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Barack Obama’s All-Star Cabinet: Possibilities and Perils
By Gloria Borger -
Opinion
- December 10, 2008
Obama’s no centrist, but he likes to get things done. Imagine that.
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Barack Obama's Rainbow Coalition: Minorities & Women Fill Many Top White House Posts
Nation & World
- December 4, 2008
Obama's White House is shaping up to look a lot like him.
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Bush Cabinet Officials May Be Left Out in the Cold When They Enter the Private Sector
By Justin Ewers -
Nation & World
- November 28, 2008
With Democrats in control of the House, Senate, and White House, Bush officials will be less in demand.
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President-elect Obama is Building His Administration With 'Deliberate Haste'
By Kenneth T. Walsh -
Nation & World
- November 25, 2008
Americans have high expectations for Obama as president.
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Barack Obama's Cabinet and Other Appointments
Opinion
- November 7, 2008
He's got Emanuel Rahm on board. Whom else should he enlist?
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5 Administration Positions Barack Obama Must Fill and the Potential Candidates
Opinion
- November 7, 2008
Obama has chosen Rahm Emanuel as his chief of staff. Here are potential candidates for other positions.
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In Their Own Words: President-Elect Obama and Rahm Emanuel
Nation & World
- November 6, 2008
"No one I know is better at getting things done than Rahm Emanuel," says Obama.
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My Favorite Rahm Emanuel Story
By Robert Schlesinger -
Robert Schlesinger
- November 6, 2008
There are a lot of Rahm Emanuel stories around town. Here's one of them.
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Day After Win, President-elect Obama Works Phones to Build Cabinet
Nation & World
- November 6, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama unveiled a full-scale transition operation Wednesday
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How Will Obama Build His Administration?
By Paul Bedard -
Nation & World
- November 5, 2008
President-elect looks for Washington experience and established reputations.
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Barack Obama's Debt to Hillary Clinton
By Bonnie Erbe -
Bonnie Erbe
- November 4, 2008
A cabinet post? How does Secretary of Defense Clinton Sound? Supreme Court Justice Clinton?
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A Gut-Check Warning for the Next President
By Kenneth T. Walsh -
Nation & World
- October 30, 2008
Former White House advisers say it is hard to predict how a new president will respond under pressure.
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Warren Buffett for Treasury Secretary?
By James Pethokoukis -
Capital Commerce
- October 28, 2008
The Oracle of Omaha might yet become the Wizard of Washington.
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Treasury Secretary Jamie Dimon: Don't Raise Taxes, Obama
By James Pethokoukis -
Capital Commerce
- October 22, 2008
The JPMorgan Chase CEO is against higher taxes.
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With Obama Widening His Lead in the Polls, Insiders Speculate About His Cabinet
By Kenneth T. Walsh -
Nation & World
- October 15, 2008
Many campaign aides would be up for posts in an Obama White House, along with a few Clinton veterans.
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McCain Relies on a Tight-Knit Circle of Confidants to Guide His Campaign
By Liz Halloran -
Nation & World
- September 8, 2008
Known for being impulsive, the Republican nominee has encouraged a free-wheeling spirit on his team.
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For His Campaign, Obama Has Assembled an Eclectic Brain Trust
By Kenneth T. Walsh -
Nation & World
- September 8, 2008
The Democratic nominee tries to foster a lively debate between his advisers over policies and strategy.
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Finished Sentences: Interior's Dirk Kempthorne
By Liz Wolgemuth -
The Inside Job
- April 3, 2008
A cabinet secretary's job is about much more than thread counts and window dressing.
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Bush's Loss Is the Cabinet's Gain
By Paul Bedard -
Washington Whispers
- September 2, 2007
It's starting to feel a bit lonely in the White House, now that the president's closest aides from his Texas days—former spokesman Scott McClellan, lawyer Harriet Miers, communications czar Dan Bartlett, political ace Karl Rove, and Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, have bailed. And as a result, top aides believe there will be a shift in influence from the West Wing staff to the sometimes ignored cabinet.
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