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Wednesday, 10 December 2008
Barack Obama responds to revelations that Illinois Governor Blagojevich was selling his senate seat. Watch the video here.
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Wednesday, 10 December 2008
Watch the Attorney General’s press briefing on Rod Blagojevich’s arrest, and the details of his alleged crimes.
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Tuesday, 9 December 2008
If elections are worth doing at all, they’re worth doing right, writes Charles Richardson.
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Monday, 8 December 2008
Obama has offered a glimpse at his plan to save or create at least 2.5 million American jobs, writes the Washington Post.
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Monday, 8 December 2008
Obama will name Donald Rumsfeld’s nemesis, General Eric Shinseki, as the Veterens Affairs Secretary, reports CNN.
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Thursday, 4 December 2008
New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson has been named as the new Secretary of Commerce, reports the Huffington Post.
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Wednesday, 3 December 2008
Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss has been returned in Georgia, reports Bloomberg.
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Tuesday, 2 December 2008
Obama has added Robert Gates, Hillary Clinton, James Jones, Eric Holder, Janet Napolitano and Susan Rice to his team, reports the Huffington Post.
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Tuesday, 2 December 2008
George Bush has looked back on his eight years in the White House with an interview on ABC News.
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Monday, 1 December 2008
Hillary Clinton will officially accept Obama’s offer to be the new Secretary of State, reports Politico.
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Thursday, 27 November 2008
Former Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker will lead a new economic recovery board, writes CNN.
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Thursday, 27 November 2008
Obama will bring his speechwriter Jon Favreau with him to the White House, writes the New York Times.
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Wednesday, 26 November 2008
Whereas Obama’s race and personal history put him outside the usual political establishment, Rudd is the bureaucrat from central casting, steeped in the traditions of Australia’s governing class, writes Charles Richardson.
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Wednesday, 26 November 2008
Obama will keep Bush’s Defense Secretary, Robert Gates, reports the Associated Press.
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Tuesday, 25 November 2008
Former Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin has given an unwittingly grizzly interview at a turkey farm. Watch the full video here.
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Monday, 24 November 2008
Longtime labor operative Patrick Gaspard will likely be Obama’s political director, says the Washington Post.
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Monday, 24 November 2008
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York President, Timothy Geithner, will be Obama’s Treasury Secretary, writes the WSJ.
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Monday, 24 November 2008
Robert Gibbs will be Obama’s White House press secretary and Ellen Moran his director of communications, reports The Hill.
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Friday, 21 November 2008
Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano will head up Obama’s Department of Homeland Security, according to Politico.
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Friday, 21 November 2008
We ran a poll asking Crikey readers to name Obamas new puppy. And the winner is…
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Friday, 21 November 2008
Check out some of the disputed ballots from Minnesota — and vote for whether they’re legit — courtesy of Minnesota Public Radio.
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Friday, 21 November 2008
David Axelrod will be a senior advisor in Obama’s new administration, writes the Chicago Tribune.
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Thursday, 20 November 2008
Obama’s BlackBerry is the pathway to truth, writes Binoy Kampmark.
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Thursday, 20 November 2008
Tom Daschle has accepted Obama’s offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, reports the Huffington Post.
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Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Obama will name former Clinton economic advisor Peter Orszag as his Budget Director, reports the National Journal.
