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submitted by eooties 37 months ago, from politico.com
The wife of Vice President-elect Joe Biden let it slip to Oprah Winfrey Monday that her husband had a pick of two jobs in the Obama administration. Jill Biden said President-elect Barack Obama gave Biden the choice of being secretary of state or vice president. The vice president-elect tried to... More
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submitted by agabriel 38 months ago, from politico.com
President-elect Obama released a report Tuesday declaring that incoming White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel had “one or two” phone conversations with disgraced Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, but nothing improper was discussed. More
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submitted by bafficio 38 months ago, from politico.com
Bested Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Sunday declined to say that he would back his vice presidential pick, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, if she runs for president in 2012. “I can't say something like that. We've got some great other young governors,” the Arizona senator said on... More
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submitted by blueheat 39 months ago, from politico.com
President-elect Obama said Tuesday that he is open to rescuing infrastructure projects by state and local governments that are running out of money, which conservatives are already calling “bailouts for states.” More
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submitted by trippie48 39 months ago, from politico.com
Democratic sources report two major decisions by President-elect Obama: New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) will be named secretary of Commerce, subject to final vetting. And Lawrence Summers, Treasury secretary in the Clinton administration, will be White House economic adviser. More
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submitted by rodeox 39 months ago, from politico.com
Several Obama transition advisers are strongly advocating Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) for secretary of State, a move that would create the ultimate “Team of Rivals” cabinet, according to officials involved in the discussions. President-elect Obama has narrowed the possibilities for... More
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submitted by agabriel 39 months ago, from politico.com
With the country facing the “greatest economic challenge of our lifetime,” President-elect Barack Obama said Friday that Congress should enact a financial stimulus package before he takes office — and if not, he will make it his first priority after his inauguration. More
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submitted by eooties 39 months ago, from politico.com
Robert Gibbs, a top aide to Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) on his campaign and in his Senate office, will be named the White House press secretary, a top Democratic official said. Gibbs was usually the senior official on Air Obama, the campaign plane. As communications director of Obama's Senate off... More
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submitted by blueheat 39 months ago, from politico.com
Barack Obama is on track to be the first Democrat to win a majority of the vote since 1976, according to the final pre-election poll by the Pew Research Center. Obama leads John McCain 52 to 46 percent, by Pew’s measure, which projects that McCain will win undecided voters by a slight margin. More
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submitted by eooties 39 months ago, from politico.com
The pollster for Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) predicted Monday that 130 million people – the highest percentage of eligible voters in American history – will turn out in this presidential election. “Turn-out IS going to go through the roof,” McCain’s pollster, Bill McInturff, says in a strategy memo.. More
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submitted by blueheat 40 months ago, from politico.com
Democratic officials tell Politico that they plan to file a Federal Election Commission complaint on Monday accusing the McCain campaign of being “a serial violator” of campaign finance laws. In one case, Russia's ambassador to the United Nations was solicited for a donation. More
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submitted by riverdrops 40 months ago, from politico.com
John McCain defended the Republican National Committee’s decision Thursday to spend more than $150,000 dollars on clothing and accessories for running mate Sarah Palin. “She needed clothes at the time,” McCain told a group of Florida reporters. More
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submitted by riverdrops 40 months ago, from politico.com
Grasping for a foothold on the economy, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) plans to propose new tax cuts this week as part of an economic package designed to lure investors back to the stock market, campaign advisers said Sunday. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who was helping plan the announcement at a... More
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submitted by chiasma 40 months ago, from politico.com
Sarah Palin violated the trust Alaskans placed in her as their governor when she fired a state official who had refused to dismiss her ex-brother-in-law from his job as a state trooper, according a legislative report released Friday night. The long-awaited report into a scandal that’s become known.. More
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submitted by eooties 40 months ago, from politico.com
The White House announced plans Thursday for the first post-9/11 presidential transition, which will begin before Election Day for the first time in the nation’s history. President Bush announced a Presidential Transition Coordinating Council that will meet next Wednesday, with representatives of... More
