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Q&A With Obama Transition Team Director John Podesta
18 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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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

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

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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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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Cabinet Picks Demonstrate Obama's Loyalty, Practicality
1 day ago
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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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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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

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

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

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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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

Report on Threat From Nuclear Bombs Cites Urgent Need for Global Security
4 days ago
When armed men attacked South Africa's most closely guarded nuclear facility a year ago, they penetrated the detection systems at the perimeter, cut through an electrified fence and broke into the eme .......
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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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Justice Stevens Shows No Signs of Leaving Supreme Court
4 days ago
GAINESVILLE, Fla., Nov. 17 -- For all the speculation about how President-elect Barack Obama's nominees may change the Supreme Court, there is one irrefutable fact: He can't make an appointment until .......
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In Transition: Janet Napolitano
5 days ago
JANET NAPOLITANO Current job: Governor of Arizona (D). Credentials: Former U.S. attorney and state attorney general; first woman to head of the National Governors Association; lawyer for Anita Hill in .......
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In Transition: Raymond W. Kelly
5 days ago
RAYMOND W. KELLY Current job: New York City police commissioner. Credentials: Former Clinton undersecretary of the Treasury and customs commissioner; head of global security for the former Bear Stearn .......
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In Transition: Jane Harman
5 days ago
JANE HARMAN Current job: Member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-Calif.). Credentials: Former ranking minority member of the House intelligence committee; chairman, House Homeland Security subcommitt .......
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