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Gopher
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 Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 2:47 pm Post subject: Transition 2008-2009: the Obama Administration |
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This thread is to centralize, track, and comment on Barack Obama's nascent government. And to fill in the blanks as we find out...
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National Command Authority:
President B. Obama
Vice-President J. Biden |
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Key White House Staff:
Chief of Staff R. Emanuel
National Security Advisor ________
Director of National Intelligence ________
Press Secretary ________
Others...? |
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Key Cabinet Secretaries and related appointments:
Secretary of State ________
Ambassador to the United Nations ________
Secretary of Treasury ________
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (?)
Secretary of Homeland Security ________
CIA Director ________
Attorney-General ________
FBI Director ________
Secretary of the Navy ________
Secretary of the Army ________
Others...? |
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Armed Forces and Field Commanders:
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ________
Central Command: General D. Petraeus (appointed October 2008; will he remain?)
NATO, etc....? |
Add, modify, discuss... |
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Gopher
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| Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 10:16 pm Post subject: |
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All Things Considered, November 11, 2008 � The day after meeting face to face with President [W.] Bush at the White House in a momentous affair, President-elect Barack Obama continues to work on his transition to take over the Oval Office on Jan. 20.
One person leading the transition is Valerie Jarrett, one of Obama's closest confidants and a longtime friend...
Jarrett said Obama will create an Office of Urban Policy that will be charged with focusing on cities and "have a comprehensive approach to urban development."
It is unclear who will lead the office, which will be tasked with advocating for cities and targeting programs in a "logical and systematic way," but it is a key position, according to Jarrett.
"For those of us who have worked in city governments across the country, we recognize how invaluable that person will be," she says.
When asked whether Obama would seek to reverse executive orders President Bush signed, including those concerning stem-cell research and oil and gas drilling, Jarrett said that the president-elect would have the attorney general comb through those after taking office and "determine which ones need to be revoked immediately..." |
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Gopher
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| Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 1:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Obama Administration's job application... |
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Gopher
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| Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 8:52 am Post subject: |
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Someone is floating an interesting balloon...
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| The two sources said [H.] Clinton was surprised to hear the rumors about the secretary of state position. The sources could not confirm that the two discussed the nation's top diplomatic position or that it was offered... |
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Gopher
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| Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 11:28 am Post subject: |
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New announcements; no surprises...
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Key White House Staff:
Chief of Staff R. Emanuel
National Security Advisor ________
Director of National Intelligence ________
Press Secretary ________
Senior Advisor to the President Valerie Jarrett
Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs Phil Schiliro |
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Gopher
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| Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 5:12 pm Post subject: |
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Still prioritizing his own staff before the cabinet as he set out to do...
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Key White House Staff:
Chief of Staff R. Emanuel
Deputy Chief of Staff Jim Messina
Deputy Chief of Staff Mona Sutphen
National Security Advisor ________
Director of National Intelligence ________
Press Secretary ________
Senior Advisor to the President Valerie Jarrett
Senior Advisor to the President Peter Rouse
Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs Phil Schiliro |
CNN Reports |
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Tiger Beer
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| Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 7:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Nicely organized thread, thanks for that Gopher. |
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Gopher
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| Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 7:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks, Tiger Beer. I like the idea of tracking the Obama Administration as it forms up. Check out B. Obama's headquarters for more information. |
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bucheon bum
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Gopher
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Seems like it. Also seems to have more than a little "conditional" attached to it at this point, too.
Here is what E. Holder told NPR a few weeks ago...
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On the future of Guantanamo Bay:
"Well, I think the utility of Guantanamo has long since passed. It is a place now that has given, I think, this nation a black eye around the world. It has an impact on our ability to interact with our allies. It certainly gives fuel to our adversaries, who would say that we are a nation that is not governed by law. And so I think the need for it to be closed and to come up with alternatives is pretty clear."
On overhauling the Justice Department:
"When you look at the other issues that I think the next president is going to have to deal with, chief among them is going to be trying to revitalize and remake a Justice Department that has been really sullied in the last four, eight years or so by people who tried to politicize. And I want to make very clear, I am excluding the present Attorney General [Michael Mukasey], who I think is doing a good job, as well the people who served as deputy attorneys general, who I also think have done a good job. But other people at the Justice Department have not necessarily done what has always happened under Republican and Democratic administrations, where the department has essentially been seen as something not political, and really kind of left to its own. That was not the case in this past administration."
On investigating corporate malfeasance:
"Well, I think some really intense, vigorous investigation needs to be done to see if any laws were broken. We're facing the greatest economic calamity since the Great Depression and to the extent people have done anything -- either by fraud, conspiracy or broken any federal laws -- I think that needs to be uncovered, and people need to be held accountable. The United States taxpayers are going to be paying substantial amounts of money for a good many years in order to make this thing better and to prevent this thing from getting worse. And to the extent that people have profited illegally, or done things illegally, they need to be found out and they need to be prosecuted. And I think that should be a priority for the next attorney general." |
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Gopher
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| Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 6:16 pm Post subject: |
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National Command Authority:
President B. Obama
Vice-President J. Biden |
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Key White House Staff:
Chief of Staff R. Emanuel
Deputy Chief of Staff J. Messina
Deputy Chief of Staff M. Sutphen
National Security Advisor ________
Director of National Intelligence ________
Press Secretary ________
Senior Advisor to the President V. Jarrett
Senior Advisor to the President P. Rouse
Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs P. Schiliro |
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Key Cabinet Secretaries and related appointments:
Secretary of State ________
Ambassador to the United Nations ________
Secretary of Treasury ________
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (?)
Secretary of Homeland Security ________
CIA Director ________
Attorney-General Eric H. Holder, Jr. (?)
FBI Director ________
Secretary of the Navy ________
Secretary of the Army ________
Others...? |
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Armed Forces and Field Commanders:
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ________
Central Command: General D. Petraeus (appointed October 2008; will he remain?)
NATO, etc....? |
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Gopher
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| Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 9:42 am Post subject: |
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Two additions today...
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National Command Authority:
President B. Obama
Vice-President J. Biden |
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Key White House Staff:
Chief of Staff R. Emanuel
Senior Advisor to the President V. Jarrett
Senior Advisor to the President P. Rouse
Office of Management and Budget Director Peter Orszag
Deputy Chief of Staff J. Messina
Deputy Chief of Staff M. Sutphen
Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs P. Schiliro
Press Secretary ________
National Security Advisor ________
Director of National Intelligence ________ |
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Key Cabinet Secretaries and related appointments:
Secretary of State ________
Ambassador to the United Nations ________
Secretary of Treasury ________
Secretary of Defense R. Gates (?)
Secretary of Homeland Security ________
Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Daschle
CIA Director ________
Attorney-General Eric H. Holder, Jr. (?)
FBI Director ________
Secretary of the Navy ________
Secretary of the Army ________
Others...? |
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Armed Forces and Field Commanders:
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ________
Central Command: General D. Petraeus (appointed October 2008; will he remain?)
NATO, etc....? |
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T-J
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| Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 3:28 pm Post subject: |
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Obama has said he may be looking to create a "team of rivals." But this stack-up of Clinton veterans in the Obama administration has already caused buzz that this may not be what some people were looking for when they voted for change.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/ynews_pl156
Based on his experience I would be much more comfortable with Bill Richardson as Sec. State, but it looks like politics as usual rather than change we can believe in. |
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Gopher
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| Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 4:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Give him time. He is doing fine. He also has people very close to him who are his own and not from the Clinton Administration. Look at his senior advisors -- V. Jarrett, for example. No lightweight. |
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Gopher
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| Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:10 pm Post subject: |
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Starting to pick up momentum...
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Key White House Staff:
Chief of Staff R. Emanuel
White House Counsel Gregory B. Craig
Senior Advisor to the President David Axelrod
Senior Advisor to the President V. Jarrett
Senior Advisor to the President P. Rouse
Office of Management and Budget Director P. Orszag
Deputy Chief of Staff J. Messina
Deputy Chief of Staff M. Sutphen
Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs P. Schiliro
Press Secretary ________
National Security Advisor ________
Director of National Intelligence ________ |
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Key Cabinet Secretaries and related appointments:
Secretary of State ________
Ambassador to the United Nations ________
Secretary of Treasury ________
Secretary of Defense R. Gates (?)
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano
Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Daschle
Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker
CIA Director ________
Attorney-General Eric H. Holder, Jr. (?)
FBI Director ________
Secretary of the Navy ________
Secretary of the Army ________
Others...? |
Obama Administration Transition-Team Press Release
CNN Reports |
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