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Obama's early start: Signs of crises
The Swampby Mark Silva Count today, roughly, as the start of the 44th presidency. President-elect Barack Obama already has announced Cabinet appointments earlier than anyone in modern times, save for former President George H.W. Bush. And he certainly has...Tags: White House, National Government, George H.W. Bush, National Security, Defense
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Laura Bush: Dallas-bound (with George)
The Swampby Mark Silva In the presidential transition, a certain Chicago family is moving into the White House, and a certain Texas family is moving out. Laura Bush, the erstwhile school librarian from Texas and soon-to-be former First Lady, is talking......Tags: White House, Texas, Dallas, George W. Bush, Laura Bush
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Swamp Sunrise
The SwampGood morning, It's Thursday, Dec. 4. And on Capitol Hill, the leaders of the Big Three automakers, arriving in a hybrid caravan after taking heat for their last journey in corporate jets, are asking Congress for billions of dollars in......Tags: National Government, Government, Barack Obama
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Obama stimulus: Jobs, energy, health
The Swampby Peter Nicholas and Janet Hook President-elect Barack Obama is crafting a financial stimulus plan far more ambitious than a quick cash infusion, viewing it as a way to create jobs in a struggling economy and push the nation toward......Tags: Government Aid, Health Insurance, Executive Branch, U.S. Presidential Transition (2009), Carol Browner
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Auto Industry Bailout Update: $15 Billion Edition
KickingTiresThe biggest news about a potential auto industry bailout is the fact that there is potential for a bailout. Congressional leaders, the Bush Administration and others are working on a plan that would put $15 billion towards keeping GM and......Tags: NASCAR, Services and Shopping, Jay Leno, Jon Stewart, Vehicles
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It's Official: David Gregory to "Meet the Press"
The TV ZoneNBC has named David Gregory as moderator of "Meet the Press," just about a half hour before this ayem's edition with Tom Brokaw and Barack Obama. The appointment is effective immediately. "I'm honored and deeply humbled as I take......Tags: White House, Los Angeles, Colleges and Universities, Politics, Chuck (tv program)
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LI delegation: A yes to $14 billion! (Corrected)
Spin CycleAll four Democrats in the Long Island Congressional delegation voted yes to spending $14 billion to bail out GM and Chrysler in the auto industry rescue bill that passed the House Wednesday, while Republican Pete King also voted yes.......Tags: National Government, Government
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Obama's Energy, EPA picks: Names here
The Swampby Jim Tankersley The energy and environmental front is coming into focus in the Obama transition: President-elect Barack Obama will tap: -- Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Chu as his energy secretary. -- Former New Jersey environmental...Tags: National Government, Environmental Politics, Regional Authority, Politics, Florida
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Obama's real news: Health care reform NOW
Spin CycleWhile Obama's comments on Blagojevich attracted the early attention, his most important comments may have come in introducing Tom Daschle (left) as his new health-reform czar as well as Secretary of Health and Human Services. You can hear them......Tags: White House, Politics, Government Health Care, Government, Health
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Bush doesn't admit Iraq's angry soles
The SwampA man beats with a shoe a mock poster of US President George W. Bush with a "War criminal" written in Arabic during a protest in Najaf, Iraq, Monday, Dec. 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Alaa al-Marjani) by Frank James On......Tags: White House, Economic Policy, Television Industry, Annapolis, Politics
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Rahm Emanuel, Blagojevich staff talked
The Swampby Bob Secter Rahm Emanuel, President-elect Barack Obama's pick to be White House chief of staff, had conversations with Gov. Rod Blagojevich's administration about who would replace Obama in the U.S. Senate, the Chicago Tribune has learned. The...Tags: White House, Rahm Emanuel, Illinois, Regional Authority, Politics
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Obama names HUD director
The Swampby Christi Parsons New York City housing commissioner Shaun Donovan is the choice for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the incoming administration, President-elect Barack Obama announced this morning. The role of HUD will be crucial in the...Tags: Mortgages, Education, New York University, Colleges and Universities, Politics
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