Q&A With Obama Transition Team Director John Podesta
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Excerpts from Lois Romano's interview with John Podesta, director of President-elect Barack Obama's transition team. Links: ------ http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/I9hnfezemcNm7InJhCCEG7 .......
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16 hours ago
Excerpts from Lois Romano's interview with John Podesta, director of President-elect Barack Obama's transition team. Links: ------ http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/I9hnfezemcNm7InJhCCEG7 .......
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If Clinton's the Pick, Where Does That Leave Richardson?
1 day ago
As Hillary Rodham Clinton inches toward becoming secretary of state, Latino advocates are asking: Whither Bill Richardson? Links: ------ http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/z_I43cOl_KC6Z12q .......
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1 day ago
As Hillary Rodham Clinton inches toward becoming secretary of state, Latino advocates are asking: Whither Bill Richardson? Links: ------ http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/z_I43cOl_KC6Z12q .......
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Attorney General Mukasey Collapses During Address in Washington; Hospitalized Overnight
1 day ago
Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey collapsed last evening while delivering a speech to a prominent legal group and was rushed to George Washington University Hospital. Links: ------ http://fee .......
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Filed under: General Mukasey Collapses During in Washington; Hospitalized Overnight Michael Mukasey Alan Etter U.S. Department of Justice Washington, DC David McIntosh Mark Filip Peter Carr The George Washington University Hospital Anita Kumar Federal Bureau of Investigation Lois Romano Paul Kane The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies Indiana
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Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey collapsed last evening while delivering a speech to a prominent legal group and was rushed to George Washington University Hospital. Links: ------ http://fee .......
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Conservative Federalist Society Can Expect Its Status to Shrink
1 day ago
Last year, there was a candlelight dinner at sold-out, shut-down Union Station to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Federalist Society, with President Bush on stage and three Supreme Court justice .......
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Filed under: Conservative Federalist Society Its to George W. Bush Barack Obama Bill Clinton Mitch McConnell William K. Kelley The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies John Roberts (Chief Justice) Leonard A. Leo Russell Wheeler Samuel Alito Union Station William P. Marshall Alliance for Justice Planned Parenthood Federation of America The Brookings Institution The White House University of Chicago University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Illinois
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Last year, there was a candlelight dinner at sold-out, shut-down Union Station to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Federalist Society, with President Bush on stage and three Supreme Court justice .......
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Filed under: Conservative Federalist Society Its to George W. Bush Barack Obama Bill Clinton Mitch McConnell William K. Kelley The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies John Roberts (Chief Justice) Leonard A. Leo Russell Wheeler Samuel Alito Union Station William P. Marshall Alliance for Justice Planned Parenthood Federation of America The Brookings Institution The White House University of Chicago University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Illinois
CIA Misled Congress, Justice Dept. Over 2001 Incident, Probe Finds
1 day ago
The CIA repeatedly misled Congress and the Justice Department in their investigations of the 2001 shoot-down of a Peruvian plane carrying U.S. missionaries, according to findings of an internal CIA pr .......
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The CIA repeatedly misled Congress and the Justice Department in their investigations of the 2001 shoot-down of a Peruvian plane carrying U.S. missionaries, according to findings of an internal CIA pr .......
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Ariz. Governor Said to Be Pick For Homeland Security Post
1 day ago
Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano (D), a border-state governor whose handling of immigration and homeland security issues brought her accolades from fellow governors, is President-elect Barack Obama's cho .......
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Filed under: Ariz. Governor to Be Homeland Security
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Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano (D), a border-state governor whose handling of immigration and homeland security issues brought her accolades from fellow governors, is President-elect Barack Obama's cho .......
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Cabinet Picks Demonstrate Obama's Loyalty, Practicality
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President-elect Barack Obama is, as promised, moving quickly to put key members of his Administration in place -- an amalgam of longtime allies and veteran Washington insiders who demonstrate not just .......
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President-elect Barack Obama is, as promised, moving quickly to put key members of his Administration in place -- an amalgam of longtime allies and veteran Washington insiders who demonstrate not just .......
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Republicans Point to Attorney General Candidate Holder's Role in Clinton Pardons
2 days ago
The Republican National Committee yesterday highlighted the role of attorney general candidate Eric H. Holder Jr. in controversial 2001 pardons, but GOP senators avoided direct attacks on Barack Obama .......
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The Republican National Committee yesterday highlighted the role of attorney general candidate Eric H. Holder Jr. in controversial 2001 pardons, but GOP senators avoided direct attacks on Barack Obama .......
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Obama Reserves the Right to Change His Mind on Clinton and Holder
2 days ago
Loop Fans might want to watch for an intriguing pattern emerging in the way President-elect Barack Obama handles some of his potentially controversial nominations. Call it the Best Buy, or contingency .......
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Loop Fans might want to watch for an intriguing pattern emerging in the way President-elect Barack Obama handles some of his potentially controversial nominations. Call it the Best Buy, or contingency .......
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The Bush Administration Is Close to Changing the Endangered Species Act So That an Agency Can Decide Whether It Will Impair a Protected Species' Environment
2 days ago
The Bush administration is "close" to finalizing a regulatory overhaul of the Endangered Species Act to allow federal agencies to decide whether protected species would be harmed by agency projects, a .......
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Filed under: Bush to the Endangered Species an Whether Will Impair a Species\' Environment Tina Kreisher U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Office of Management and Budget Dirk Kempthorne Juliet Eilperin NOAA Fisheries Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
2 days ago
The Bush administration is "close" to finalizing a regulatory overhaul of the Endangered Species Act to allow federal agencies to decide whether protected species would be harmed by agency projects, a .......
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Filed under: Bush to the Endangered Species an Whether Will Impair a Species\' Environment Tina Kreisher U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Office of Management and Budget Dirk Kempthorne Juliet Eilperin NOAA Fisheries Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Obama Inherits a Neglected Housing Department
2 days ago
The Obama administration will soon inherit a $35 billion federal housing agency that was a weak backbencher during the housing crisis and moved too late to do much to keep millions of families from go .......
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Filed under: Inherits a Neglected Housing U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Barack Obama Federal Housing Administration Alphonso R. Jackson John Taylor Howard Glaser Ballard Spahr Andrews New Orleans Philadelphia Bush\'s HUD Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation National Community Reinvestment Coalition The Washington Post Company U.S. Congressional Budget Office U.S. Virgin Islands
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The Obama administration will soon inherit a $35 billion federal housing agency that was a weak backbencher during the housing crisis and moved too late to do much to keep millions of families from go .......
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Thomas Daschle to Be Nominated as Secretary of Health and Human Services
2 days ago
Thomas A. Daschle, a former Senate majority leader and a confidant of President-elect Barack Obama, will be nominated as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and will take on a bro .......
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Filed under: Thomas Daschle to Be Nominated as Secretary of Health and Barack Obama Thomas Daschle The White House Bill Clinton Fred Graefe John D. Podesta U.S. Federal Reserve United States Washington, DC Alex Conant Christopher Dodd Linda Hall Max Baucus Pete Rouse Philip Schiliro Rahm Emanuel Ron Wyden U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC BP plc Center for American Progress Chris Cillizza Food and Drug Administration InterMedia Partners LP Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Medicaid Medicare Republican National Committee Connecticut South Dakota
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Thomas A. Daschle, a former Senate majority leader and a confidant of President-elect Barack Obama, will be nominated as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and will take on a bro .......
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Filed under: Thomas Daschle to Be Nominated as Secretary of Health and Barack Obama Thomas Daschle The White House Bill Clinton Fred Graefe John D. Podesta U.S. Federal Reserve United States Washington, DC Alex Conant Christopher Dodd Linda Hall Max Baucus Pete Rouse Philip Schiliro Rahm Emanuel Ron Wyden U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC BP plc Center for American Progress Chris Cillizza Food and Drug Administration InterMedia Partners LP Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Medicaid Medicare Republican National Committee Connecticut South Dakota
USDA Panel Approves First Rules For Labeling Farmed Fish 'Organic'
2 days ago
For the first time, a federal advisory board has approved criteria that clear the way for farmed fish to be labeled "organic," a move that pleased aquaculture producers even as it angered environmenta .......
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Filed under: Approves Labeling Farmed Fish \'Organic\' Ashley Erickson George Leonard National Organic Standards Board Joan Shaffer Wally Stevens Agricultural Marketing Service Consumers Union of U.S. Inc. Global Aquaculture Alliance Ocean Conservancy Organic Trade Association U.S. Department of Agriculture United States Whole Foods Market Inc. Washington, DC
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For the first time, a federal advisory board has approved criteria that clear the way for farmed fish to be labeled "organic," a move that pleased aquaculture producers even as it angered environmenta .......
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Death by Questionnaire
2 days ago
On the notion that a bad appointment hurts an administration more than a good appointment helps, Barack Obama's presidential transition recently rolled out its 63-item questionnaire for prospective no .......
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On the notion that a bad appointment hurts an administration more than a good appointment helps, Barack Obama's presidential transition recently rolled out its 63-item questionnaire for prospective no .......
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As Investment Banking Keeps Changing, SEC Regulators Keep Moving
3 days ago
The usual bureaucratic response to adversity is to rearrange the deck chairs as the ship goes down. But the Securities and Exchange Commission, whose task had been to regulate the now-defunct -- okay, .......
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Filed under: Keeps Changing, Keep Barack Obama Max Cleland Arnold Schwarzenegger Osama bin Laden John McCain Aaron McLear Joseph Biden Karen Baker Saxby Chambliss Antonio Villaraigosa Bart Gellman George W. Bush Jim Martin Nashville Saddam Hussein Guantanamo Bay The Pentagon U.S. Department of State Union Station Georgia
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The usual bureaucratic response to adversity is to rearrange the deck chairs as the ship goes down. But the Securities and Exchange Commission, whose task had been to regulate the now-defunct -- okay, .......
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Obama Could Reverse Erosion of Federal Service by Restoring Funding and Reducing Political Appointees
3 days ago
As The Washington Post reported this week, President-elect Barack Obama wrote American Federation of Government Employees in October promising that he would do everything in his power to rebuild the f .......
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Filed under: Could Erosion of by Restoring and Appointees Barack Obama George W. Bush George H.W. Bush The Washington Post Company Al Gore American Federation of Government Employees Paul C. Light Food and Drug Administration Internal Revenue Service New York University Robert F. Wagner School Social Security Administration U.S. Department of Defense Veterans Benefits Administration Washington, DC
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As The Washington Post reported this week, President-elect Barack Obama wrote American Federation of Government Employees in October promising that he would do everything in his power to rebuild the f .......
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Filed under: Could Erosion of by Restoring and Appointees Barack Obama George W. Bush George H.W. Bush The Washington Post Company Al Gore American Federation of Government Employees Paul C. Light Food and Drug Administration Internal Revenue Service New York University Robert F. Wagner School Social Security Administration U.S. Department of Defense Veterans Benefits Administration Washington, DC
Rescuer Plans Retirement Ranch for Captive Wild Horses
3 days ago
Madeleine Pickens, the wife of billionaire T. Boone Pickens, who this week offered to rescue more than 30,000 wild horses kept in federal holding pens, said yesterday that she wants to create a perman .......
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Filed under: Rescuer Retirement Ranch for Captive Wild T. Boone Pickens Bureau of Land Management Harry Reid Jon Summers Jeff Malcolm Madeleine Pickens New Orleans U.S. Government Accountability Office Nevada Washington, DC
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Madeleine Pickens, the wife of billionaire T. Boone Pickens, who this week offered to rescue more than 30,000 wild horses kept in federal holding pens, said yesterday that she wants to create a perman .......
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Filed under: Rescuer Retirement Ranch for Captive Wild T. Boone Pickens Bureau of Land Management Harry Reid Jon Summers Jeff Malcolm Madeleine Pickens New Orleans U.S. Government Accountability Office Nevada Washington, DC
EPA Proposal Would Ease Clean-Air Rules for National Parks
3 days ago
The Environmental Protection Agency is finalizing new air-quality rules that would make it easier to build coal-fired power plants, oil refineries and other major polluters near national parks and wil .......
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Filed under: EPA Would Clean-Air for Parks U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Don Shepherd Jeffrey R. Holmstead Jonathan Shradar Barack Obama Bharat Mathur Carol Rushin J. I. Palmer Jr. Rudolph Giuliani National Park Service National Parks Conservation Association Shenandoah National Park Southeast (Washington, DC) The Washington Post Company Washington Monument Montana South Dakota Utah Virginia Wyoming
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The Environmental Protection Agency is finalizing new air-quality rules that would make it easier to build coal-fired power plants, oil refineries and other major polluters near national parks and wil .......
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What You Need to Know: Retirement Benefits
3 days ago
If you're looking into government employment or have been hired only recently, possibly the last thing on your mind is retirement. Links: ------ http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/USXgURXfO .......
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3 days ago
If you're looking into government employment or have been hired only recently, possibly the last thing on your mind is retirement. Links: ------ http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/USXgURXfO .......
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Democrats Dingell and Waxman in Even-Money Showdown for House Oversight Post
4 days ago
The intraparty "Clash of the Titans" between veteran Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and his challenger for that position, Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif. .......
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4 days ago
The intraparty "Clash of the Titans" between veteran Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and his challenger for that position, Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif. .......
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