ABCNews: Gates a ‘Done Deal’

Martha Raddatz and Jake Tapper Report:
Sources tell ABC News that Defense Secretary Robert Gates will be staying on in the top Pentagon job, for at least the first year of the Obama administration. “It is a done deal,” a source close to the process tells ABC News.
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CHANGE, ANYONE??

Past and Future

By William Greider for The Nation
A year ago, when Barack Obama said it was time to turn the page, his campaign declaration seemed to promise a fresh start for Washington. I, for one, failed to foresee Obama would turn the page backward. The president-elect’s lineup for key governing positions has opted for continuity, not change. [...]

Obama Team Mulls Role for Miss Lewinsky in New Administration

You can’t make this stuff up…Huffington Post reports:
President-Elect Barack Obama’s transition team is reported to be deeply divided over whether to offer a post to Monica Lewinsky, the former White House Intern whose intimate relationship with President Bill Clinton led to his impeachment.
Until now, Lewinsky was one of the few high-profile figures from the Clinton [...]

TV Week: TV to Treat Obamas ‘Like Royalty’ for Ratings Bonanza

Are you looking for hard hitting, serious journalism? Don’t turn to the syndicated “newsmagazines” like Access Hollywood, Entertainment Tonight, or The Insider (not that anyone ever did, of course). They are apparently admitting right up front that they have every intention of pumping up the Obama mythos by treating him “like royalty.”
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