Obama shifts political staff out of White House
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on January 21st, 2011 5:35 am by HL
Obama shifts political staff out of White House
With the biggest parts of his staff reshuffling behind him, President Obama has approved some more moves that will launch his re-election campaign, shifting his political director to the Democratic National Committee and sending two key operatives to the headquarters in Chicago.
Chinese President Hu Jintao calls for deeper engagement with U.S., assures business leaders
Chinese President Hu Jintao called Thursday for deeper engagement with the United States on a broad range of issues, warning that only by working together in some areas and respecting national differences in others will the two nations avoid friction in the years ahead.
New GOP proposal targets federal workforce
A series of measures proposed Thursday by House conservatives to shrink the federal deficit included several that would fall heavily on the federal workforce.
The Plum Line: The Miranda dodge
Following the domestic apprehensions of suspects after several high profile attempts to commit acts of terrorism, Republicans managed to gin up political controversies over whether or not the suspects were read their Miranda rights. Justin Elliott at Salon reports that the Justice Department has …
