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Team of Rivals

How Abraham Lincoln's "Hot Letters" Can Keep You From Going All Alice Hoffman

David Quigg | Posted 08.02.2009 | Media

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David Quigg

We all have our limits. Abraham Lincoln's limit is that he left behind no wise counsel for the man who finds himself garmentless at 30,000 feet. But he did leave something for the Twitterers.

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Lincoln Would Not Have Voted for Obama

David S. Reynolds | Posted 03.22.2009 | Politics

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David S. Reynolds

Old Abe is everywhere. TV specials, conferences, books, pins, figurines, and other Lincolnalia celebrate the Illinois Railsplitter's Big 2-0-0. The problem is, the real Lincoln gets lost in the hoopla.

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Howard Dean for HHS or Health Czar

Cenk Uygur | Posted 03.06.2009 | Politics

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Cenk Uygur

There's no way that Rahm Emanuel's animosity toward Dean can be explained away if they pass over him again, especially given his tremendous success at the DNC.

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Will Barack Obama Commit Industrial Policy?

Robert Kuttner | Posted 01.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Team of Rivals, Nafta, Ron Kirk, Economy, Economic Crisis, Free Trade, Green Business, Industrial Policy, Free Market, Business, Auto Industry, Barack Obama, Politics News
Robert Kuttner

Obama may soon find that he is committing a big sin against one of the major premises of the reigning ideology, and will create a head-on collision with one of the cherished dogmas of market fundamentalism -- "free trade."

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Trouble Buying That Illinois Senate Seat? (A Cheaper Alternative for Holiday Gift-Giving)

David Quigg | Posted 01.10.2009 | Politics

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David Quigg

I cannot be bought. Not for less than 20 bucks. So there's no need to worry that my judgment has been tainted by the fact that a publisher sent me a ...

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Jason Linkins

The Most Unlikely Bedfellows In Politics

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 01.05.2009 | Media

Read More: Obama Team of Rivals, Matthew Dowd, Mark McKinnon, Ana Marie Cox, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Rahm Emanuel, Team of Rivals, David Axelrod, The Daily Beast, Barack Obama, Media News

Ever since the Season of Transition began, it hasn't escaped the media's attention that President-Elect Barack Obama has been signing up his political...

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How a Team of Rivals Collaborates

Mike Bonifer | Posted 01.03.2009 | Business

Read More: William Gates, Clinton, Team of Rivals, Chicago, Neva Boyd, Rahm Emanuel, Obama's Cabinet, Obama, Ari Gold, Improvisation, Viola Spolin, Hyde Park, Gamechangers, Business News
Mike Bonifer

A lot has been made of Obama's casting of the key roles in the new administration. There is astonishment aplenty that he's put together a team of strong personalities and former rivals.

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Angry Kucinich Reminds Obama He Was Rival

Andy Borowitz | Posted 12.03.2008 | Politics

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Andy Borowitz

As President-Elect Obama continues to assemble his "team of rivals" by filling Cabinet positions with former political opponents, he has drawn the ire of one self-styled rival who feels he has been unfairly overlooked.

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The Real Rivalry In the Team: The Cabinet vs. The Campaign Promises

David Sirota | Posted 01.02.2009 | Politics

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David Sirota

Obama's team will likely mean constant if subtle pressure on him to water down his policies. In short, he won't be surrounded by yes men -- he'll be surrounded by no men.

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Two Generations

Joshua Schoen | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics

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Joshua Schoen

With the imminent selection of Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, the major question that emerges is, how will she and Barack Obama work together?

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You're Not Back, Sarah Palin -- Hillary Clinton is Back

Jennifer Donahue | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics

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Jennifer Donahue

Today is a demonstration of disciplined power. Both rivals, and their spouses, gave up some power to negotiate Secretary of State Clinton's new role.

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"Better Than Cats!" Neocons, Republicans and War Criminals Rave About Obama's 'Team of Rivals.'

Jeremy Scahill | Posted 12.31.2008 | Politics

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Jeremy Scahill

As Barack Obama's opus, "Team of Rivals," continues its rolling debut, the early reviews are in and the "critics" are full of praise for the cast.

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Obama's Big Gamble

Cenk Uygur | Posted 12.30.2008 | Politics

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Cenk Uygur

It's imperative that Obama run a tight ship, and if need be, make an example out of someone early.

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Clinton-Richardson: Benefits of a "Team of Rivals"

Lanny Davis | Posted 12.25.2008 | Politics

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Lanny Davis

Mr. Obama so far has shown the same laudable self-confidence and humility of Lincoln in being willing to invite such Democratic rivals for the party's presidential nomination into his Cabinet.

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Obama Names Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Aniston to 'Team of Rivals'

Andy Borowitz | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

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Andy Borowitz

Continuing in his quest to assemble a so-called "team of rivals," Obama today announced that he would name Jolie and Aniston to key Cabinet positions.

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Team of Rubins

Robert Kuttner | Posted 12.24.2008 | Politics

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Robert Kuttner

There is no denying the plain fact that only progressive remedies, of large scale public spending and stringent government regulation, will fix what's broken.

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Obama Reading Biography of Vlad the Impaler. May Decide to Insert Sharpened Sticks Up Rivals' Asses.

Jerry and Joe Long | Posted 01.13.2009 | Politics

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Jerry and Joe Long

An Obama spokesperson was quick to dismiss any thoughts of impaling. Though, off the record, expressed a wish that at some point they might come upon Joe Lieberman in the act of bending over.

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A "Team of Rivals" Or a Rival Team?

David Sirota | Posted 12.20.2008 | Politics

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David Sirota

If "Team of Rivals" = "Bipartisanship," shouldn't there be some full-on progressives in some very powerful positions?

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The Obama Administration: An End to Dynastic Politics?

John McQuaid | Posted 12.20.2008 | Politics

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John McQuaid

Obama's early moves to co-opt former adversaries Hillary Clinton and Joe Lieberman signal a different way of doing business than we've seen over the past 20 years.

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: Masterstroke, Mousetrap, Or Both?

William Bradley | Posted 12.20.2008 | Politics

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William Bradley

Potential Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Is it a masterstroke by President-elect Obama? A mousetrap for the Clintons? Is it even happening at all?

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Obama Is Killing the GOP With Kindness

Jacob Heilbrunn | Posted 12.18.2008 | Politics

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Jacob Heilbrunn

Democrats who worry that Obama is selling out to the opposition may have it backwards. His ingenious approach could end up marginalizing the GOP for decades.

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The Key to Continued Obama Success: Hand it Off to Brandon Jacobs; Oh, and Get a Pass Rush

Etan Bednarsh | Posted 12.18.2008 | Home

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Etan Bednarsh

I can still feel the joy of that night. I had spent months anticipating the event. I had watched the momentum slowly build over the course of the impr...

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How Far Will Obama Take 'Team of Rivals' Approach? ... Hillary? McCain? Romney? Lieberman?

Mark Nickolas | Posted 12.15.2008 | Politics

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Mark Nickolas

Sen. Clinton is obviously qualified and I think America would love to see a new government that wasn't simply made-up of cronies but of people with differing viewpoints who come together for the good of the country.

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Clinton as VP - Obama's Best Choice

Ryan J. Davis | Posted 09.20.2008 | Politics

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Ryan J. Davis

With the former First Lady on the ticket, all evidence points to united party and a Democratic victory in November.

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Obama Wants 'Team Of Rivals' Cabinet, May Keep Bush's Defense Secretary

Time | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics

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Barack Obama has never been shy about comparing himself to Abraham Lincoln. He did so when he announced his candidacy at the Illinois state capitol, w...

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