Panetta to Be Named C.I.A. Director By Carl Hulse AND Mark Mazzetti Leon E. Panetta, the former congressman and White House chief of staff. (Kevin Wolf/Associated Press) Update | 4:55 p.m. President-elect Barack Obama has selected Leon E. …
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Burris denied entry to Senate
Roland Burris headed to the Capitol on Tuesday, where he was expected to be denied entry to the Senate chambers as he tried to claim the seat once held by President-elect Barack Obama.…
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Feinstein slams Obama CIA head pick
Sen. Dianne Feinstein believes the CIA is best-served by having an intelligence professional in charge. (CNN) –- Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the Senate’s incoming Intelligence committee chair, slammed President-elect Barack Obama’s choice of Leon Panetta as director of the CIA Monday. …
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First Bloomberg Opponent Drops Out of 2009 Mayoral Race
Blakeman Lawyer Bruce Blakeman, who is a member of the Port Authority Board of Commissioners, has announced that he won't run for mayor this year against Michael Bloomberg. Blakeman, who had previously announced his Republican candidacy, issued a statement today: I believe there is no one better qualified to see New York through these tough times than Michael Bloomberg. …
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Obama's CIA Head? Leon Panetta?
—Ace What? I don't see a damn thing in this Wiki bio indicating any relevant experience for the job. Except for being a lifelong partisan hack who can be trusted to hide the stuff that might be embarrassing for Obama. …
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The Winds of Protectionism Are Gaining Strength
Although history never quite repeats itself, some patterns remain the same. During the boom times, there is widespread and growing support for open borders and ever expanding cross-border commerce. However, when the economic pendulum swings the other way, so does faith in free trade. …
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The Ledbetter Effect
There was a good piece in the Times yesterday about the ripple effects of the Ledbetter decision throughout the lower courts. With Sam Alito as their guide, judges have apparently concluded that the statute of limitations in any particular discrimination case expired anywhere from five to ten years before the discrimination actually began. …
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The Obama Girls' First Day of School!
The Obama Girls' First Day of School! Filed under: Barack Obama On Monday, flanked by Secret Service, Michelle Obama accompanied daughters Malia and Sasha to their first day of school at Chelsea Clinton's alma mater, Sidwell Friends. The Obamas arrived in D.C. …
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Tech memo to Team Obama
So president-elect Barack Obama wants to make the deployment of broadband Internet networks part of a sweeping stimulus package that he hopes would create new jobs, update the nation's hospitals, schools and other facilities, and lift the United States…
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Op-Ed Columnist: Fighting Off Depression
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Obama drops in on Durbin's D.C. bash
Capping a busy Monday -- sending daughters to a new school, meeting with congressional leaders and his economic team, President-elect Barack Obama delighted some 500 supporters of Sen. Dick Durbin by dropping by a party for him -- and new Democratic…
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Senate Democrats put off plans to seat Franken
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid yielded to Republican threats and agreed on Monday not to immediately seat fellow Democrat Al Franken, whose razor-close victory in Minnesota faces legal challenges.…
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Bob Barr Recants DOMA Very Publicly, A Couple of Months After Two Relevant Votes
That is, the one for him for president, and the one where the state in which his op-ed appears, California, voted to bar gay marriage.Libertarian Party candidate Barr was not well-loved by many party members for writing the 1996 federal Defense of…
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Obama seeks swift passage of fiscal package
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With the economic outlook darkening, U.S. President-elect Democrat Barack Obama went to Congress two weeks before taking office to try to entice Republican support for a massive stimulus package with talk of big tax cuts.…
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Obama Plans "Neighborhood Inaugural Ball"
President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural committee announced today a new kind of inaugural ball - a "neighborhood" ball that incorporates interactive and Web-based elements. According to the press release, tickets for the ball will be free or affordable,…
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