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Filling the Cabinet: Pritzker to Commerce?
Spin CycleThe latest leak: Obama to appoint Hyatt estate heiress Penny Pritzker, his top fundraiser, to head the Commerce Department. What a novel, new concept for a new era in Washington: Giving a cabinet position to your biggest bundler! What......Tags: Barack Obama
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Splitsville: Koppel out at Discovery
The TV Zone'Tis the season for bad news - Ted Koppel and Discovery have ended their production deal, begun with so much fanfare a couple of years ago, after Ted exited ABC News... Reasons? Well, let Ted tell you, via press......Tags: Maryland, Meet the Press (tv program), Tom Brokaw, NBC (tv network)
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The better half: Silda, no longer second fiddle
Spin CycleSilda Wall Spitzer, no longer the wife behind the ambitious pol, takes a job as a marketer for a hedge fund -- Metropolitan Capital Advisors. Via NYMagazine, which also says Eliot is thinking of getting literary: "Meanwhile, her husband, spared......Tags: Silda Wall Spitzer, Barack Obama
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'Sen.' Suozzi gets some love on the blogo-buzz circuit
Spin CycleFor the past couple of days in the blogosphere, for whatever reason, the potential for Gov. David Paterson to pick Nassau Executive Tom Suozzi for the Clinton Senate seat was brought up anew and largely talked up. This Washington......Tags: David Paterson, Regional Authority, Politics, Benjamin Smith (football), Eliot Spitzer
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Replacing Hillary: How about Bill?
Spin CycleA Washington Post column floats the argument for replacing Hillary with Bill. That would certainly provide New Yorkers with a courageous, independent voice if Obama and his State Department decide they want to go to war somewhere, wouldn't it?...... -
Electric Car Stations Planned All Over Hawaii
KickingTiresJust weeks after three mayors in the San Francisco Bay Area announced a partnership with the company Better Place to bring a network of electric-vehicle charging stations to their cities, Hawaii has one-upped them. Hawaii, also in tandem with Better......Tags: Hawaii, Hybrid Vehicles, Vehicles, Services and Shopping, Fuel-efficient Vehicles
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Obama boys behaving badly
The SwampJon Favreau (L) and unidentified friend with Sen. Hillary Clinton cutout. (from the Washington Post "44" blog.) by Frank James A colleague tipped me to a Washington Post posting from the "44" blog which reports on an incident which......Tags: White House, Lifestyle and Leisure, Politics, National Government, Alcoholic Beverages
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Most Americans hit by recession: poll
The Swampby Frank James I recently attended a holiday party which started with a woman delivering an invocation. As the room grew silent she said, "It's the holiday season, but this year feels different than before." Murmurs of agreement could be......Tags: Philosophy, Polls, National Government, Economy, Business and Finance, George W. Bush
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GOP tips its Holder questions
The Swampby Frank James The Republican National Committee telegraphs the topics Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans will grill Eric Holder on today at his confirmation hearing to be President-elect Barack Obama's Attorney General. Actually, some Democrats may...Tags: Luis Gutierrez, Punishment, Bill Clinton, Illinois, Republican Party
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Ten on a Wednesday: Hillary on her way
Spin CycleDespite a significant flap over her refusal to agree to limits or additional disclosure on her husband's foreign fundraising, Hillary Clinton seems headed for confirmation after a deferential hearing in which she emphasized diplomacy. The Washington Post,...Tags: Politics, Regional Authority, Richard Lugar, John Kerry, Local Elections
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Obama pivots: Tougher talk for GOP
The Swampby Peter Nicholas President Barack Obama has abruptly changed tactics in his bid to revive the economy, setting aside his bipartisan stance and pointedly blaming Republicans for demanding what he cast as discredited "piecemeal measures." Obama's...Tags: White House, Polls, Real Estate Buyers, Olympia J. Snowe, Maine
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RNC Chair Steele's fund use questioned
The Swampby Frank James Several commenters have alluded to today's Washington Post report that federal agents interviewed the sister of Michael Steele, the Republican National Committee's new chairman, over allegations that he used his 2006 Senate campaign funds...Tags: Marketing, Politics, Maryland, Family, Crime, Law and Justice
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