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President-Elect Barack Obama Announces Peter Orszag as Director of Office of Management and Budget

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

SPEAKER: PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA [*] OBAMA: Good morning, everybody. Yesterday, we talked about the need to jump-start our economy. I speak to you today mindful that we meet at a moment of great challenge for America, as our credit markets are stressed and our families are struggling. But... ...more.

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Obama Introduces Economic Team, Says 'Work Starts Today'

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

President-elect Barack Obama sought to assert his authority over the country's deepening financial crisis yesterday, unveiling his economic team and making it clear that he will not wait until Inauguration Day to set his plans for recovery in motion. ...more.

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Rubin, Paulson, Geithner a Familiar Trio at Heart of Citigroup Bailout

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

The bailout of Citigroup, which put the government at risk of hundreds of billions of dollars of losses, was set in motion by three men whose professional lives have long been intertwined. ...more.

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From Funding to Infrastructure, New Transportation Secretary Faces Major Problems

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

The next transportation secretary will walk into an agency that oversees an outdated air traffic control system; congested roads, rails and skies; crumbling highways and bridges; and a financing system teetering on collapse. ...more.

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N.Y. Congressman Rangel Incorrectly Got D.C. Tax Break

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

D.C. officials say that Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.), who recently has been buffeted by questions about his personal taxes and real estate dealings, was incorrectly given a tax break on a house he owned in the District. ...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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Domestic Adviser May Play Greater Role Under Obama

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

During her tenure as executive vice president of the Center for American Progress, Melody C. Barnes once described her work this way: ...more.

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Round of Pardons From Bush Includes No Household Names

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

Breaking a logjam of hundreds of pent-up clemency requests, President Bush yesterday granted pardons to 14 people and shortened the prison terms of two others. ...more.

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Former Biden Aide Ted Kaufman to Take Incoming Vice President's Senate Seat

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

Delaware Gov. Ruth Ann Minner (D) announced yesterday that she will appoint Edward E. "Ted" Kaufman, a friend and former aide to Vice President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr., to fill the Senate seat Biden will vacate until a special election can be held in two years. ...more.

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GAO Report Says Labor Department Misled Congress on Cost of Outsourcing Jobs

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

The Labor Department gave Congress inaccurate and unreliable numbers that understated the expense of contracting out its employees' work to private firms, according to a Government Accountability Office report released yesterday. ...more.

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