Jan 9th, 2009 · Political Theater Of The Week Richardson, Burris or Gupta? — Politics and lots of drama dominated news this week, and the guys of the "shop" are in place to share their opinions on some of the big stories. Jimi Izrael, Nick Charles, Arsalan Iftikhar and Ruben Navarrette take notice of New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson's surprising departure as an Obama cabinet nominee, Roland Burris' dramatic attempt to be seated in the U.S. Senate and NFL playoff predictions.
Keywords: politics · Senate · departure · drama · Nominee · Jimi Izrael · Cabinet · NFL · Playoff · Charles · Obama · Bill
Dec 5th, 2008 · With Sen. Hillary Clinton as the nominee for Secretary of State, the question now is who will get key foreign-policy positions. Clinton's foreign-policy advisors clashed with Obama's during the presidential campaign.
Keywords: policy · presidential · Sen · Nominee · foreign · campaign · Clinton · Obama · Hillary Clinton · advisor · Secretary of State
Dec 4th, 2008 · Hillary Clinton's first big task as secretary of state nominee will be to choose her deputy, the official who actually manages America's foreign-policy machinery. Two possible contenders for the job are James B. Steinberg and Richard Holbrooke.
Keywords: policy · commander · America · Nominee · foreign · deputy · secretary · Clinton · Steinberg · Hillary · james · Hillary Clinton
Dec 3rd, 2008 · Former CIA official John Brennan, once considered the top choice to serve as CIA director in President-elect Barack Obama's administration, was pressured by the transition team to pull his name from consideration, according to friends and former intelligence associates.
Keywords: intelligence · administration · director · CIA · president · transit · Nominee · friends · Obama · Barack Obama · Pressuring · John Brennan
Dec 1st, 2008 · Susan Rice, who was a key adviser to Barack Obama during his campaign, is a Rhodes Scholar and former Clinton official who has focused on foreign policy during her career. She also has sharply criticized President Bush's handling of the situation in Darfur.
Keywords: President Bush · policy · U.N · Nominee · foreign · campaign · Envoys · adviser · Clinton · Darfur · rice · Barack Obama
Nov 25th, 2008 · President-elect Obama has held his second news conference in as many days, naming Peter Orzag as his nominee for director of the Office of Management and Budget. Obama pledged that his team would scrutinize the budget for excesses even as they added programs to stimulate the economy.
Keywords: director · Economy · president · Nominee · stimulate · Obama · excess · Office of Management · pledged · OMB · Peter Orzag
Nov 21st, 2008 · Sen. Hillary Clinton has agreed to be President-elect Obama's nominee for secretary of state; New York Fed chief Timothy Geithner is in line to be treasury secretary; and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is up for the top job at Commerce.
Keywords: president · Sen · Nominee · secretary · Clinton · Obama · Hillary Clinton · Commerce · treasury · Bill Richardson · New Mexico Gov · York Fed
Nov 21st, 2008 · New York Sen. Hillary Clinton has accepted an offer to become secretary of state. Obama tapped New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson for U.S. secretary of commerce, and New York Federal Reserve President Timothy Geithner has been asked to serve as Treasury secretary.
Keywords: Nominee · secretary · Cabinet · Obama · Hillary Clinton · Commerce · treasury · York Sen · New Mexico Gov · Bill Richardson for US
