Archive for November 18th, 2008
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Lawmaker: ‘Don’t ask-don’t tell’ can be repealed in year
The U.S. military’s “don’t ask-don’t tell” policy could be overturned in the first year of President-elect Barack Obama’s administration, according to the lead sponsor of a bill that would repeal the law.
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Obama Embrace of Wall Street Insiders Points to Politic Reforms (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg – Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) — During the height of the financial
crisis in late September, some of Barack Obama’s campaign advisers
pushed him in a conference call to distance himself from Treasury
Secretary Henry Paulson. The former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. chief
executive officer, they warned, was too close to President George
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Stevens Loses Senate Election, Boosting Democratic Majority (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg – Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) — Alaska Senator Ted Stevens lost his
bid to stay in office after being convicted on felony charges as
ballot counts two weeks after Election Day gave Democrat Mark
Begich an insurmountable lead. -
Rubin Failure on Swaps Dims Odds Obama Will Rein In Wall Street (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg – Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) — During the height of the financial
crisis in late September, some of Barack ObamaâÂÂs campaign advisers
pushed him in a conference call to distance himself from Treasury
Secretary Henry Paulson. The former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. chief
executive officer, they warned, was too close to President George
W. Bush and Wall Street. -
Obama Again Turns to Clinton Aides, Eyeing Holder for Justice (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg – Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) — President-elect Barack Obama
repeatedly is turning to the Clinton administration for his
Cabinet and staff, the latest example coming yesterday when Eric
Holder emerged as the leading candidate for attorney general. -
Press Briefing by Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs Daniel Price and Deputy Press Secretary Gordon Johndroe on the President’s Trip to APEC Summit
MR. JOHNDROE: Good afternoon. We’ll do a briefing on the President’s trip to APEC and the meetings he has on the margins there. I’ll start, and then Dan Price, Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs, and sherpa for the APEC summit, as well as the summit last weekend here in Washington, will then run through the agenda for the summit itself.
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President Bush Attends Reopening of the National Museum of American History – November 19, 2008
President Bush on Wednesday said, “The Museum of American History is a wonderful place to begin your journey as an American. These halls reflect both the duties and privileges of citizenship. They remind us that America’s highest ideals have always required brave defenders. They remind us that our liberty is a precious gift from God.”
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Press Briefing by Dana Perino – 11/19/2008
MS. PERINO: Good morning. A couple of announcements for you. This morning the President and Mrs. Bush celebrated the reopening of the National American History Museum and viewed a naturalization ceremony as part of the occasion. I know I’m glad that it’s back in business because I have a lot of out of town guests that love to see it and I’m sure you do, too.
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Nominations Sent to the Senate
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Rodney G. Bent, Gary C. Bryner, Thomas Joseph Dodd, Steve A. Linick, Alesia Ranney-Marinelli, Mark S. Shelton, Roger W. Wallace
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Press Briefing by Press Secretary Dana Perino
Watch Wednesday’s Press Briefing with White House Press Secretary Dana Perino
