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Top Two Intel Chiefs Expect To Be Replaced
The nation's top two intelligence officers expect to be replaced by President-elect Barack Obama early in his administration, according to senior intelligence officials, the Washington Post reports.
CBS News – Nov 12, 2008 3:15 PM [GMT] – comment?
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The nation's top two intelligence officers expect to be replaced by President-elect Barack Obama early in his administration, according to senior intelligence officials, the Washington Post reports.
CBS News – Nov 12, 2008 3:15 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Closing Guantanamo A Priority For Obama
The Obama administration will launch a review of the classified files of the approximately 250 detainees at Guantanamo Bay immediately after taking office, as part of an intensive effort to close the U.S. prison in Cuba, reports the Washington Post.
CBS News – Nov 12, 2008 2:09 PM [GMT] – comment?
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The Obama administration will launch a review of the classified files of the approximately 250 detainees at Guantanamo Bay immediately after taking office, as part of an intensive effort to close the U.S. prison in Cuba, reports the Washington Post.
CBS News – Nov 12, 2008 2:09 PM [GMT] – comment?
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We'll Be Greeted As Liberators
The Washington Post reports that Barack Obama really, really wants to close Guantanamo:Announcing the closure of the controversial detention facility would be among the most potent signals the incoming administration could send of its sharp break with the Bush era, according to the advisers, who spo ... more »
National Review Online – Nov 12, 2008 1:31 PM [GMT] – comment?
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The Washington Post reports that Barack Obama really, really wants to close Guantanamo:Announcing the closure of the controversial detention facility would be among the most potent signals the incoming administration could send of its sharp break with the Bush era, according to the advisers, who spo ... more »
National Review Online – Nov 12, 2008 1:31 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Report: Obama to Replace Intelligence Chiefs
'Washington Post' article says Democratic lawmakers upset over support by CIA, national intelligence directors for controversial Bush administration policies
Voice of America – Nov 12, 2008 11:24 AM [GMT] – comment?
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'Washington Post' article says Democratic lawmakers upset over support by CIA, national intelligence directors for controversial Bush administration policies
Voice of America – Nov 12, 2008 11:24 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Pearlstein: The Recession
Washington Post columnist Steven Pearlstein will be online to discuss the quickly unfolding recession and its impact on everything from automakers to retailers to Starbucks.
Washington Post – Nov 12, 2008 04:20 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Washington Post columnist Steven Pearlstein will be online to discuss the quickly unfolding recession and its impact on everything from automakers to retailers to Starbucks.
Washington Post – Nov 12, 2008 04:20 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Jonathan Freedland: The president-elect is not a dove - he is just a much smarter hawk
That noise you've been hearing for the past week, the one that began in the United States last Tuesday before spreading throughout the world? That's the sound of a global sigh of relief. It contained a cry of joy too, of course, especially among black Americans and people of colour across ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 12, 2008 12:37 AM [GMT] – comment?
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That noise you've been hearing for the past week, the one that began in the United States last Tuesday before spreading throughout the world? That's the sound of a global sigh of relief. It contained a cry of joy too, of course, especially among black Americans and people of colour across ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 12, 2008 12:37 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Dear Mr President-elect: Europe puts Middle East at top of wish-list for new US foreign policy
The day before Barack Obama conquered America, Europe jumped the gun and drew up a wish-list for the president-elect. Meeting in Marseille last Monday, the 27 foreign ministers of the EU drew up a six-page letter for the White House neophyte demanding a new transatlantic relationship of equals betwe ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 12, 2008 12:37 AM [GMT] – comment?
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The day before Barack Obama conquered America, Europe jumped the gun and drew up a wish-list for the president-elect. Meeting in Marseille last Monday, the 27 foreign ministers of the EU drew up a six-page letter for the White House neophyte demanding a new transatlantic relationship of equals betwe ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 12, 2008 12:37 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Another Obama Book! Newsweek's Jonathan Alter To Chronicle First Year of Administration for Simon & Schuster
Not long ago Media Mob reported that The Washington Post’s David Maraniss is in talks with Simon & Schuster about writing a book on President-elect Barack Obama. Now comes word that Newsweek columnist Jonathan Alter is, too. The two books will be quite different: Where Mr. Maraniss means ... more »
The New York Observer – Nov 11, 2008 10:11 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Not long ago Media Mob reported that The Washington Post’s David Maraniss is in talks with Simon & Schuster about writing a book on President-elect Barack Obama. Now comes word that Newsweek columnist Jonathan Alter is, too. The two books will be quite different: Where Mr. Maraniss means ... more »
The New York Observer – Nov 11, 2008 10:11 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Washington Post's David Maraniss Wants to Write Obama Biography; In Talks With Simon & Schuster
Fans of David Maraniss's classic Bill Clinton biography First in His Class, rejoice! According to his D.C.-based literary agent, Rafe Sagalyn, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post editor is planning to write a biography of President-elect Barack Obama. "He'll do for Obama what h ... more »
The New York Observer – Nov 11, 2008 9:20 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Fans of David Maraniss's classic Bill Clinton biography First in His Class, rejoice! According to his D.C.-based literary agent, Rafe Sagalyn, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post editor is planning to write a biography of President-elect Barack Obama. "He'll do for Obama what h ... more »
The New York Observer – Nov 11, 2008 9:20 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Some Racist Remarks In Europe Over Obama
Europe erupted in cheers to celebrate Barack Obama's election as president, but the Washington Post reports the continent is seeing its share of insensitive racial blunders, too,
CBS News – Nov 11, 2008 7:27 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Europe erupted in cheers to celebrate Barack Obama's election as president, but the Washington Post reports the continent is seeing its share of insensitive racial blunders, too,
CBS News – Nov 11, 2008 7:27 PM [GMT] – comment?
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