INTERACTIVE GRAPHIC: The New Team
A series of profiles of members of President Obama’s administration.
The 44th President
News and commentary about the transition, including a series of profiles of potential members of President Obama's administration.
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Why Isn’t the Brain Green?
Decision scientists are trying to figure out why it’s so hard for us to get into a green mind-set. Their answers may be more crucial than any technological advance in combating environmental challenges.
April 19, 2009Obama Promises to Trim Federal Fat
President Obama said he would announce “the elimination of dozens of government programs shown to be wasteful or ineffective” and named two new officials to assist him in that effort.
April 19, 2009Obama Names Two Officials and Vows to Cut Waste
President Obama said he would announce “the elimination of dozens of government programs shown to be wasteful or ineffective” in his weekly radio address.
April 19, 2009
The Science Guy
The energy secretary talks about how the government should promote wind power, why he feels guilty about his security detail and how Mom wasn’t impressed by his Nobel Prize.
April 19, 2009
Struggling to Keep His Senate Seat, Dodd Gets Help From Obama
President Obama’s help could provide a needed boost to Senator Christopher J. Dodd of Connecticut, who is running for re-election while his popularity has declined.
April 18, 2009Mr. Obama’s Chance to Fix the F.E.C.
Three of the Federal Election Commission’s six seats come open on May 1, providing the president an opportunity to appoint experts truly dedicated to reform.
April 17, 2009Gorging the Beast
While all of President Obama’s thrift is worthy, it only provides tiny slivers of savings in return for endless, exhausting struggle.
April 16, 2009
Obama Stands Firm on a Sweeping Agenda
On Tuesday, President Obama explained why he wants not only to revive the economy but to virtually reinvent it to ensure its long-term health.
April 15, 2009
Education Standards Likely to See Toughening
The Obama administration will likely toughen rules on areas like teacher quality and academic standards.
April 15, 2009
Air Force Officials Agree on an Obama Cutback
The Air Force will buy only four more of the advanced F-22 fighter jets, making it less likely that Congress will insist on extending its production.
April 14, 2009French Minorities Have Doubts on Political Success
For French minorities, Barack Obama’s election was equivalent to “the fall of the Berlin Wall times 10,” in the words of France’s human rights minister.
April 13, 2009Plan to Change Student Lending Sets Up a Fight
Private lenders are moving against President Obama’s plan to redirect billions in bank profits to needy students.
April 13, 2009Obama, Who Vowed Rapid Action on Climate Change, Turns More Cautious
Has the administration scaled back its global-warming goals, at least for this year, or is it engaged in sophisticated misdirection? Maybe some of both.
April 11, 2009
Congressional Panel Opens Ethics Inquiry Into Rep. Jackson
Representative Jesse L. Jackson Jr. confirmed that a preliminary inquiry had begun into his efforts to win appointment by Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich to the Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama.
April 9, 2009
In Baghdad, Obama Presses Iraqi Leader to Unite Factions
President Obama met on Tuesday with American troops and Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.
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Obama's Striking Accomplishment
President-elect Barack Obama can already boast that he has persuaded partisan, ideological adversaries to see him in a less partisan, less ideological light, reports John Harwood of The New York Times and CNBC.
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The Rubin Connection
The people Barack Obama has selected to fill senior economic positions in his administration have close ties to Robert E. Rubin, the former treasury secretary.
Harwood on the Obama Economic Team
President-elect Barack Obama began a more active phase in his transition as he introduced his economic team. John Harwood of The New York Times and CNBC reports.
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