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Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Hillary Clinton may still reject an offer to be Obama’s Secretary of State, insiders tell Politico.
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Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Our round-up of the best news and analysis from the transition so far.
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Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Eric Holder has been tapped as Obama’s Attorney General, reports Newsweek.
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Tuesday, 18 November 2008
Joe Biden still hasn’t resigned from the Senate — could be he grooming his son for the seat? asks MSNBC.
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Tuesday, 18 November 2008
The election of Barack Obama has triggered over 200 hate-related incidents, writes the Christian Science Monitor.
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Tuesday, 18 November 2008
Former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has settled some old scores in his new book, writes the Time.
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Tuesday, 18 November 2008
Barack Obama and John McCain have met for the first time since the election. Watch the (awkward) video here.
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Tuesday, 18 November 2008
24.5 million Americans watched Barack and Michelle Obama on 60 Minutes last night. Watch the full interview here.
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Tuesday, 18 November 2008
Hillary Clinton plans to accept the position of secretary of state, reports the Guardian.
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Monday, 17 November 2008
Americans may be less likely to vote than citizens of almost any other democracy, but they’re much more likely to volunteer – even before Obama, writes Stephen Luntz.
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Monday, 17 November 2008
Washington lawyer Gregory Craig has been chosen as the new White House counsel, Politico reports.
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Monday, 17 November 2008
Pete Rouse, Tom Daschle and Jim Messina have been added to Obama’s roster, writes CQ Politics.
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Monday, 17 November 2008
Read Barack Obama’s thank-you letter to the people of Illinois.
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Monday, 17 November 2008
Obama’s 17-member economic advisory board appears to have been recruited with conflict in mind and could easily cleave into a malformed high school debate, writes John Addis.
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Friday, 14 November 2008
Barack Obama’s flickr stream shows behind-the-scenes photos with his family on election night.
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Friday, 14 November 2008
The Daily Beast looks at what’s in and what’s out with the new administration.
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Thursday, 13 November 2008
A ‘source’ laying claim to the Palin/Africa story has been found out to be a hoax, reports the New York Times
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Wednesday, 12 November 2008
McCain says he doesn’t blame Palin for his loss in his first post-election interview, the Huffington Post reports.
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Wednesday, 12 November 2008
The New Republic looks at the 30 most important people in Obama’s Washington.
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Wednesday, 12 November 2008
Obama’s transition team will employ 450 people and have a budget of $12-million reports the Huffington Post.
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Tuesday, 11 November 2008
Obama has urged President Bush to take action on an economic stimulus package, NBC reports.
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Tuesday, 11 November 2008
The White House has warned Obama that it won’t be easy to close down Guantanamo Bay, writes the Guardian.
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Tuesday, 11 November 2008
Sarah Palin has defended herself from Republican insider criticism, The Swamp reports.
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Tuesday, 11 November 2008
Given the prevailing winds at Obama’s back during this campaign that are not going to be there in four years time, Obama can’t afford to rely on merely goodwill to get re-elected in four years time. Morgan Poll Manager Julian McCrann provides the numbers.
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Tuesday, 11 November 2008
Obama met with President Bush, steping inside the Oval Office for the first time, reports the Huffington Post.