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Leon Panetta is Obama's pick for CIA director - Los Angeles Times

Tue, 6 Jan 2009 01:01:41 +1900

Reporting from Washington -- President-elect Barack Obama has selected Leon E. Panetta, a former California congressman with little experience on intelligence matters, to serve as the next director of the CIA, according to Democratic officials familiar with the decision. The selection puts the ...

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Where is Gov. Chris Gregoire and why is she being so secretive?

Tue, 6 Jan 2009 01:55:54 +1900

Is she in Washington D.C., waiting to annouce that she's taken a job in President Barack Obama 's administration? (There is a fresh vacancy, you know.) One of my sources said he couldn't tell me where Gov. Chris Gregoire is now, but assured me she would still be my governor in March. "She's ...

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Gov. Gregoire's D.C. Trip Fuels Commerce Speculation

Tue, 6 Jan 2009 05:26:13 +1900

Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire (D) canceled a Tuesday lunch appearance with the Associated Press late Monday and two Washington State sources confirmed to The Hill she is in Washington, D.C. The governor's actions over the last 24 hours have triggered a wave of speculation in the Evergreen ...

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Rumor Patrol: Gregoire To Commerce?

Tue, 6 Jan 2009 05:26:13 +1900

Washington State political blogs are buzzing about a rumor that Gov. Christine Gregoire is headed to Washington to replace Bill Richardson as Barack Obama's Secretary of Commerce. I'm not sure why Gregoire is going to Washington, but Obama aides say Gregoire is not a candidate for commerce. This ...

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Roland Burris Heads to Washington and an Uncertain Future (video)

Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:43:01 +1900

Roldan Burris press conference, January 5, 2009

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Video - Officials: Burris won't be sworn in with others

Tue, 6 Jan 2009 03:36:09 +1900

Roland Burris is hoping to be sworn-in as a senator tomorrow, but several officials say that's not going to happen. Burris left Chicago and arrived in Washington, describing himself as "a United States senator."

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Whatcom County official: Gregoire is in D.C.

Tue, 6 Jan 2009 03:09:20 +1900

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Gov. Chris Gregoire out of Washington state

Tue, 6 Jan 2009 01:55:54 +1900

Last updated January 5, 2009 8:33 p.m. PT Gov. Chris Gregoire out of Washington state THE ASSOCIATED PRESS OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Gov. Chris Gregoire is out of the state, but her office won't say where she is. According to The Bellingham Herald, Whatcom County spokesman Joe Bates says he flew to ...

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Panetta On Torture

Mon, 5 Jan 2009 20:35:40 +1900

Here's Central Intelligence Agency director-designate Leon E. Panetta, writing about torture, in the Washington Monthly. Actually, no -- he's writing in the Washington Monthly about torture: We have preached these values to the world. We have made clear that there are certain lines Americans ...

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The Associated Press: QVC will sell memorabilia at Obama inauguration

Tue, 6 Jan 2009 02:05:00 +1900

4 hours ago NEW YORK (AP) QVC is traveling to Washington to mark President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration this month and is bringing along plenty of coins, stamps, jewelry and even a small handbag to sell. The retail network has already sold more than 100,000 items related to Obama's ...

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Burris: 'I am now the junior senator' :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Politics

Mon, 5 Jan 2009 16:03:00 +1900

CHURCH RALLY | Says he'll report to work quietly Roland Burris was confident but conceded Sunday that conflicts lie ahead as the choice of embattled Gov. Blagojevich to fill the U.S. Senate seat of President-elect Barack Obama. "I am now the junior senator from the state of Illinois," he said ...

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Cheney: Israel Didn't Tell U.S. of Attack

Sun, 4 Jan 2009 13:40:15 +1900

(WASHINGTON) Vice President Dick Cheney said Sunday that Israel did not seek U.S. approval before a ground invasion against Hamas in the bloodiest Mideast clash in years. From the White House to Capitol Hill, U.S. officials remained firmly behind Israel. They urged a cease-fire, but put the ...

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Dude: Gregoire going Cabinet?

Tue, 6 Jan 2009 04:40:55 +1900

"Gov. Chris Gregoire's whereabouts are unknown" (from the AP, via the P-I): OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Gov. Chris Gregoire is out of state, but her office won't say where she is. Gregoire was set to be the keynote speaker Tuesday at...

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Obama Girls Prepare For First Day Of School Monday

Sun, 4 Jan 2009 00:28:57 +1900

President-elect Barack Obama's wife, Michelle, and daughters, Malia and Sasha, left for Washington on Saturday, a day ahead of him, so the young girls can get a head start on preparing for their first day at a new school in the nation's capital on Monday, aides confirmed.

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Emanuel's letter to Blagojevich highlights governor's squandered opportunity. - Lynn Sweet

Fri, 2 Jan 2009 14:00:00 +1900

WASHINGTON -- If you did not know the back story, you would not fully appreciate Rep. Rahm Emanuel's resignation letter to Gov. Blagojevich, who is the subject of impeachment proceedings in the Illinois House, for, among other reasons, trying to auction off President-elect Barack Obama's Senate ...

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Hope, Change and Shameless Merchandising: QVC to Hawk Obama Trinkets at Inaugural

Tue, 6 Jan 2009 03:42:22 +1900

They're not the only ones. Home Shopping Network is also getting in on the act. To be fair, they've done this for previous inaugurals, but of course now there is electricity in the air, so they have to be in DC for the big shindig.QVC is traveling to Washington to mark President-elect Barack ...

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Negotiating With Themselves

Mon, 5 Jan 2009 16:35:58 +1900

NEGOTIATING WITH THEMSELVES.... Paul Krugman surveys the current political scene and wonders if Barack Obama is going to be undone by his insistence on bipartisanship: Here

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Secretary of the Senate rejects Burris' appointment :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Politics

Mon, 5 Jan 2009 12:02:00 +1900

Judge also grants prosecutors 90-day extension to indict Blagojevich, former chief of staff Firing the first shot in Washington in the fight over the appointment of Roland Burris to the U.S. Senate, Gov. Blagojevich's acting chief of staff hand-delivered Burris' nomination certificate to the ...

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Souza to be White House photographer

Tue, 6 Jan 2009 02:10:28 +1900

by John McCormick Former Chicago Tribune photographer Pete Souza will be the top official photographer in Barack Obama's White House, a transition aide confirmed this morning. Souza, 54, was also a White House photographer during President Ronald Reagan's time in office. He has been ...

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Capps (CA23) :: Press Release :: Capps Statement on Violence in Israel

Sat, 3 Jan 2009 00:41:00 +1900

WASHINGTON, D.C. Congresswoman Lois Capps today released the following statement regarding the recent violence in Israel:"Obviously, Israel has the absolute right to defend itself from Hamas terrorists and other threats to its security. The ongoing rocket attacks on Israel are unacceptable and ...

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