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...officers also had words for the president-elect. They said it would be unwise to leave Iraq within 16 months even if it is physically possible...
...that you’ve finished celebrating (or commiserating) the election of Barack Obama, it’s time to reflect on history and what past presidents have achieved. However, if you’re in the cast of “Assassins,” it’s time to see how past Presidents have met their ends—or how a lucky few escaped them. Appearing on the Loeb Mainstage tonight through Nov. 22, “Assassins” links the stories of various presidential assassins from the last 200 years. To get the inside...
...challenges quite as formidable as those that await Obama. That's why Obama has been quicker off the blocks in setting up his government than any of his recent predecessors were, particularly Bill Clinton, who did not announce a single major appointment until mid-December. As the President-elect put it in his first radio address, "We don't have a moment to lose." (See pictures of Obama's victory celebration in Chicago...
...transition provides an early glimpse of how the Obama team will conduct itself in power - and a test of how much change it really will bring to Washington. As the cascade of crises grows - the collapse of General Motors being the latest - the President-elect won't have time to settle in before making big decisions. In a real sense, the moves Obama makes in the next six weeks may help define what kind of President he will be. The appointments he makes, the way he engineers his government, how fast he gets everything in place - each of those things...
Chicago may be "my kind of town," as the song goes, but since Barack Obama's election, conservatives have been busy warning that it could be his kind of White House as well. "Dozens of Chicago advisers, officials and fundraisers have helped grease Obama's ascent from community organizer to President-elect," reads one typical Fox.com report. "[They] may also be looking to ride Obama's coattails." The President-elect's selection of Chicago Congressman Rahm Emanuel as his chief of staff and Chicago native John Podesta as his transition chief, as well as the news that his Chicago-based...