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Official: Richardson To Be Commerce Secretary

President-elect Barack Obama has chosen New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson to be commerce secretary, adding a prominent Hispanic and one-time Democratic rival to his expanding Cabinet....

Napolitano Reportedly Picked for Homeland Security, Casting Doubt on Potential Senate Run

CNN is reporting that Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano is likely to be named Barack Obama's Secretary of Homeland Security, potentially becoming the first woman to head the six-year-old cabinet department. The report has not yet been confirmed by other sources. Politico is now confirming CNN's report.Napolitano, popular among her constituents as well as with the netroots, was to be term-limite...

Is Secretary of State a Stepping Stone?

This is a high-risk, high-reward opportunity for Hillary Clinton. If she accepts, and serves out six or eight years in a popular Obama administration, then she is practically guaranteed the Presidency in 2016 ... However, there is always a chance she will be replaced, or that Obama will not be a popular President. In either of these scenarios, taking the job might make it the last job Hillary Clin...

The Choice to Clean Up the Bush Mess at Interior

The litany of damage done by a government of, by, and for Big Oil really is too much to try to delve into in one essay. Suffice it to say, the Iraq War wasn't the only gift to the friends of Bush and Cheney out to maximize profit. When the nation was so willing to come together and make sacrifices for the nation in the wake of 9/11, and don't think anyone but BushCo had in mind sacrificing 5...

Will Obama's Team of Rivals Fare Better Than Lincoln's?

If President-elect Obama indeed appoints Bill Richardson Secretary of Commerce and Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, combined with Vice President-elect Joe Biden, that will be three former primary rivals in his Cabinet. And as pending White House senior adviser David......

New national security team takes a bow

As announced earlier, Barack Obama rolled out his new national security team this morning in a press conference in Chicago. Via press release, here are his prepared remarks: Good morning. Last week, we announced our economic team, which is working as we speak to craft an Economic Recovery Program to create jobs and grow our struggling economy. Today, Vice President-elect Biden and I are pleased ...

On The Clinton Appointment: More Facts, Less Drama, Please!

Finally, someone says it. John Isaacs, the Executive Director of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, has written a great piece about how much Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton agree on many critical defense and foreign policy issues. His point about the media is absolutely dead-on correct. The traditional media (and many blogs) put their manufactured drama over substance: Preside...

Obama's Agenda & The Difference Between Tactics & Strategy

There is, to say the least, a lot of jumping to conclusions about just which type of President Barack Obama is liable to be, by which I mean whether he'll govern from the left or the center. This speculation has been principally based on his cabinet appointments, a subject that people may be reading too much into. The initial Bush cabinet contained a number of people who could be described as mod...