Archive for January 22nd, 2009
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Reporter’s notebook: Clinton gets rock-star welcome
The State Department might have been slow the past few months, as the Bush administration wound down and everyone focused on the presidential campaign.
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Obama breaks from Bush and orders Gitmo to close (AP)
AP – Breaking forcefully with Bush anti-terror policies, President Barack Obama ordered major changes Thursday that he said would halt the torture of suspects, close down the Guantanamo detention center, ban secret CIA prisons overseas and fight terrorism “in a manner that is consistent with our values and our ideals.” -
Franken’s motion to dismiss recount suit rejected (AP)
AP – A three-judge panel in Minnesota’s contested Senate election has denied Democrat Al Franken’s motion to dismiss his opponent’s recount lawsuit, clearing the path for the trial to start next week. -
Gillibrand emerges as contender for NY Senate seat (AP)
AP – Democratic Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand emerged as a leading contender Thursday night as New York Gov. David Paterson closed in on a decision to fill the state’s vacant Senate seat, according to party officials monitoring events in the wake of Caroline Kennedy’s abrupt withdrawal from consideration. -
News access issues concern those covering Obama (AP)
AP – News organizations that cover the White House sparred with the Obama administration on Thursday over access issues for photographers and rules for briefings. -
Hillary Clinton sworn in as secretary of state
Hillary Clinton was sworn in as the 67th U.S. secretary of state Wednesday afternoon after the Senate approved her nomination by a vote of 94-2.
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Questions surround Obama nominee’s contractor ties
The head of the Senate Armed Services committee said Thursday that he needed more information on how the nominee for deputy secretary of defense would handle conflicts of interests in his Pentagon post.
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President’s calls to foreign leaders
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Appoinment of Senator Gillibrand, NY
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Statement of President Barack Obama on Rescinding the Mexico City Policy
