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Marc Rich pardon may haunt Holder

Eric Holder’s long and distinguished public service career may now be defined by what he did in his last full day at the Justice Department. The former deputy attorney general in the Clinton administration, who’s now President-elect Barack Obama’s ...

From LISA LERER, The Politico,  20 Nov 2008

Labor unions look to cash in with Dems

Organized labor spent tens of millions of dollars putting Democrats in Congress and the White House. Now, as the new Democratic majority gets ready to take office, unions are ready to cash — or, rather, check — in. The Employee Free Choice Act, widely ...

From LISA LERER, The Politico,  18 Nov 2008

Will men dominate Obama administration?

'I agree with those who are concerned that it would have been nice to see more women,' said Kim Gandy (pictured here). Early indications that men might dominate the hierarchy of Obama administration have women’s groups worried, even as a growing chorus ...

From LISA LERER, The Politico,  15 Nov 2008

Obama econ team filled with Clintonites

President-elect Barack Obama’s economic team is packed with advisers from the Clinton era, including at least two major fundraisers. While the Clinton years were a time of expansive economic growth, the ties of Obama’s economic team to the last ...

From LISA LERER,VICTORIA MCGRANE, The Politico,  14 Nov 2008

Summers off of Treasury short list?

Intense backlash from women’s groups may have pushed former Clinton Treasury Secretary Larry Summers off the short-list to lead Treasury for President-elect Barack Obama, according to widespread reports circulating in Democratic circles. The women’s ...

From LISA LERER,VICTORIA MCGRANE, The Politico,  13 Nov 2008

Stern not keen on Labor job

Service Employees International Union president Andy Stern took himself out of the running for labor secretary Thursday, telling reporters that he didn’t want the job. “No, I’m not interested,” Stern said, joking, “but don’t tell my mother that.” ...

From LISA LERER, The Politico,  13 Nov 2008

Obama taps techies to scour bureaucracy

President-elect Barack Obama’s review of the vast federal bureaucracy will be led by past aides to former Vice President Al Gore and Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.). But it will also include lots of former Clintonites, a half dozen techies, one ...

From KENNETH P. VOGEL,LISA LERER, The Politico,  12 Nov 2008

Obama adviser tied to defense contractor

Sam Nunn sits on the board of a major defense contractor that sold critical infrastructure equipment to Iran. Sam Nunn, whose national security expertise drove his selection as a senior informal Pentagon adviser to Barack Obama’s transition team, sits ...

From KENNETH P. VOGEL,LISA LERER, The Politico,  12 Nov 2008

Businesses girded for new administration

Business lobbyists are cautiously optimistic about the incoming Obama administration, expecting some of the most contentious labor and tax issues will likely take a back seat to more pressing economic concerns. Throughout the campaign, Republicans ...

From LISA LERER,VICTORIA MCGRANE, The Politico,  11 Nov 2008

Obama sits out fight over his Senate seat

President-elect Barack Obama says he’ll not dictate his Senate replacement, making him one of very few Illinois politicians sitting out the fight over the seat. “There are going to be a lot of good choices out there, but it is the governor's decision ...

From LISA LERER,VICTORIA MCGRANE, The Politico,  8 Nov 2008

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