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Obama Picks Orszag as Budget Chief President-elect Obama "is preparing to tap Congressional Budget Office Director Peter Orszag, once a veteran economic adviser in the Clinton White House, to become his budget director," according to the National Journal. "The Office of Management and Budget job -- seen as a key post Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Obama picks a budget chief President-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday nominated Peter Orszag to head the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the president's chief number-crunching department, and said he sees "tough choices" ahead in determining programs to keep or cut. Home > Rss Directory > Business > CNN |
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Obama Selects 4 More Senior Defense Officials - Washington Post Telegraph.co.ukObama Selects 4 More Senior Defense OfficialsWashington Post - 1 hour agoBy Ann Scott Tyson President-elect Barack Obama yesterday announced his picks for four senior defense officials, including two who served as top Pentagon budget officials under Presi Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Duncan to join Obama Cabinet - Chicago Tribune Washington PostDuncan to join Obama CabinetChicago Tribune - 1 hour agoBy James Janega and Carlos Sadovi | Tribune reporters Chicago Public Schools chief Arne Duncan, who over seven years maintained a positive story line for the troubled district, will join longtime ba Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Google-enabled government starts with Obama's CTO President-elect Barack Obama's plan to build a Google -enabled government began modestly this week with its new Change.gov Web site , which includes the means to apply for a job in the new administration.One of Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Big Taste, Small Tab: Budget Dining Picks Zagat makes picks for big-city dining on a small-scale budget. Home > Rss Directory > Business > ABC News |
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Obama picks Clinton alum Emanuel chief of WH staff
(AP) AP - President-elect Barack Obama pivoted quickly to begin filling out his new administration on Wednesday, selecting hard-charging Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel as White House chief of staff while aides stepped up the pace of transition work that had been cloaked in pre-election secrecy. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Aide Sees Obama Clinching Nomination in June - New York Times China PostAide Sees Obama Clinching Nomination in JuneNew York Times - 2 hours agoBy BRIAN KNOWLTON WASHINGTON - Senator Barack Obama’s chief strategist said Sunday that he believed Mr. Obama would by the first week of June reach the absolute number of Democratic del Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Obama Pick to Lead SEC Is Veteran Wall St. Regulator - Washington Post China DailyObama Pick to Lead SEC Is Veteran Wall St. RegulatorWashington Post - 1 hour agoBy Amit R. Paley President-elect Barack Obama has chosen a veteran regulator to head the Securities and Exchange Commission, the beleaguered agency that has been pilloried by la Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Obama picks up delegates in Kan., Md., Nev. - The Associated Press WBTObama picks up delegates in Kan., Md., Nev.The Associated Press - 1 hour agoWASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Barack Obama inched closer to securing the Democratic presidential nomination with delegate pickups in Nevada, Kansas and Maryland.Thousands convene for 2008 Nevada Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Challenges await Obama in bid to build up security As President-elect Barack Obama prepares to take office, the task of upgrading the security of federal computer systems continues to be a work in progress.Several cybersecurity initiatives launched during the Bu Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Obama to Announce Final Cabinet Picks - Washington Post Daily ContributorObama to Announce Final Cabinet PicksWashington Post - 2 hours agoBy Anne E. Kornblut President-elect Barack Obama will announce the final selections for his Cabinet today, naming Rep. Hilda L. Solis (D-Calif.Obama to Name Solis to Labor Post, Kirk Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Analysis: Obama won't try for McCain's budget goal - The Associated Press Times OnlineAnalysis: Obama won't try for McCain's budget goalThe Associated Press - 1 hour agoWASHINGTON (AP) - Barack Obama says John McCain's plan to balance the budget doesn't add up. Easy for him to say: It's not a goal he's even trying to reach.McCain Vows to Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Sources: New player for Obama economic team President-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday will name Peter Orszag as his nominee for director of the Office of Management and Budget, two sources close to the transition team said. That would come a day after Obama picked New York Fed boss Tim Geithner for treasury secretary and former Treasury Secreta Home > Rss Directory > General > CNN |
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Sources: Obama picks physicist for energy chief President-elect Barack Obama is likely to name Steven Chu, a physicist who runs the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, as his energy secretary, sources tell CNN. Chu won the 1997 Nobel Prize in physics and is highly respected. But some Democrats have privately expressed concern that he has no po Home > Rss Directory > General > CNN |
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Obama Picks Schapiro for SEC President-elect Obama has chosen Mary Schapiro to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Wall Street Journal reports. Schapiro "is chief of Wall Street's self-regulator, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. She served under the Clinton administration in 1994 as chai Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Obama picks former Clinton aide Panetta for CIA
(Reuters) Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former White House chief of staff Leon Panetta to lead the CIA, which has been widely criticized for harsh interrogation of terrorism suspects, Democratic officials said on Monday. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Obama to Announce New White House Position At a press conference this morning, President-elect Obama will announce his pick for "chief performance officer," a newly created position that will work on the federal budget and to reform government, CNN reports. "Obama has selected Nancy Killefer, according to two Democratic offici Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Obama Momentum Picks Up With Dodd Endorsement - Voice of America Windsor StarObama Momentum Picks Up With Dodd EndorsementVoice of America - 2 hours agoBy Jim Malone Presidential contender Barack Obama won the endorsement of a former rival Tuesday in his battle with Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Party nomination.Obama, Clin Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Two possible Obama VP picks coy on their prospects - Reuters New York TimesTwo possible Obama VP picks coy on their prospectsReuters - 1 hour agoBy Caren Bohan WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana (Reuters) - Two men often mentioned as possible running mates to US presidential candidate Barack Obama joined him on the campaign trail in Indiana Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |