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Team Obama Woos Ex-Hillary Aide

Ex-campaign chief Solis Doyle weighs post as Cabinet secretary

(Newser) - Barack Obama's transition aides have approached Hillary Clinton's former campaign manager about taking a senior White House post, Democratic officials say. Patti Solis Doyle is considering taking the job, although she worries about the effect it would have on her two young children. She was contacted about possibly becoming Cabinet...

Meet 'Renegade,' 'Rosebud,' 'Radiance,' 'Renaissance'

Secret Service will use 'R' names for First Family

(Newser) - John McCain called himself a “maverick,” but the Secret Service has dubbed Barack Obama the real “Renegade," according to the Chicago Tribune. In keeping with tradition that’s been around since Harry Truman (“General”), the agency has given the president-elect’s family corresponding alliterative...

Obama to Focus on bin Laden, Revamp Afghan Approach

Eyes regional strategy, talks with Taliban, Iran

(Newser) - Barack Obama is drastically rethinking the war effort in Afghanistan, his security advisers tell the Washington Post, including making the capture of Osama bin Laden a top priority. The administration’s fledgling plan calls for a more aggressive regional approach, possibly involving help from Iran. Obama also favors the ongoing...

Obama Urges Bush to Help Automakers
Obama Urges Bush
to Help Automakers
Nov 11, 2008 3:53 AM CST

Obama Urges Bush to Help Automakers

But president links Detroit aid to Dem backing for Colombia free trade pact

(Newser) - Barack Obama urged President Bush during their White House meeting yesterday to extend emergency aid to the auto industry, the New York Times reports. The president indicated that he might be willing to approve Detroit aid and a broader economic stimulus package—but only on the condition that the president-elect...

Michelle Gets the Lowdown
 Michelle Gets the Lowdown 
Nov 11, 2008 1:45 AM CST

Michelle Gets the Lowdown

Bushes give Obamas grand tour and discuss raising White House kids

(Newser) - The first lady gave her successor some tips on White House living during the Obamas' visit yesterday, and the moms discussed the difficulties of raising daughters in the fishbowl environment, Reuters reports. Laura Bush, meeting Michelle Obama for the first time, showed her around every room of the Obamas' future...

Want Inspiration, Obama? Try George W.
Want Inspiration, Obama?
Try George W.
opinion
Nov 10, 2008 7:32 PM CST

Want Inspiration, Obama? Try George W.

(Newser) - Two wars, legalized torture, domestic wiretapping—what's not to like? Well, Barack Obama may not admire what President Bush has done, but Dubya's tenacity should inspire him, Jonathan Cohn writes in The New Republic. Bill Clinton and FDR are often touted as presidential role models, but Bush has left a...

Conservatism Dead by Its Own Hand: O'Rourke

Bloated government is only one (though huge) legacy of GOP reign

(Newser) - Modern conservatism is dead, and conservatives are to blame, PJ O’Rourke writes for the Weekly Standard. “Anyone who is still on the left is obviously insane and not responsible for his or her actions,” he contends. “No, we on the right did it.” Ideal after...

How Obama Won
 How Obama Won 
GLOSSIES
Nov 10, 2008 4:23 PM CST

How Obama Won

Campaign strategists decided early on to own the economy and to define the Democrat as a change agent.

(Newser) - Barack Obama succeeded in his bid for the presidency because he became the anti-Bush, Ryan Lizza writes in the New Yorker. Campaign advisers agreed early on to keep it simple: own the economy and emphasize bringing change to Washington. Little did they know how well the financial crisis and...

Dean Will Step Down as DNC Chairman

Obama ally likely to take Democratic party leadership

(Newser) - Howard Dean will step down as chairman of the Democratic National Committee at the end of his term in January, the Huffington Post reports. Although the success of Dean’s “50-state strategy” fueled speculation that he would stay on, the post is likely to go to an Obama insider...

Obamas Check Out White House
 Obamas Check Out 
 White House 
UPDATED
Nov 10, 2008 3:17 PM CST

Obamas Check Out White House

Obamas wrap up White House visit, though details are scarce

(Newser) - The First Couple and the First Couple-elect met at the White House this afternoon. After the Bushes greeted the Obamas, President Bush took Barack Obama to the Oval Office for a private meeting, while Laura Bush showed Michelle Obama around the residence. The meetings lasted about an hour, the Chicago ...

Obama Brings Radical Change —for Black Comedians

Hope infuses acts built on raging at system

(Newser) - The 2008 election was a game-changer for many facets of US society, and not least for black comedians, the LA Times reports. Many have made careers out of lampooning and railing against a system that seems stacked against them. “Now, there’s this self-made black man, and they don’...

Short-Term Solutions to Crisis Won't Cut It: Sachs

Economist argues for systemic adjustment

(Newser) - The financial crisis can't be averted, and the Obama administration would be wise to accept that and concentrate on "a steady policy that will steer us through an unavoidable short-run recession to arrive at a much healthier economy within three to five years," writes Jeffrey Sachs for the...

Obamas Arrive at White House
 Obamas Arrive at White House 
Nov 10, 2008 1:17 PM CST

Obamas Arrive at White House

(Newser) - President-elect Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, have arrived at the White House for a visit, his first since last week's landslide election victory. President Bush and first lady Laura Bush were at the North Portico of the White House to greet the Obamas on a sunny fall day with...

Britain Will Resist US Calls for Afghan Buildup

Army stretched too thin, top commander says

(Newser) - Britain should oppose any calls from President Obama to shift troops to Afghanistan as they are pulled out of Iraq, the country's defense chief says, arguing that UK troops need a breather. “I have said for a very long time that the British armed forces are stretched,” Sir...

DC Schools Compete for First Daughters
 DC Schools 
 Compete for 
 First Daughters 
Analysis
Nov 10, 2008 12:24 PM CST

DC Schools Compete for First Daughters

Washington's elite institutions vie for first daughters

(Newser) - As the Obamas head to Washington, the locals are abuzz about which private school might land first daughters Malia and Sasha. The Quaker school Sidwell Friends, Chelsea Clinton's alma mater, offers a host of big Beltway names, including some Biden grandkids. But many of them are Clintonites. “Imagine the...

Web-Saavy Obama Needs No Party
 Web-Saavy Obama 
 Needs No Party 
Analysis
Nov 10, 2008 11:31 AM CST

Web-Saavy Obama Needs No Party

(Newser) - Barack Obama has so revolutionized politics that he may not even need the Democratic party, writes David Carr in the New York Times. Parties are supposed to provide a base of support, a brand, ground troops, money, and relationships—all things Obama already has in abundance. The president-elect ran his...

Biden Will Reach Out to Ex-Senate Mates
Biden Will Reach Out to Ex-Senate Mates
ANALYSIS
Nov 10, 2008 11:10 AM CST

Biden Will Reach Out to Ex-Senate Mates

With White House chief Emanuel wielding stick, VP-elect gets to bring the carrots

(Newser) - With Rahm Emanuel wielding the White House’s no-nonsense stick, Joe Biden will be called on to make nice with the Senate after 36 years there, Politico reports. “He’s probably got more friends among Senate Republicans than John McCain,” says a spokesman. But Republicans aren’t likely...

Obama Follows Path Laid Out by Reagan
Obama Follows Path Laid Out
by Reagan
analysis
Nov 10, 2008 10:51 AM CST

Obama Follows Path Laid Out by Reagan

Similarities helped in victory; challenge now is governing: pollster

(Newser) - Barack Obama's election was an affirmation, not a rejection, of Ronald Reagan’s principles, writes pollster Scott Rasmussen in the Wall Street Journal. Both espoused platforms of hope and tax cuts during administrations that disgusted voters with economic mismanagement. Obama's challenge now is "attempting to govern with a message...

New Deal a Good Example, But Not Perfect

Obama must have 'audacity' FDR lacked

(Newser) - With the economy on the rocks, the New Deal is a hot topic. But FDR’s master plan almost failed, Paul Krugman writes in the New York Times, because "his economic policies were too cautious." In the end, "what saved the economy, and the New Deal, was...

Obama Must Slash Defense Budget: Study

New equipment likely to take hit as Pentagon seeks to build forces

(Newser) - Between the financial crisis, galloping budget deficits, and shifting military priorities, a Pentagon advisory group is warning that the military's current budget is “not sustainable,” and the new administration will have to choose where to make cuts, the Boston Globe reports. Weapons projects that are already billions over...

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