Obama Transition Begins
It’s already started, as Obama has offered the job of White House Chief of Staff to Rahm Emmanuel, Democratic Rep. from Illinois. UPDATE: Politico reports that Obama is considering Robert F. Kennedy to...
View ArticleEric Holder is AG
Obama has named Eric Holder, former Deputy Attorney General under Clinton, as the new Attorney General (h/t Adam.) Holder assisted the Obama campaign and has reportedly grown close to the...
View ArticleCabinet News Roundup
Several of President-elect Obama’s likely picks for key posts in his administration have become clearer over the last few days and weeks: After weeks of speculation, reports are that Obama will...
View ArticleBrennan is Out
John Brennan, an advisor to George Tenet who has expressed support for the Bush administration’s torture and detention policies and who had been considered to be the leading candidate for the position...
View ArticleLeon Panetta for CIA/Dennis Blair for DI
Political neophyte that I am, even I’m surprised by the Obama team’s decision to pick Leon Panetta for CIA chief. Panetta has no intelligence experience, which is good in the sense that he’s not in...
View ArticleBagram and Habeas
There is hardly an American who isn’t familiar with the detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay, but what is lost on many Amercans is the fact that our government has maintained since 2002 a larger and...
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