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Give Obama credit, when he said he would “change” things right away, he meant it. From Blackfive, Our new CINC attended quite a few gatherings last night, but as This Ain’t Hell reports, the Salute To Heroes Inaugural Ball was not one of them. For the first time in 56 years, a newly-inaugurated president has […]
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First thing, hats off to the Secret Service and everyone involved in law enforcement. An uneventful day from a secuirty perspective. As for the entire day, it was a great one for the country. We now have a black president and perhaps more importantly, a black first family. The Obama’s seem like the prototypical American […]
Getting the Capitol ready for today’s big event, these pictures were taken about six weeks ago during a brief vist to our nation’s capital, Under construction, the presidential viewing stand for inaugural parade, in front of the White House, Obama has decided to go all things Lincoln for his inauguration , and I’m not about […]
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It is always a pleasure to welcome back to Pundit Review Radio retired Lt. Col. Ralph Peters. Last night we talked about the myriad of foreign policy challenges facing soon-to-be President Obama. Some of the topics touched on in this 35 minute discussion include Israel-Hamas, the future of Iraq, Afghanistan and NATO, resurgent Russia and […]
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Geithner Questioned on Tax Returns WASHINGTON — Timothy F. Geithner, President-elect Barack Obama’s choice for Treasury secretary, failed to pay more than $34,000 in federal taxes over several years early this decade, and also faces questions about the employment papers of a former household employee, suddenly complicating what had seemed to be an easy confirmation […]
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So how is Team Obama handling their first crisis? On the face if it, they seems to be in a good position. In the wiretaps, Gov. Blogo is heard railing against Team Obama because he would get nothing but appreciation from them, and he wasn’t looking for “thanks” but cold hard cash. ABC’s George ‘Stephy’ […]
G. Calvin Mackenzie holds an endowed chair as The Goldfarb Family Distinguished Professor of Government at Colby College. He is among the county’s leading experts on the presidential transition process, literally writing the book on it, Leadership in Jeopardy: The Fraying of the Presidential Appointments System, Guidebook for the Senior Executive Service, and both editions […]