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President-elect and Vice President-elect visit the Supreme Court
President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden visited the United States Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. today. They met with Chief Justice John G. Roberts and the other eight justices. See pictures from the event below.
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Citizen?s Briefing Book: Heather Higginbottom reacts
As incoming Deputy Director of the Domestic Policy Council in the White House, Heather Higginbottom's daily work will involve an array of diverse topics and issue areas. By monitoring the Citizen's Briefing Book, she's been able to follow some of your dicussions and track your ideas about the same i …
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Citizen’s Briefing Book: Nancy Sutley reacts
Right now, the community on this site is writing and producing a Citizen's Briefing Book that will land on President Obama's desk in the White House soon after he takes office. The project has solicited thousands of submissions and comments. Transition team members have been attentively watching the …
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Citizen’s Briefing Book: Nancy Sutley Reacts
Right now, the community on this site is writing and producing a Citizens Briefing Book that will land on President Obamas desk in the White House soon after he takes office. The project has solicited thousands of submissions and comments. Transition team members have been attentively watching the B …
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Inside the Transition: Office of Public Liaison
Today were launching a series of videos to give you a feel for the some of conversations weve been having over the course of the Transition. Check out our videos from recent meetings with advocates for women small business owners, LGBT and youth issues, and let us know what you think. Inside the Tr …
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New official portrait released
Today we are releasing the new official portrait for President Barack Obama. It was taken by Pete Souza, the newly-announced official White House photographer. It is the first time that an official presidential portrait was taken with a digital camera. You can see the portrait below, or click here t …
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Pictures from the Senate Democratic caucus
President-elect Obama met with the Senate Democratic caucus today on Capitol Hill. See pictures from the event below.
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Video: HHS Secretary-designate Daschle travels to community health care discussion
Over the past few weeks, thousands of people in all fifty states have volunteered to participate in health care discussions in their communities. They invited their friends, neighbors and co-workers and met in cafes, living rooms and schools. You can see some of the photos they sent us here: …
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Immigration, security top issues in meeting with Mexican President Calder?n
Continuing a long-standing tradition between the leaders of the two nations, President-elect Obama met today with Mexican President Felipe Calderón to discuss some of the major issues that will be the cornerstone of U.S.-Mexico relations during the coming Administration. According to incoming …
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Addressing your concerns on oversight of last year’s rescue package
In both rounds of “Open for Questions” that we’ve hosted here, there’s been a dominant theme in questions about the economy. In the first round Diane from New Jersey had one of the most popular questions overall, asking, “What will you do to establish transparency …
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Your ideas and submissions in the Citizen’s Briefing Book
One of the goals of this Transition has been to engage Americans in the political process while promoting citizenship online. Our Open Government initiatives have showcased the powerful role that everyday Americans will play in the coming Administration. Theyve been part of a powerful dialogue that …
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The President-elect’s plan
Last Thursday, President-elect Barack Obama gave a major speech outlining his American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan. We asked some of the leading members of the Transitions policy teams to sit down and talk a bit about itwhy its necessary, how it will work, and how well make sure its as efficient …
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Video: Christina Romer explains a new report about job creation
Christina Romer, the Chair-designate for the Council of Economic Advisers, discusses a new report about what kinds of jobs and which types of workers will benefit from the proposed American Recovery Act. Learn more about the three to four million new jobs that could be created by reading the report …
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Turning around unemployment
The high unemployment numbers released this week rattled the country, as anxiety about the deepening recession hit home to more and more American families. President-elect Obamas Weekly Address responds with an urgent call for immediate and dramatic action to get our economy working again. The Presi …
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Transition Co-Chair Podesta urges DTV deadline extension
In a letter released today, Transition Co-Chair John D. Podesta urged Congressional leaders to reconsider and extend the date by which consumers must outfit their television sets for digital broadcasting (DTV). The mandated switch from analog to digital reception, originally scheduled for February 1 …
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Open for Questions Round 2: Response
When we closed out the first round of Open for Questions with around 20,000 people participating, 10,000 questions submitted, and 1,000,000 votes on which we should answer, we were thrilled. But we were also concerned that the splash of unveiling this new tool meant that would be the high-wate …
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Obama announces Kaine as new DNC Chair (Update: Video)
President-elect Barack Obama today announced Virginia Governor Tim Kaine as his choice to be the new chair of the Democratic National Committee. The President-elect made the announcement this afternoon at DNC headquarters in Washington, D.C. See pictures and video from the announcement below.
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Dramatic action (Update 2: Video)
"The time has come to build a 21st century economy in which hard work and responsibility are once again rewarded," President-elect Obama said in a speech this morning, making the case for urgent action on an American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan. The plan will save or create 3 million jobs by doub …
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Obama announces Panetta and Blair for intel posts
Good intelligence is not a luxury – it is a necessity, President-elect Obama said this morning as he announced Admiral Dennis Blair as his choice to be Director of National Intelligence and Leon Panetta as his choice to lead the Central Intelligence Agency. Here in Washington.We have learned t …
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Obama announces Kaine as new DNC Chair
President-elect Barack Obama today announced Virginia Governor Tim Kaine as his choice to be the new chair of the Democratic National Committee. The President-elect made the announcement this afternoon at DNC headquarters in Washington, D.C. See pictures from the announcement below.
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