BETTER SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICES PLZ

post from Ezra Klein on 21 January 2009 09:32:00 PM. © Ezra Klein

One of the fun things about the new Obama administration is that I'm signed up for pool reports. And this one seemed worth posting. At 735 pm, Roberts administered the oath of office again to obama in the map room. Robert gibbs said the wh counsel, greg[...]

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Emmonak and Yukon-Kuskokwim Relief Effort Update

post from Firedoglake on 21 January 2009 09:30:05 PM. © Firedoglake

Alaska blogger and reporter Denis Zaki arrived in Emmonak yesterday evening. He attempted to attend a meeting this morning between State of Alaska and village officials, but Palin's people wanted him out of the picture, so the village officials asked him[...]

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post from Docudharma - Front Page on 21 January 2009 09:26:03 PM. © Docudharma - Front Page

Sen. Chuck Schumer wants a more activist federal government. "You look at just about every policy difference between Obama and McCain," he said. "Underlying it was a more active government."The senior senator from New York is profiled in the[...]

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Getting Sad

post from Talking Points Memo on 21 January 2009 09:18:00 PM. © Talking Points Memo

Sarah Palin is whining about the media so much that even Newsmax is telling her to give it a rest. [...]

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On the new whitehouse.gov: 'Pool' reports to be
public (USA Today)

post from memeorandum on 21 January 2009 09:15:00 PM. © memeorandum

USA Today:
On the new whitehouse.gov: ‘Pool’ reports to be public? — But a quick tour around its features indicates it will have some interesting features, along with the usual pages about the president's agenda, the White House and the federal government: — • Pool reports.

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Obama blows off Medal of Honor recipients (Jonn
Lilyea/This ain't Hell ...)

post from memeorandum on 21 January 2009 09:15:00 PM. © memeorandum

Jonn Lilyea / This ain't Hell, but you can see it from here:
Obama blows off Medal of Honor recipients — According to TSO who was at the “Salute to Heroes Inaugural Ball”, this newly sworn-in President for the first time in 56 years blew off the ball (that's 14 Inaugurations). — Some background on the ball;

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Latest Presidential Appointment Updates

post from DemConWatch on 21 January 2009 09:06:38 PM. © DemConWatch

We'll list all updates to the appointment lists here. Our list of Presidential Appointments requiring Senate confirmation is here. Our list of Presidential Appointments not requiring Senate confirmation is here. Senate hearing schedules can be found here.

Jan 21, 2009
Hillary Clinton, confirmed by full Senate, 94-2
Susan Rice, confirmed by Foreign Relations Committee by voice vote

Jan 20, 2009
Confirmed by the full Senate: Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy; Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education; Janet Napolitano, for Homeland Security, Peter Orszag as Director of the office of Management and Budget; Ken Salazar as Secretary of the Interior; Eric K. Shinseki as Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and Tom Vilsack as Secretary of Agriculture.

Jan 19, 2009
Announced: Office of Management and Budget (OMB): Jeffrey Liebman, Executive Associate Director; Steve Kosiak, Associate Director for Defense and International Affairs; Robert Gordon, Associate Director for Education, Income Maintenance and Labor; Xavier de Souza Briggs, Associate Director for General Government Programs; Preeta Bansal, OMB General Counsel and Senior Policy Advisor; and Kenneth Baer, Associate Director for Communications and Strategic Planning.

Jan 16, 2009
Announced:
Danielle Crutchfield, Director of Scheduling for the President; Marvin Nicholson, Trip Director for the President; Emmett Beliveau, Director of Advance; and Patrick Dillon, Deputy Director of Political Affairs.

First Lady’s Office: David Medina as Deputy Chief of Staff, Jocelyn Frye as Director of Policy and Projects, Trooper Sanders as Deputy Director of Policy and Projects, Franny Starkey Sanguin as Director of Scheduling and Advance, Jennifer Goodman as Deputy Director of Scheduling and Events, Dana M. Lewis as Personal Aide, Kristen Jarvis as Special Assistant for Scheduling and Traveling Aide, Tyler Lechtenberg as Director of Correspondence, Ebs Burnough as Deputy Social Secretary, Joe Reinstein as Deputy Social Secretary, Sally Armbruster as Staff Assistant to the Social Secretary, Joe Boswell as Executive Assistant to the Chief of Staff, and Natalie Bookey as Staff Assistant.

Jan 15, 2009
Announced:
Lisa Konwinski, Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs
Legislative Staff: Jay Heimbach, Christopher Kang, Sean Kennedy, Jim Oleske, Jim Papa, Alejandro Pérez, Jonathan Samuels, Shelly O’Neill Stoneman, Louisa Terrell, Denise Wilson.

Approved:
Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State, Foreign Relations, 16-1.

Jan 13, 2009
Announced:
William Corr, Deputy Secretary for Health and Human Services

Jan 12, 2009
Announced (via Senate hearing scheduled)
Dr. Cecilia Rouse , Member, Council of Economic Advisors

Jan 9, 2009

Announced:
Dennis Blair, Director of National Intelligence
Leon Panetta, Director, CIA
John Brennan, Homeland Security Adviser and Deputy National Security Adviser for Counterterrorism

Jan 8, 2009

Announced:
William J. Lynn III - Deputy Secretary of Defense
Robert F. Hale - Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)
Michèle Flournoy - Under Secretary of Defense (Policy)
Jeh Charles Johnson - General Counsel
Elisabeth Hire, Director of Scheduling, VP
Pete Selfrisge, Director of Advance, VP
Anthony Bernal, Director of Scheduling for Dr Jill Biden
Sam Myers Sr., Trip Director for the VP

Jan 6, 2009

Announced:
Nancy Killefer , Chief Performance Officer, Deputy Director for Management at the Office of Management and Budget

Jan 5, 2009

Announced:
Don Gips - White House Director of Presidential Personnel
Bradley J. Kiley - Director of the Office of Management and Administration
Susan Sher - Associate Counsel to the President
Brian McKeon - Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President
Courtney O'Donnell - Communications Director for Dr. Jill Biden
Carlos E. Elizondo - Residence Manager and Social Secretary for the Vice President and Dr. Jill Biden
Pete Souza, Chief White House Photographer

Announced:
David Ogden - Deputy Attorney General
Elena Kagan - Solicitor General
Tom Perrelli - Associate Attorney General
Dawn Johnsen - Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel

Jan 4, 2009

Bill Richardson withdrawn as nominee for Secretary of Commerce.

Dec 31, 2008

Announced:
Alan Hoffman, Deputy Chief of Staff to the Vice President
Sudafi Henry, Director of Legislative Affairs for the Vice President

Dec 24, 2008

Announced:
Nancy Sutley, Chairperson, Council on Environmental Quality
Carol Browner, Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change
Heather Zichal, Deputy Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change
Shawn Maher, Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs for the United States Senate
Dan Turton, Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs for the United States House
Cassandra Butts, Deputy White House Counsel
Elizabeth Sears Smith, Deputy Cabinet Secretary
Camille Johnston, Director of Communications for Michelle Obama
Katie McCormick Lelyveld, Press Secretary for Michelle Obama
Semonti Mustaphi, Deputy Press Secretary for Michelle Obama
Bill Burton, Deputy Press Secretary
Jeanne Lambrew, Deputy Director of White House Office of Health Refor
Austan Goolsbee, Member of the Council of Economic Adviser
Jared Bernstein, Chief Economist and Economic Policy Director to the Vice President

Dec 22, 2008

Announced:
Thomas E. Donilon, Deputy National Security Advisor
Antony “Tony” Blinken as National Security Advisor to the Vice President
James B. Steinberg, Deputy Secretary of State,
Jacob Lew, Deputy Secretary of State

Dec 21, 2008

Announced:
John Holdren, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Jane Lubchenco, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Administrator

Dec 20, 2008

Announced:
Karen Mills, Administrator, Small Business Administration
Jay Carney, Assistant to the Vice President and Director of Communications
Elizabeth Alexander, Press Secretary to the Vice President
Annie Tomasini, Deputy Press Secretary to the Vice President.

Dec. 19, 2008:

Announced:
Hilda Solis, Secretary of Labor
Ron Kirk, U.S. Trade Representative
Ray LaHood, Secretary of Transportation

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Details on the Do-Over

post from Talking Points Memo on 21 January 2009 09:05:00 PM. © Talking Points Memo

From the press pool report:At 735 pm, Roberts administred the oath of office again to obama in the map room. Robert gibbs said the wh counsel, greg craig, believes the oath was fine Tuesday, but one word was out of sequence so they did this out of a "an[...]

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Report: Caroline Kennedy Withdraws Name For
Senate Seat

Update: Commenters below are saying David Gregory reported on Maddow tonight that the media got it wrong and she has not withdrawn her name.

****With Hillary Clinton confirmed as Secretary of State, it will only be a matter of days before New York Governor David Paterson names her replacement.

It won't be Caroline Kennedy who withdrew her name from consideration this afternoon for personal reasons, specifically, the health of her uncle, Senator Ted Kennedy.

Who's left?

The other declared candidates are Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi, Rep. Steve Israel (D-Huntington), Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-Hudson), former Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman, Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-Manhattan) and Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-Manhattan).

The Washington Post says Andrew Cuomo is the leading contender. A decision is expected Saturday.

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Caroline Kennedy Withdraws Name For Senate Seat

With Hillary Clinton confirmed as Secretary of State, it will only be a matter of days before New York Governor David Paterson names her replacement.

It won't be Caroline Kennedy who withdrew her name from consideration this afternoon for personal reasons, specifically, the health of her uncle, Senator Ted Kennedy.

Who's left?

The other declared candidates are Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi, Rep. Steve Israel (D-Huntington), Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-Hudson), former Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman, Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-Manhattan) and Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-Manhattan).

The Washington Post says Andrew Cuomo is the leading contender. A decision is expected Saturday.

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