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Sources: Obama taps Holder as attorney general

November 19, 2008

Newsweek: President-elect Obama has decided to tap Eric Holder as his attorney general, putting the veteran Washington lawyer in place to become the first African-American to head the Justice Department, according to two legal sources close to the presidential transition.

Walter: Obama budgeting political capital

November 19, 2008

Party gains take a back seat for now, but bipartisan opportunities for the president-elect are not obvious

Obama girls visit schools, White House

November 19, 2008

Malia and Sasha Obama are in Washington with their mother checking out prospective new schools.

Cook: Obama showing a steady hand

November 19, 2008

What people should find hopeful is that the sure-footedness, the very deliberate nature that the president-elect exemplified during the campaign is likely to carry over after Jan. 20.

Lawmakers choose GOP, Dem leaders for '09

November 19, 2008

The next Congress took shape behind closed doors Tuesday as Republicans and Democrats in the House and Senate elected leaders and conferred on the fates of their frowned-upon colleagues.

Why Obama should keep his Blackberry

November 19, 2008

The only way the president-elect can be successful in the presidency is if he can stay connected to the world beyond the "splendid isolation" of the presidency.

Cold realities await Gov. Sarah Palin in Alaska

November 19, 2008

Gov. Sarah Palin, heralded by some conservatives as the future of the Republican Party, faces many challenges as she returns from the campaign trail.

Newsweek: The Obama palace guard

November 19, 2008

But judging from the kind of people the President-elect is selecting to serve as at the White House, his administration is going to look and feel very different—very grown up—from Day One.

NYT: Bill Clinton's dealings under review

November 19, 2008

Aides to Barack Obama said the president-elect would not formally offer Hillary Rodham Clinton a Cabinet post unless he was satisfied that Bill Clinton’s activities would not pose a conflict.

Lieberman keeps powerful chairmanship post

November 19, 2008

Democrat-turned-independent Sen. Joe Lieberman managed to keep his Senate committee chairmanship in part because President-elect Barack Obama didn't want to punish him for supporting Sen. John McCain, Lieberman said Tuesday.