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Gardner : MA : USA | 11 months ago

From NBC’s Domenico Montanaro "Team of Rivals" has become an overused cliché to describe President-elect Obama’s cabinet picks, particularly that of

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EDITORIAL COMMENT | An A-List Team

News Source: Times of India | 11 months ago

He has won an historic US presidential victory, but the celebrations cannot afford to be long and lavish as America and the world are faced with formidable challenges. And so, more than a month before his inauguration as the 44th president of the US,...
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News Source: The Washington Times | 11 months ago

President-elect Barack Obama has chosen a highly experienced, pragmatic A-team to run national security during his administration. He appears to have opted for forceful, passionate individuals who can be expected to clash on some key issues. The...
Obama-Clinton Relationship Will Bring New Dynamic to White House

News Source: Voice of America | 11 months ago

President-elect Barack Obama is getting generally positive reviews for choosing former rival Hillary Clinton as his secretary of state. But political experts say Clinton's appointment carries the potential of both risk and reward. VOA National...
Not a Team of Rivals at All

News Source: New York Observer | 11 months ago

When the journalistic pack bites into a tasty cliché they often refuse to let go, lazily chewing and regurgitating a phrase like “team of rivals” long after the flavor is gone. Derived from the Doris Kearns Goodwin book on Lincoln’s cabinet,...
Barack Obama names Hillary Clinton as his secretary of state

News Source: The Economist | 11 months ago

From Economist.com Barack Obama introduces his national-security team THE phrase “team of rivals” has been on every pundit's lips since it became clear that Barack Obama would make Hillary Clinton his secretary of state. Coming from the title of...
Obama assembling a team of experts, not rivals for cabinet

News Source: The Daily Cardinal | 11 months ago

team of rivals.” This phrase may be catchy, but President-elect Barack Obama seems to be building a team of experts, first and foremost. The phrase “team of rivals” comes from historian Doris Kearns Goodwin’s book of the same name.