The Freeman Withdrawal and the ‘Team of Rivals’
Former Ambassador Charles Freeman withdrew his name from consideration yesterday after controversy arose regarding some of his positions on Israel, ... anti-semite. The thing is that the Obama administration was supposed to be the team of rivals ... ’t find these people part of the foreign policy team, or at least not in a way that they publicly [more...]
Date: 2009-03-12 04:25:57
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Change The Constitution For Arnie?
Let's be honest, ever since election night we have been inunandated with everything we ever wanted to know about the President-elect Barack Obama and his upcoming administration: his foreign policy team of rivals, his economic team, the challenges ... for the next big goal. And I love challenges. I always set goals that are so high they are almost [more...]
Date: 2009-03-06 14:36:08
Obama’s national security team: I hope you didn’t really believe in change?
I was going to write about this travesty, but Tom Englehardt has said it — and better than I could. “Who Rules the Pentagon?“, Tom Englehardt, posted at TomDispatch, 25 November 2008 — Excerpt: The Obama national security “team” — part of that much-hailed “team of rivals” — does not yet exist, but it does seem [more...]
Date: 2008-11-26 12:00:22
Paying Attention
Happy 2009 everyone. If you took some time off over the holidays, I hope it was a time of relaxation and renewal for you. It was for me ... was a mix of reading (Team of Rivals – great book), catching up on TiVo (Mad Men), playoff football ... scored item on our Next Level 360 assessment: Paces himself/herself by building in regular breaks [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 15:58:50
Will Obama's Team of Rivals Fare Better Than Lincoln's?
If President-elect Obama indeed appoints Bill Richardson Secretary of Commerce and Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, ... that he thinks that’s an important element of leadership. They are not going to be potted plants ... in their discussions." It's not just a question of putting some fellow Democratic colleagues on his team [more...]
Date: 2008-11-23 15:50:20
Allies and Rivals: Will Hillary Be Secretary of State?
There has been much speculation — it has been reported, through anonymous sources, ... course in U.S. foreign policy. And I do not buy into the whole “Team of Rivals” view that has rapidly ... to some degree among the leadership contenders in any party. How could there not be? Hillary wanted [more...]
Date: 2008-11-18 15:00:19
Audacity of Hope? Sounds More Like Banality.
by Mark Rhoads I was summoned by an email on Dec. 6 to watch a You Tube clip of "Your weekly radio address by the President-Elect ... could be defined as government by CliffsNotes. Someone reads the CliffsNotes version of Team ... by appointing rivals to the cabinet. If they had read the actual book they would know that Lincoln's "team [more...]
Date: 2008-12-06 20:26:25
Making The Call: Let's Keep The Islanders On Long Island
Rendering of the Lighthouse, ... building in the league. So, you cannot blame him for wanting to change the facilities that the team ... and quickly supplanted their local rival, the New York Rangers, as the preeminent hockey team in the area [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 23:26:30
Obama ‘Shifting Power From Traditional Cabinet Posts’; Will Media Complain About ‘Too-Powerful Executive’?
Filed under: Economy, Environment, Health Care, MSM Biz/Other Bias, MSM Biz/Other Ignorance, Taxes & Government — TBlumer @ 1: ... his executive authority.But when it comes to building his own team, Obama is taking the notion ... the Cabinet.For all the talk of his “Team of Rivals” pick in Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Obama [more...]
Date: 2009-01-25 18:23:04
Chas Freeman Withdraws Name for Intelligence Post - Failure of Leadership by President Obama
I brought the case of Chas Freeman to you in the post: Who is Chas Freeman and Why We Should Care About What’s Happening to Him? Yesterday, Mr ... t done in because he had financial problems. Mr. Freeman is gone because HE ACTUALLY CHALLENGES ISRAEL. That is his crime. I guess ‘ Team of Rivals’ can be allowed for this Administration [more...]
Date: 2009-03-11 15:15:59
Obama’s “Team Of Rivals” Is Shaping Up
More free press for Doris Kearns Goodwin’s book that Obama is claiming will be his guide to building a robust, bi-partisan cabinet. Here she is with David Gregory explaining Lincoln’s leadership and Obama’s intentions to stock his cabinet with campaign rivals… First Biden. Then Hillary. And now we get word of Bill [more...]
Date: 2008-11-15 00:55:59
Know Your Enemy: San Diego Padres
This will be the first in a series of four pieces looking at the off-season moves made by our divisional rivals, ... their team as winners of the NL West. I will be attempting to delay this fate by starting with the one team whose fans surely harbor no such lofty aspirations. It's amazing how fast the Padres imploded [more...]
Date: 2009-02-23 23:26:47
Team of Rivals
Hubby and I communicate during the day by sending each other links to articles on one another’s bookmarks ... into our leadership team during the annual elections. Of course the elders had to approve ... in who might disturb that fragile balance or who might not be a team player. We were all painfully [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 09:04:53
A Day with Old Abe
Craig L. Symonds is Professor Emeritus of History at the U.S. Naval Academy and the winner (with James M. McPherson ) ... said about the many years she spent working on her book Team of Rivals , every day I got ... hosted the dinner. It is not the same building that existed then, but it stands on the same site [more...]
Date: 2009-03-03 17:33:26
Know Your Enemy: San Diego Padres
This will be the first in a series of four pieces looking at the off-season moves made by our divisional rivals, ... their team as winners of the NL West. I will be attempting to delay this fate by starting with the one team ... the reconstruction process sooner rather than later, by building around their ace, rather than [more...]
Date: 2009-02-23 23:26:47
On Hillary Clinton As Secretary of State
I flew to Chicago today (all the cool kids are doing it) ... to Lincoln's "Team of Rivals" strategy of building a cabinet. There was also some more cynical ... making plays on healthcare, it's not clear that she would have the leadership role she might want [more...]
Date: 2008-11-15 03:20:20
Screaming Meme’s
I stand in awe of the Obama signature on the last four weeks; or — you know — maybe we’ve all just forgotten what competent looks like ... are playing out. Much has been made of the “team of rivals” notion, floated because of O’s interest [more...]
Date: 2008-12-01 21:55:37
The Unmaking of Lincoln's Cabinet
The Unmaking of Lincoln’s Cabinet By Chris Suellentrop Hey, Barack Obama: ... genius, but his model for Cabinet-building should stand more as a cautionary tale than as a leadership ... Abraham Lincoln’s “Team of Rivals” didn’t work nearly as well as Doris Kearns Goodwin says it did [more...]
Date: 2008-11-18 14:23:40
Red Wings 6, Blackhawks 4: Red Wings Dominate Blackhawks at Frigid Wrigley Field
CHICAGO — The lights were on, fans packed the double-decked grandstand at Wrigley Field and most of the rooftop bleachers across Sheffield Avenue teemed with activity. One daring spectator held a Red Wings flag on a building beyond left-center ... ballyard on the North Side to watch their team fall to their traditional rivals from Detroit, 6-4 [more...]
Date: 2009-01-01 21:45:59
Obama names Gary Locke to Commerce -- third time's the charm?
The first choice seemed like a winner. New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, a Hispanic American, was one of Barack Obama's rivals during the presidential campaign. Obama had read Doris Kearns Goodwin's "Team of Rivals" about Abraham Lincoln's approach [more...]
Date: 2009-02-25 17:38:55
Better than Spring Training: Berkowitz w/ Rep. Durkin on Roeser tonight: Did Sen. Burris do anything wrong? Obama's first 30 days-- is he winning?
Jeff Berkowitz will join State Rep. Jim Durkin (R-Countryside) ... Quinn's constitutional officer colleagues a "team of rivals," w/Attorney General Lisa Madigan perhaps ... ? --Is Joe Birkett's time for leadership in the Illinois Republican Party still viable. Will he run [more...]
Date: 2009-02-22 09:38:00
Ballin’ In The ROK
I got to check out my first Korean professional basketball game today — SK Knights vs. the Samsung Thunders (both based in Seoul) ... s for enthusiasm: Like baseball games, one of the great things about professional sports ... came from behind to beat Seoul rivals SK. (You typically refer to Korean teams by their corporate [more...]
Date: 2009-03-08 11:58:55
Class 3A: Day 1
22.2 remaining 4th Quarter: Rock Creek 37, Riley County 32 ( ... why these battles between the two rivals are always so low-scoring - both team is so patient with the ball. Rock Creek is perfectly fine working the ball around the perimeter and post against Riley’ [more...]
Date: 2009-03-11 19:59:40
Rival Marketing: Senior Web Developer
(Cambridge, MA) Rival Marketing ( http://www.rival-marketing.com ) ... - Ability to collaborate and brainstorm solutions with creative team and willingness to work in a creative environment - Ability to adhere to a uniform coding style and structure - Strong communication [more...]
Date: 2009-03-10 13:31:23
[Video] ASU’s Derek Glasser breaks down the Pac-10 Tournament
ASU junior point guard Derek Glasser talked to the media today, two days before the 23rd-ranked Sun Devils take on their in-state rivals, ... Harden and Jeff Pendergraph named to the All-Pac-10 team. Is there extra motivation knowing ... is it so difficult to beat a team three times in one season? How special it is for a kid from the L.A. area [more...]
Date: 2009-03-10 23:55:07
Calabar Lions Aim for 3 in a Row
Defending GraceKennedy Boys’ Championships champions Calabar High School have been sounding their warning in the track circuit quite loud and clear ... -performance - a fourth place finish - of their 4×400 team in that final event, however, proved ... are going to have to overcome the strong challenges from rivals Kingston College, Jamaica College [more...]
Date: 2009-03-10 22:43:04
PEPPERDINE vs LOYOLA-MARYMOUNT RE-MATCH
PEPPERDINE vs LMU REMATCH Men's Hoops Visits Rival LMU on Saturday Courtesy: Pepperdine Sports Information Release: ... , and links are provided to the home team’s website when the Waves are on the road. LOYOLA MARYMOUNT — [more...]
Date: 2009-02-06 00:06:00
Protest planned against school closings
Well over 100 people crowded into the banquet room at Godfather’s Pizza Thursday night in reaction to District 150’s proposal to balance the budget ... about putting a lot of kids from rival gangs in the same school building. It poses a number of security ... in their respective schools now will end up being cut from the team when players from both high [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 13:28:39
British Search Engine ‘Could Rival Google’
By David Lindop It’s coming up to a year since I interviewed someone over at Hakia.com , a semantic, natural language based search engine ... intend to surpass current search engines in terms of relevance? Or does the team believe it can offer ... a best guess based on search criteria and serve up some (hopefully) relevant results. By working [more...]
Date: 2009-03-10 20:35:14
Monster HGH offense takes Flowbee to rival Mullets
Jump to Comments By Geno Petralli Softball Times ABILENE — The 1927 Yankees. The 1989 Oakland A’s. The 2008 Texas Rangers ... consecutive game with 20 runs or more, and it pushed HGH’s winning streak to eight games since ... from a team that managed only 10 miserable hits in its season-opening 13-10 loss to UBC Blue. “After [more...]
Date: 2008-11-05 11:32:43
Basketballers finish with a deserved win over city rivals
UNIVERSITY OF YORK 49 vs. YORK ST. JOHN 43 BUCS Northern Conference 3B, ... all the way to the Sports Centre on such a bitterly cold day, and stand-in referee Seb Taro-Groth even ... the course of the game. Most impressive though was the terrific ball movement through the whole team [more...]
Date: 2009-03-04 22:18:51
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