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States Want $176 Billion Slice of Federal Stimulus

added on 2008-12-04 07:30:48 (Washington Post - Politics)

When President-elect Barack Obama arrives at Philadelphia's Independence Hall today to meet with the nation's governors, the main question will be not whether he will deliver fast fiscal relief to the states, but how much? ...more.

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Meet Obama's New Hero: Hillary Clinton

added on 2008-12-04 07:30:48 (Washington Post - Politics)

When Barack Obama stood on the stage in Chicago yesterday with his "dear friend" Hillary Clinton at his side, it was the starkest evidence yet that change had come -- to the president-elect. ...more.

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The President-Elect, Talking Turkey

added on 2008-12-04 07:30:49 (Washington Post - Politics)

President-elect Obama had nearly finished his third news conference in as many days yesterday when he decided to favor his audience with one more tasty morsel of information about the just-announced members of his economic team. ...more.

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Obama Lists $1 Million-Plus In Donations for Transition

added on 2008-12-04 07:30:48 (Washington Post - Politics)

President-elect Barack Obama's transition team announced yesterday that in the 10 days after the election it raised more than $1.1 million from 1,776 donors to pay for transition costs. ...more.

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Brennan Withdraws From Consideration for Administration Post

added on 2008-12-04 07:30:50 (Washington Post - Politics)

A former CIA official who was in the running for a top intelligence post in the Obama administration withdrew his candidacy today after coming under criticism from several groups who accused him of being closely tied to the agency's interrogation policies. ...more.

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A Market-Oriented Economic Team

added on 2008-12-04 07:30:50 (Washington Post - Politics)

President-elect Barack Obama is assembling a deeply experienced team of top economic advisers whose key members firmly believe that limited government spending combined with free markets can create lasting prosperity. ...more.

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A Pragmatic Pair Chosen to Confront Terrorism Threat

added on 2008-12-04 07:30:48 (Washington Post - Politics)

In nominating former federal prosecutors to lead the departments of Justice and Homeland Security, President-elect Barack Obama yesterday selected two Democrats with sterling law-and-order credentials but less experience in detecting threats and gathering intelligence in the age of international... ...more.

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Minority Advocates Watching Obama

added on 2008-12-04 07:30:49 (Washington Post - Politics)

Barack Obama's friend and senior adviser Valerie Jarrett likens the effort of piecing together a Cabinet for the president-elect to assembling a puzzle. The co-chair of his transition, John D. Podesta, promised that his team will "keep our eye on the ball" as it attempts to balance racial diversity,... ...more.

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For Obama, White House Is an Unusually Big Transition

added on 2008-12-04 07:30:50 (Washington Post - Politics)

A familiar number showed up on Terry Link's cellphone last week, the one that belonged to the friend he tutored in politics, dominated in golf and sometimes referred to playfully as "Ears." At least once each week for almost a decade, the Illinois state senator had talked on the phone to Barack O... ...more.

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Haste Could Make Waste on Stimulus, States Say

added on 2008-12-04 07:30:48 (Washington Post - Politics)

With President-elect Barack Obama vowing to plow hundreds of billions of dollars into the nation's infrastructure, some state officials are warning that public works projects will fail to effectively lift the country out of recession unless they are chosen carefully and implemented rapidly. ...more.

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