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Obama's rivals: Clinton and more, close
The Swampby Christi Parsons WASHINGTON -- They were bitter rivals during the campaign, but the newly elected U.S. president from Illinois said all along he wasn't looking for a team of allies. "These are the most able men in the country,"......Tags: Primaries, Bill Richardson, Nebraska, Valerie Jarrett, John Podesta
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Lugar: Obama's 'excellent selections'
The Swampby Mark Silva Sen. Richard Lugar, Republican of Indiana, would have made a fine Secretary of State - and is among those whom President-elect Barack Obama has courted across party lines in his bid for an inclusive government. But Lugar......Tags: Jack Reed, Rhode Island, Bill Clinton, White House, Heads of State
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Hillary: More disclosure?
Spin CycleIn addition to urging that the Clinton Foundation forswear all foreign donations to avoid perceptions of influence, Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) -- whose position was described by Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) as the position "of the committee" -- also......Tags: Values, John Kerry, Hillary Clinton, Ethics, Barack Obama
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Hillary: Answers
Spin CycleClinton is delivering her opening statement -- delivering a lecture on the importance of diplomacy and "smart power," which unfortunately she didn't seem to grasp when she voted to go to war in Iraq in 2002. Her opening statement is......Tags: Ohio, Celebrities, Diseases and Illnesses, Economic Policy, Academic Progress
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Hillary to Lugar: In a word, no
Spin CycleWhile not pressed during the hearing, Hillary Clinton has apparently rejected three of the four requests made by Sen. Richard Lugar and the Foreign Relations Committee relating to greater disclosure of donations to Bill's global foundation and library...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Hillary Clinton
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Hillary Clinton: Secretary of State-to-be
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated We are hearing familiar words today, at the Senate Foreign Relations confirmation hearing for Sen. Hillary Clinton's nomination as secretary of state -- words heard in President Bush's many various statements on the potential of....Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Celebrities, Economic Policy, Academic Progress, Global Energy Incorporated
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Ten on a Wednesday: Hillary on her way
Spin CycleDespite a significant flap over her refusal to agree to limits or additional disclosure on her husband's foreign fundraising, Hillary Clinton seems headed for confirmation after a deferential hearing in which she emphasized diplomacy. The Washington Post,...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, John Kerry, Washington Post Co., Court Administration, Politics
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Gore: Obama stimulus good for climate
The Swampby Frank James Former Vice President Al Gore was on Capitol Hill today delivering more of his inconvenient truths. He did an updated version of his documentary for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. That meant the last two unsuccessful......Tags: Water, Vehicles, Meteorological Disasters, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues
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Obama's first judge, connected, liberal?
The Swampby David G. Savage President Obama announced his first judicial nomination today, elevating U.S. District Judge David F. Hamilton from southern Indiana to the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago. White House officials described Hamilton as a...Tags: Crimes, Parliament, Patrick Leahy, Bill Clinton, Court Administration
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Iranian crisis: Republicans divided
The Swampby Michael Muskal It is no secret that the situation in Iran represents a knotty problem for policymakers within the Obama administration. But pity the poor Republicans facing the same questions -- yet lacking the unity that comes from being......Tags: Censorship, Corruption, Television Industry, Freedom of the Press, ABC (tv network)
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Obama's healthcare lacks votes: Senator
The Swampby Mark Silva Storm warnings on the healthcare reform front: Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California said today that President Barack Obama may lack the votes in the Senate necessary to push the healthcare reform he wants this summer. "Well to......Tags: Investments, Laws, Nuclear Policy, Carrots, White House
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Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court Justice
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated at 4:30 pm EDT The Senate Judiciary Committee is a day away from voting to recommend the confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, poised to become the first Hispanic member of the U.S. Supreme Court. Sotomayor......Tags: Constitutional Issues, Texas, Sonia Sotomayor, Laws, Upper House
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