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Hillary Clinton Is Kind of, Definitely, Maybe (Not) the Next Secretary of State

Staff / Truthdig Nov 18, 2008 Here's a summary of the day's Clinton watch via Political Wire: The Guardian says she'll definitely take the job that The Washington Post reports she may be up for. All eyes now turn to Bill, who's Global Initiative, huge personality and international superstardom complicate the vetting process. Update: Oy vey. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Cracks Down on Lobbyists During Transition

Staff / Truthdig Nov 12, 2008 We'll see how long he's able to keep this up, but at least for the immediate future, Barack Obama is aiming to keep lobbyists at bay, issuing strict guidelines for his transition team that Obama aide John Podesta described Tuesday on a conference call to reporters. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Beware of Lawrence Summers

Staff / Truthdig Nov 6, 2008 While many of us are still celebrating Barack Obama's historic victory, rumors of a major buzzkill are flying: Lawrence Summers, a Clinton-era treasury secretary and deregulation enthusiast, is said to be the front-runner to take over the Treasury Department. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Obama Administration Begins to Take Shape

Staff / Truthdig Nov 6, 2008 Just a day after winning the presidency, Barack Obama has started hiring. Rep. Rahm Emanuel, one of the architects of the Democrats' congressional majority, is in line to be chief of staff. Sen. Chuck Hagel, the anti-war Republican, could be named to a Cabinet post, while Sen. John Kerry is said to be after the secretary of state job. Updated yet again. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Sarah Palin on ‘Troopergate’

Staff / Truthdig Aug 30, 2008 In post-Nixonian American politics, you're nobody unless you're associated with a scandal replete with shadowy intrigue and danger and commonly referred to in the press with the suffix -gate. Good thing John McCain's VP pick, Sarah Palin, comes equipped with her own: Troopergate. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iraq to Turkey: Get Out

Staff / Truthdig Feb 27, 2008 On Tuesday, the Iraqi Cabinet expressed extreme displeasure over the incursion of Turkish troops into the Kurdish northern region of Iraq and called for a halt to Turkish interference, which Cabinet officials called a "violation of Iraqi sovereignty." Also on Tuesday, an apparent suicide attack on a bus headed toward Syria from Mosul in northern Iraq killed nine people, according to The New York Times. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cheney Power-Naps as Calif. Burns

Staff / Truthdig Oct 26, 2007 Instead of being alert in Wednesday's Cabinet session about California's wildfire crisis and perhaps offering some helpful action items for the team, Vice President Dick Cheney apparently decided it was snooze o'clock and got a little shuteye at the meeting table, although a White House flack insisted he was simply "meditating." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cabinet Reflects a Divided Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Aug 7, 2007 Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's "unity government" has lost its last Sunni representatives, as five ministers announced a boycott in protest of sectarian favoritism. Nearly half of the Cabinet has walked this year. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

When Hugging Is a Crime

Staff / Truthdig May 22, 2007 Nilofar Bakhtiar, Pakistan's federal minister for tourism, is in hot water with clerics in her home country for hugging a skydiving instructor who guided her through a tandem parachute jump for charity last month. Now, after striking such an "obscene" pose, she's had to resign from Pakistan's Cabinet. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Diverse Picture in French Cabinet

Staff / Truthdig May 18, 2007 Newly elected French President Nicolas Sarkozy has made something of a splash with his new cabinet. Seven of the government's 15 ministers will be women. Bernard Kouchner, the socialist founder of Doctors Without Borders, will serve as the conservative government's foreign minister. Justice Minister Rachida Dati is France's first senior cabinet official with an ethnic minority background. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Insurgents Form Their Own Iraq Government

Staff / Truthdig Apr 20, 2007 A coalition of eight Sunni insurgent groups has announced the formation of a cabinet, naming the head of al-Qaida in Iraq the minister of war. The announcement from the "Islamic State of Iraq" was made hours after the group released a video showing the executions of 20 people who were Iraqi civilians, soldiers or policemen. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )