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Obama announces national security team
President-elect Barack Obama unveiled his national security team today, including formally announcing his intention to nominate his one-time rival for the Democratic nomination, Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York, as the next secretary of state.
Obama also...Tags: Citizens Initiative and Recall, James Jones, Terrorism, Executive Branch, George Bush
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Obama chooses Ariz. gov. for Homeland Security
President-elect Barack Obama has chosen Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano to head the Department of Homeland Security. He told a Chicago news conference Monday that Napolitano has spent her career protecting people. He said she understands the need to...Tags: Local Elections, Defense, Janet Napolitano, Barack Obama, Disasters
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Obama choice of Napolitano for cabinet means Republican becomes Arizona governor
Associated Press WriterPHOENIX (AP) _ President-elect Barack Obama's announcement Monday that Gov. Janet Napolitano is his choice to head the Department of Homeland Security means a Republican will move into the governor's office. Arizona does not have a lieutenant governor,...Tags: Society, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, State Budgets, Executive Branch
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Obama says he chose strong individuals on purpose, ready to hear a variety of viewpoints
CHICAGO (AP) _ President-elect Barack Obama says that in choosing independent-minded people like Hillary Rodham Clinton and Robert Gates for his administration, he wanted people who have strong opinions and are not shy about expressing them. Obama also...Tags: National Government, Government, Defense, Barack Obama, Robert Gates
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Obama picks Gates, Clinton for foreign policy team, will consult commanders on Iraq pullout
Associated Press WriterCHICAGO (AP) _ President-elect Barack Obama picked a national security team headed by former campaign rival Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bush administration holdover Robert Gates on Monday, and said he wants to consult with military commanders before...Tags: Guerrilla Activity, James Jones, Terrorism, Executive Branch, Eric Holder
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Obama plans to name Holder, Napolitano to Cabinet
President-elect Barack Obama is filling his Cabinet at record speed, choosing loyal friends and one-time foes to guide his wartime foreign policy decisions. Obama plans to appear at a morning news conference Monday in Chicago to announce Democratic...Tags: National Government, Federal Reserve, Primaries, Citizens Initiative and Recall, Bill Richardson
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Clinton named Secretary of State
tom.brune@newsday.comHillary Rodham Clinton, the junior senator from New York who fiercely campaigned for the past two years to win the White House, was named secretary of state today by President-elect Barack Obama. Obama, saying it was time for a "new beginning" in an...Tags: National Government, James Jones, Barack Obama, Robert Gates, Hillary Clinton
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Obama announces Clinton, Gates for Cabinet
President-elect Barack Obama named former campaign rival Hillary Rodham Clinton as his secretary of state today, and announced Robert Gates would remain as defense secretary, making President Bush's Pentagon chief his own in the drive to wind down the U....Tags: Citizens Initiative and Recall, Executive Branch, George Bush, Eric Holder, Government
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In Arizona, Napolitano dealt with immigration, disasters and GOP lawmakers
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ Ariz. Gov. Janet Napolitano will be the third secretary of the Homeland Security Department if confirmed by the Senate. A former federal prosecutor, state attorney general and twice-elected governor of Arizona, Napolitano brings a well-...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Executive Branch, Laws, John McCain, Lawyers
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In Jones, Obama taps security aide with vast military and diplomatic skills
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ President-elect Barack Obama's pick to be national security adviser is a Vietnam war veteran who rose to become a Marine four-star general and NATO commander, but is at least as well known for his diplomatic skills. Gen. James L....Tags: National Government, Government, Boeing Co., Defense, NATO
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Resumes of Obama's Cabinet choices
Associated PressHILLARY RODHAM CLINTON, for secretary of State * Age 61. Born Oct. 26, 1947, Chicago. * Experience: U.S. senator from New York, 2001-present; first lady of the United States, 1993-2001; partner, Rose Law Firm, Little Rock, Ark,. 1979-92; associate, Rose...Tags: Georgetown, Academic Progress, International Relations, University of Virginia, Columbia University
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Hillary Clinton, Robert Gates on Obama national security team
President-elect Barack Obama unveiled his national security team today, including formally announcing his intention to nominate his onetime rival for the Democratic nomination, Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York, as the next secretary of State. Obama...Tags: Human Rights, Citizens Initiative and Recall, James Jones, Executive Branch, John McCain
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