Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State?

According to Wahington Post:

There’s increasing chatter in political circles that the Obama camp is not overly happy with the usual suspects for secretary of state these days and that the field might be expanding somewhat beyond Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), Gov. Bill Richardson (D-N.M.), Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) and maybe former Democratic senator Sam Nunn of Georgia.

There’s talk, indeed, that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) may now be under consideration for the post. Her office referred any questions to the Obama transition; Obama spokesman Tommy Vietor declined to comment.

In fact, a top Democratic official has confirmed that the former First Lady Hilary Clinton met with President-elected Barack Obama last Thursday for possible role in the new administration.

During a transit industry conference, Clinton declares:

“I have to start by saying I’m very happy there is so much press attention and interest in transit, especially guesses about my own. But on the off chance that you’re not here for this important issue, and are here for some other reason, let me just say that I’m not going to speculate or address anything about the president-elect’s incoming administration, and I’m going to respect his process, and any inquiries should be directed to his transition team.”

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According to Stephanie Cutter, chief spokeswoman for the Obama transition office, she declares,

“President-elect Obama made a commitment to change the way Washington does business, and the vetting process exemplifies that.”

The new administration is trying to keep any influence from lobbyists.

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Obama’s First Documentary Soon To Be Released

A documentary about President-elect Barack Obama’s campaign has been pick up by HBO and is drawing a lot of interest worldwide. The film covers 21 month of Obama’s campaign and is directed according to New Times “by a team of directors and editors backed by the actor Edward Norton.”

The behind the scene-campaign films have become popular since the 1990s. “The War Room” about President Bill Clinton’s 1992 run to the most recent “Journeys With George,” about President Bush’s 2000 race.

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Tough Love For Lobbyists

President-elect Barack Obama is keeping his promise of his government not having any influences by lobbyists. His presidential Campaign was funded entirely by individual contributions by people. He once said:

“Although corporations deserve a seat at the table, they do not get to buy every chair.”

During a meeting with reporteers yesterday, John Podesta, the co-chair of Barack Obama’s White House transition announced the strictest, and most far reaching ethics rules of any transition team in history.

• Federal Lobbyists cannot contribute financially to the transition.
• Federal lobbyists are prohibited from any lobbying during their work with the transition.
• If someone has lobbied in the last 12 months, they are prohibited from working in the fields of policy on which they lobbied.
• If someone becomes a lobbyist after working on the transition, they are prohibited from lobbying the Administration for 12 months on matters on which they worked.
• A gift ban that is aggressive in reducing the influence of special interests.

 

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Obama to impose a Marxist dictatorship!?

A Republican congressman from Georgia, Rep. Paul Broun gave a quite foulish statement to AP Monday. He declares that:

“President-elect Obama will establish a Gestapo-like security force to impose a Marxist dictatorship.”

Rep. Paul Broun was referreing to Obama’s speech calling for a civilian force to take some of the national security burden off the military.

“We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we’ve set,” Obama said in July. “We’ve got to have a civilian national security force that’s just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded.”

According to But spokesman Tommy Vietor, Obama was referring a proposal for a civilian reserve corps that could handle postwar reconstruction efforts such as rebuilding infrastructure – an idea endorsed by the Bush administration.

We all recall the attacks made by the McCain campaign trying to tie Obama to Ayers, a founding member of the 1960s and 1970s radical group the Weather Underground. Once again the Rep. Paul Broun is using fear tactic. This has worked in the past with success BUT not this time.

A “Gestapo-like security.” Who are you kidding? It seems the congressman has forgot the Check and Balance among the three branches.

Obama, Bush discuss world of challenges

US president-elect Barack Obama met President George W. Bush for face-to-face talks at the White House, with help for the ailing US auto industry reportedly a top issue.

Obama, who routed the incumbent’s fellow Republican John McCain in the November 4 election, made the visit as part of preparations ahead of his swearing in as president on January 20.

The carefully choreographed political truce came as Obama’s advisers pored over eight years of Bush decisions with an eye to what policies should be rolled back.

Bush decisions that could be reversed include curbs on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research and moves to open new lands to oil drilling.

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Obama team works to flesh out staff

President-elect Barack Obama was taking time out from piecing together his leadership team Tuesday to honor the country’s fallen veterans.

President Bush and President-elect Barack Obama meet in the Oval Office on Monday.

Obama laid a wreath in Chicago, Illinois, and Vice President-elect Joe Biden gave a speech at a Veterans Day event in New Castle, Delaware.

Obama called on Americans to “rededicate ourselves to keep a sacred trust with all who have worn the uniform of the United States of America: that America will serve you as well as you have served your country.”

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Meeting President Bush

WASHINGTON — The struggling auto industry was thrust into the middle of a political standoff between the White House and