Read more transition team stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/35789/transition-team.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:49:53 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49900/obama-transition-not-so-flawless-after-all.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNews coverage has so far given the impression that Barack Obama’s transition is one of the smoothest, best-executed in history. But with a number of recent blunders grabbing headlines, the administration’s image is coming back down to earth, writes Ed Morrissey for Hot Air. “Most transitions feel embarrassed by one...http://www.newser.com/story/49900/obama-transition-not-so-flawless-after-all.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Feb 2009 14:52:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48860/google-will-have-the-presidents-ear.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGoogle may be the company that needs to do the least searching for influence with the new president, reports the Los Angeles Times . The company was one of the biggest contributors to Barack Obama's candidacy, and four Google execs were on the transition team. The search giant's agenda—widening high-speed...http://www.newser.com/story/48860/google-will-have-the-presidents-ear.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 24 Jan 2009 5:30:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48425/bill-gore-rubin-guide-obama-in-spirit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThree of Barack Obama’s most important advisers will accompany him to the Oval Office only in spirit, Gerald Seib writes in the Wall Street Journal : Bill Clinton, Al Gore, and Robert Rubin. In leaving behind a healthy record as Democratic building blocks, the Clinton years left Obama “what we didn’t...http://www.newser.com/story/48425/bill-gore-rubin-guide-obama-in-spirit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 20 Jan 2009 9:30:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47993/obama-staffers-stocking-up-on-midnight-oil.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe early-bird White House of the Bush administration is almost history, Politico reports. Unlike President Bush, who was usually out the door by 6pm, President-elect Obama’s staffers are expecting long, late hours to match their heavy workload. The Obama team is already working on ways to keep workers in touch...http://www.newser.com/story/47993/obama-staffers-stocking-up-on-midnight-oil.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 15 Jan 2009 11:11:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47483/holder-pushed-clemency-for-puerto-rican-militants.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama’s attorney-general nominee fought for clemency for 16 militant Puerto Rican nationalists during his time in the Clinton administration, the Los Angeles Times reports. Eric Holder pushed Justice Department subordinates to pave the way to Clinton’s clemency grant, documents show, sparking fury from law-enforcement officials who’d tackled a US...http://www.newser.com/story/47483/holder-pushed-clemency-for-puerto-rican-militants.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 09 Jan 2009 12:36:38 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47014/richardson-camp-mum-to-vetters-on-pay-to-play.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBill Richardson’s sudden exit from the prospective Obama Cabinet is causing some Democrats to question the transition team’s vetting process. Sources tell Politico that Richardson evaded the team’s questions about the “pay-to-play” investigation he cited as his reason for backing out. The investigation has been public since August. “Those guys...http://www.newser.com/story/47014/richardson-camp-mum-to-vetters-on-pay-to-play.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Jan 2009 7:42:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45599/more-deja-vu-betty-currie-on-obama-team.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYet another link with the Clinton White House: Betty Currie, the secretary to Bill Clinton who became embroiled in the Monica Lewinsky scandal, has rolled up her sleeves and is now manning the phones for John Podesta, the co-chairman of Obama’s transition team and former Clinton chief of staff, the...http://www.newser.com/story/45599/more-deja-vu-betty-currie-on-obama-team.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 17 Dec 2008 11:24:51 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45522/white-house-preps-crisis-scenarios-for-obama-team.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe White House has drawn up more than a dozen contingency plans to help Barack Obama if a crisis erupts early in his presidency, the New York Times reports. The briefings go way beyond what other administrations have prepared and deal with potential threats ranging from a North Korean nuclear...http://www.newser.com/story/45522/white-house-preps-crisis-scenarios-for-obama-team.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 17 Dec 2008 6:15:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45391/obama-camp-sits-on-list-of-blago-contacts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama's transition team has completed its review of contacts with Rod Blagojevich and his staff, but the US attorney has asked that details not be released while the investigation of the disgraced governor proceeds, the Chicago Tribune reports. A rep cut to the chase: “The president-elect’s staff was not...http://www.newser.com/story/45391/obama-camp-sits-on-list-of-blago-contacts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 15 Dec 2008 15:27:54 CST