCain Transition Efforts Are Worlds Apart

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics


As the 2008 campaign nears its conclusion, the presidential transition efforts of the two major candidates have become a study in contrasts: Sen. Bara...

Sam Stein

McCain Hires WH Transition Head After Ripping Obama For Same Thing

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.12.2008 | Politics


In late July, when it was first reported that Barack Obama was planning a transition team for the possibility that he would be elected to the White Ho...