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...States, and its first African-American commander in chief. He had mobilized a staff of organizers and volunteers that numbered in the millions, and amassed a war chest of some $700 million. Now, however, the tough work begins. Between today and his inauguration on Jan. 20, 2009, Obama must pick his advisers, organize a staff, appoint his cabinet and learn how to operate the countless levers of control that come with the highest office in the land - everything from getting briefed by U.S. intelligence agencies' top spymasters to figuring out the White House phones...
...Unfortunately, in this recent election cycle John McCain himself appears to have forgotten why he ever became popular. In addition to adopting more conservative policy positions, he forwent picking one of his many moderate colleagues as his running mate—for instance, his good friend Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman—and instead picked Sarah Palin, the Governor from Alaska, who represents the rightest kind of right. Palin proved herself to be an embarrassment on the campaign trail, alienating voters as she demonstrated not only her love of unabashed oil-drilling but also her complete lack of preference...
Martin adds that the squash is delivered through a process called back-hauling, in which trucks pick up the produce on the way back from other deliveries to increase efficiency...
...caucus in Virginia. No one is quite sure yet whether Palin will become the darling of one of these armies or simply the new Dan Quayle. Luckily for Republicans, the Democrats will still be around to unite them eventually. "We'll see what fights the left wants to pick," explains Newt Gingrich, the former Speaker of the House, who has been rolling out new policy ideas. "I think 2010 will be a great year...
...that choice hadn't been clear enough, McCain drew the lines a little brighter. The Veep choice always promised to be complicated for a solo pilot who resisted the idea of a partner at every turn, but now the Constitution required him to pick a wingman. He wasn't the type to look for someone to help him govern. But what about someone to help...