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Focus on the Game, Not the Team Picture

Okay, so President Obama says he "screwed up" on the Daschle nomination. After hitting the ground running on Jan. 20, the team went splat less than two weeks later....

Tags: , picture , On , focus , Team , The , Not , Game,

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Focus on the Game, Not the Team Picture

Okay, so President Obama says he "screwed up" on the Daschle nomination. After hitting the ground running on Jan. 20, the team went splat less than two weeks later....

Tags: , picture , On , focus , Team , The , Not , Game,

Wash Post Federal Page [ Feed - Focus - Exclude ] by Al Kamen at 12:00 AM

A Who's Who Of Who's Where

Proximity to power is power, they say. And some of President-elect Barack Obama's aides were jockeying furiously last week for those critical spots somewhere, anywhere, in the West Wing of the White House....

washingtonpost.com - Al Kamen's In The Loop Column [ Feed - Focus - Exclude ] by Al Kamen at 12:00 AM

A Who's Who Of Who's Where

Proximity to power is power, they say. And some of President-elect Barack Obama's aides were jockeying furiously last week for those critical spots somewhere, anywhere, in the West Wing of the White House....

Wash Post Federal Page [ Feed - Focus - Exclude ] by Al Kamen at 12:00 AM

Feeling the Chill in Paradise

The legendary annual conference of the American Association of Airport Executives in Hawaii -- the aviation event of the year, now wrapping up at the lovely Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel in Kona -- seems to have lost a bit of its luster....

Tags: in , George W. Bush , Brazil , washington, dc , Feeling , Netherlands , Dick Cheney , brasilia , Barack Obama , Bermuda , The , Republican National Convention , The White House , Chill , Sean Hannity , paradise , hamilton , Capitol Hill , Janet Napolitano , Harold Ford , Edward M. Kennedy , hilary rosen , recording industry association of america , Viacom Inc. , U.S. Government Accountability Office , rand beers , U.S. Department of State , The George Washington University Hospital , U.S. Federal Communications Commission , Thomas Daschle , U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations , Brunswick Group LLP , Gordon Duguid , Mona Sutphen , Clifford Sobel , Gregory W. Slayton , David Sutphen , Gerald Dillingham , Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel , Lisa Kubiske , Majority Jim Clyburn , Peter Rogoff , Public Service Commission of South Carolina

washingtonpost.com - Al Kamen's In The Loop Column [ Feed - Focus - Exclude ] by Al Kamen at 12:00 AM

Feeling the Chill in Paradise

The legendary annual conference of the American Association of Airport Executives in Hawaii -- the aviation event of the year, now wrapping up at the lovely Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel in Kona -- seems to have lost a bit of its luster....

Tags: in , George W. Bush , Brazil , washington, dc , Feeling , Netherlands , Dick Cheney , brasilia , Barack Obama , Bermuda , The , Republican National Convention , The White House , Chill , Sean Hannity , paradise , hamilton , Capitol Hill , Janet Napolitano , Harold Ford , Edward M. Kennedy , hilary rosen , recording industry association of america , Viacom Inc. , U.S. Government Accountability Office , rand beers , U.S. Department of State , The George Washington University Hospital , U.S. Federal Communications Commission , Thomas Daschle , U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations , Brunswick Group LLP , Gordon Duguid , Mona Sutphen , Clifford Sobel , Gregory W. Slayton , David Sutphen , Gerald Dillingham , Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel , Lisa Kubiske , Majority Jim Clyburn , Peter Rogoff , Public Service Commission of South Carolina

Wash Post Federal Page [ Feed - Focus - Exclude ] by Al Kamen at 12:00 AM

Take Two Bailouts and Call Me in the Morning

Senate staffers working on confirmations are looking hard into the backgrounds of President-elect Barack Obama's nominees, poring over their past writings and speeches searching for controversial statements and positions....

Tags: Me , in , washington, dc , Two , Barack Obama , CALL , The , The White House , Al Gore , And , take , morning , Hillary Clinton , hugh laurie , Eric Schmidt , Judd Gregg , gregory house , The Wall Street Journal , Edward M. Kennedy , Joseph Biden , kent conrad , christopher cox , tribune company , edgar bronfman , Michelle Obama , Sanjay Gupta , bailouts , U.S. Federal Reserve , The Washington Post Company , U.S. Department of Defense , U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services , Cable News Network LP LLLP , U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission , University of Chicago Hospitals & Health System , Warner Music Group Corp. , Thomas Daschle , Raytheon Company , William o. Douglas , Susan Sher , William J. Lynn , Bradley J. Kiley , Brian McKeon , Pete Souza , Federal Health Board

washingtonpost.com - Al Kamen's In The Loop Column [ Feed - Focus - Exclude ] by Al Kamen at 12:00 AM

Take Two Bailouts and Call Me in the Morning

Senate staffers working on confirmations are looking hard into the backgrounds of President-elect Barack Obama 's nominees, poring over their past writings and speeches searching for controversial statements and positions....

Tags: Me , in , washington, dc , Two , Barack Obama , CALL , The , The White House , Al Gore , And , take , morning , Hillary Clinton , hugh laurie , Eric Schmidt , Judd Gregg , gregory house , The Wall Street Journal , Edward M. Kennedy , Joseph Biden , kent conrad , christopher cox , tribune company , edgar bronfman , Michelle Obama , Sanjay Gupta , bailouts , U.S. Federal Reserve , The Washington Post Company , U.S. Department of Defense , U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services , Cable News Network LP LLLP , U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission , University of Chicago Hospitals & Health System , Warner Music Group Corp. , Thomas Daschle , Raytheon Company , William o. Douglas , Susan Sher , William J. Lynn , Bradley J. Kiley , Brian McKeon , Pete Souza , Federal Health Board

Wash Post Federal Page [ Feed - Focus - Exclude ] by Al Kamen at 12:00 AM

For NASA Administrator, This Mission Is a Tad Personal

Democrats, as would be expected, are lobbying intensely for senior jobs in the new administration. It's a bit more unusual to see top Bush administration officials lobbying to keep their jobs....

Tags: Personal , Afghanistan , Iraq , NASA , A , this , Dick Cheney , Barack Obama , Colin Powell , The White House , Mission , for , Hillary Clinton , Condoleezza Rice , is , tad , John McCain , Janet Napolitano , Ken Salazar , Ceci Connolly , Gale Norton , The Associated Press , Dirk Kempthorne , eric shinseki , philip zelikow , Marc Rich , Hilda Solis , U.S. Department of Homeland Security , Global Health Council , U.S. Environmental Protection Agency , Tom Ricks , Elian Gonzalez , U.S. Department of Health and Human Services , The Washington Post Company , U.S. Senate Committee on Finance , U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary , U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions , U.S. General Services Administration , U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations , Thomas Daschle , U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs , Michael Griffin (NASA) , Peter Feaver , Gayle Smith , Timothy Geithner , Shane Wolfe , Derek Kravitz , Eric Holder , Arne Duncan , David Mould , Steven Chu , Nils Daulaire , Lisa P. Jackson , President-elect Barack Obama's Cabinet , Administrator, , Steven Sinding , Aaron Friedberg , Dov Zakheim , Earl B. Devaney , James Love , Mitchell Reiss , Steve Biegun , ForeignPolicy.com , Incoming Cabinet , International Planned Parenthood Federation , Knowledge Ecology International

washingtonpost.com - Al Kamen's In The Loop Column [ Feed - Focus - Exclude ] by Al Kamen at 12:00 AM

For NASA Administrator, This Mission Is a Tad Personal

Democrats, as would be expected, are lobbying intensely for senior jobs in the new administration. It's a bit more unusual to see top Bush administration officials lobbying to keep their jobs....

Tags: Personal , Afghanistan , Iraq , NASA , A , this , Dick Cheney , Barack Obama , Colin Powell , The White House , Mission , for , Hillary Clinton , Condoleezza Rice , is , tad , John McCain , Janet Napolitano , Ken Salazar , Ceci Connolly , Gale Norton , The Associated Press , Dirk Kempthorne , eric shinseki , philip zelikow , Marc Rich , Hilda Solis , U.S. Department of Homeland Security , Global Health Council , U.S. Environmental Protection Agency , Tom Ricks , Elian Gonzalez , U.S. Department of Health and Human Services , The Washington Post Company , U.S. Senate Committee on Finance , U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary , U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions , U.S. General Services Administration , U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations , Thomas Daschle , U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs , Michael Griffin (NASA) , Peter Feaver , Gayle Smith , Timothy Geithner , Shane Wolfe , Derek Kravitz , Eric Holder , Arne Duncan , David Mould , Steven Chu , Nils Daulaire , Lisa P. Jackson , President-elect Barack Obama's Cabinet , Administrator, , Steven Sinding , Aaron Friedberg , Dov Zakheim , Earl B. Devaney , James Love , Mitchell Reiss , Steve Biegun , ForeignPolicy.com , Incoming Cabinet , International Planned Parenthood Federation , Knowledge Ecology International

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