Presidential Transition

Stakes Are Too High for Posts to Stay Vacant

Max Stier | Posted 05.25.2011

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Max Stier

One year into Obama's term, about 200 of the roughly 500 top Senate-confirmed administration positions are still unfilled. We've seen this play before.

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Countdown to Emancipation

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joseph A. Palermo

We're a little more than twenty-four hours away from finally awaking from a long national nightmare.

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Obama or FDR: Whose Strategy Will Work Better?

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Hoyt Hilsman

One significant difference between the Roosevelt transition and that of Barack Obama is the swiftness with which the Obama transition team has moved to address the nation's economic crisis.

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How Obama's Adroit Symbolism Yields Sky-High Approval

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

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William Bradley

Well, Obama has more than weathered a few highly-publicized controversies -- he has the highest approval rating for a president-elect in decades.

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Al Qaeda, Obama and Pakistan

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Amb. Marc Ginsberg

Ayman al Zawahiri's unwelcomed reemergence from his cave today is a sad reminder how much the Bush Administration's failures are being dumped into Obama's lap.

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Presidential Transition: McCain Eyes Military, Obama His Aides

AP | CHARLES BABINGTON | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Americans will elect not only a president on Tuesday, but also his huge team of aides, advisers and bureaucrats who will help the w...

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Sam Stein

Biden: Transition Prep Happening On Capitol Hill

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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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 ...

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