Team Obama thinks Hillary Clinton’s people to blame for State speculation
November 20, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama's camp, well practiced in keeping secrets, is increasingly frustrated by a steady stream of leaks that insiders suspect come from confidants of Hillary Clinton, the Daily News has learned.
President-Elect Obama Promised ‘Change’?
November 20, 2008
AP - President-elect Barack Obama promised the voters change, but he has started his Cabinet selection process by naming several Washington insiders to top posts.
Obama is enlisting former Senate leader Tom Daschle as his health secretary. Hillary Rodham Clinton seemed more likely than ever to be his secretary of state. Clinton is deciding whether to take that post as America's top diplomat, her associates said Wednesday.
Al-Qaeda issue Obama threat
November 19, 2008
By Tom Wells
The deputy leader of al-Qaeda has issued the terror group's first public attack on US President-elect Barack Obama.
In a chilling broadcast, Ayman Al-Zawahiri – al-Qaeda's spiritual mastermind – warned Obama to abandon plans to fight on against the Taliban.
Cabinet post for Clinton roils Obamaland
November 18, 2008
By Ben Smith
Barack Obama's serious flirtation with his one-time rival, Hillary Clinton, over the post of secretary of State has been welcomed by everyone from Henry Kissinger to Bill Clinton as an effective, grand gesture by the president-elect.
Berg V. Obama: Search for Obama’s Long Form Birth Certificate
November 17, 2008
By Thomas Latino
The nature of this case should give every citizen who holds the Constitution in high regard some pause and ask themselves several key questions. "Why isn't Mr. Obama simply releasing his Birth Certificate?", "Why would the DNC interject itself into this matter?" and "Why would the Obama team spend upwards of around $800,000 of tax-payer dollars to fight this case in court" and further "If this case was frivolous, why would the US Supreme Court ask for a response from the Obama team on or before December 1st?"
Hillary Clinton to accept Obama’s offer of secretary of state job
November 17, 2008
Hillary Clinton plans to accept the job of secretary of state offered by Barack Obama, who is reaching out to former rivals to build a broad coalition administration, the Guardian has learned.
Obama-Pelosi Stimulus May Fail to Reignite Economy
November 17, 2008
By Rich Miller
BLOOMBERG - President-elect Barack Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi may throw as much as half a trillion dollars worth of stimulus at the economy — and have little or no growth to show for it.
The forces arrayed against recovery, including the credit contraction and cutbacks by consumers, are so powerful that they may overwhelm the record sums of spending and tax cuts being discussed in Washington. The only consolation, economists say, is that without the stimulus, things would be even worse.
Bush May Let Obama Decide Part of Bailout
November 17, 2008
AP - The Bush administration has told top lawmakers it does not plan to use at least half of the $700 billion bailout fund that Congress approved this fall to aid the financial industry, congressional officials said Monday.
Obama picks presidential assassin’s lawyer as White House counsel
November 17, 2008
By Ed Morrissey
HOT AIR - Barack Obama has selected Gregory Craig as White House counsel, a move that will recall some controversial legal cases over the last few years. Craig has plenty of experience in politics as well as the courtroom, having served as Bill Clinton’s legal counsel during the impeachment hearings. Craig flipped from Hillary Clinton to Barack Obama early in the primaries, and Obama has repaid his support — but Craig’s caseload will raise a few eyebrows:
Obama Wrote Federal Staffers About His Goals
November 17, 2008
By Carol D. Leonnig
In wooing federal employee votes on the eve of the election, Barack Obama wrote a series of letters to workers that offer detailed descriptions of how he intends to add muscle to specific government programs, give new power to bureaucrats and roll back some Bush administration policies.
Clinton Vetting Includes Look at Mr. Clinton
November 17, 2008
By PETER BAKER and HELENE COOPER
President-elect Barack Obama’s advisers have begun reviewing former President Bill Clinton’s finances and activities to see whether they would preclude the appointment of his wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, as secretary of state, Democrats close to the situation said Sunday.

