Charlie Rose - James Baker and Warren Christopher / Jamie Dimon Part II (July 8, 2008)
Media Blog (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Last week, ABC Nightline co-anchor Cynthia McFadden conducted her latest supportive interview with Hillary Clinton , talking to her about how "endlessly fascinating" it is to speculate about her. The beginning of the interview was a set of questions and statements protesting the idea that she wouldn't run for president again: "It's just a little bit soon, somehow, having trying to keep...
The Agonist (Free subscription) | 06/23/2009
Gareth Porter | June 22 | IPS On Jun. 25, 1996, a massive truck bomb exploded at a building in the Khobar Towers complex in Khobar, Saudi Arabia, which housed U.S. Air Force personnel, killing 19 U.S. airmen and wounding 372. Immediately after the blast, more than 125 agents from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) were ordered to the site to sift for clues and begin the investigation of...
The Plank (Free subscription) | 05/14/2009
Colin Powell's former chief of staff employs the sort of taunting epithet you'd associate with a DailyKos blogger--except in this case it comes from a very senior official in Cheney's administration. Can you in 1,000 years imagine, say, Warren Christopher's former chief of staff, Tom Donilon, referring to Al Gore like that? More evidence of how divided the Republican Party has become. And I guess...
First Read (Free subscription) | 05/05/2009
From NBC's Mark MurrayEarlier today, we asked readers about their suggestions for possible members of a 9/11-type commission to examine the causes of the financial meltdown. Some of their additional suggestions: Sam Nunn, Jack Danforth, Warren Christopher, Richard Ben-Veniste, David Gergen. Also, per our former colleague Carrie Dann, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) mentions Sandra Day O'Connor....( read more...
Political Intelligence (Free subscription) | 04/28/2009
Senator John F. Kerry is holding a hearing today on clarifying how the nation should declare war. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is hearing testimony from former secretaries of state Jim Baker and Warren Christopher and former Representative Lee Hamilton,...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 12/11/2008
Barack Obama will meet tomorrow with Warren Christopher and James Baker, the chairmen of the War Powers Commission, according to a release sent out by the transition team. The President-elect will meet with former Secretaries of State James A. Baker, III and Warren Christopher, Chairmen of the National War Powers Commission. This bipartisan commission -- whose members include the Honorable Lee H. Hamilton,...
Opinion L.A. (Free subscription) | 11/22/2008
In the swirl from rumor to hardening assumption that President-elect Barack Obama is about to name Sen. Hillary Clinton as his secretary of State, one person with a unique vantage point on the decision is Los Angeles' own Warren Christopher, who served as secretary of State in the first Bill Clinton administration. Friday, he was peppered with questions about the possibility of a Clinton occupying...
The Plank (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
While we're musing about Holbrooke v. Clinton, it might be worth taking a look back at the jockeying for Secretary of State that took place when Warren Christopher vacated the post in 1997. It's déjà vu-ish! The most experienced candidate was Richard Holbrooke, who had been shrewdly cultivating Hillary for several years. But Albright, an equally skilled and blunt political operator,...
The Political Carnival (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
By GottaLaff Not so fast, there, media types: Barack Obama's transition team pushed back on Wednesday morning against an AP report claiming that former Sen. Sam Nunn and former Secretary of State Warren Christopher are playing an integral role in the presidential transition. " Senator Sam Nunn will play an informal senior adviser role throughout the defense transition process. His expertise and...
The Hotline on Call (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
The Barack Obama/Joe Biden transition aims to clarify an AP story out today specifying the roles Warren Christopher and Sam Nunn are playing in planning efforts: "Senator Sam Nunn will play an informal senior advisor role throughout the defense transition process. His expertise and the respect he has earned will be invaluable to ensure a smooth transition. Secretary Christopher is deeply respected...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
In a Nov. 11 story about President-elect Obama's transition operation, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Obama has hired veteran Democrats Sam Nunn and Warren Christopher to head his transition teams at the Pentagon and State Department. Nunn "will play an informal senior adviser role" for the transition, and Christopher has no role, Obama spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter said.
Bradenton.com: Politics (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
In a Nov. 11 story about President-elect Obama's transition operation, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Obama has hired veteran Democrats Sam Nunn and Warren Christopher to head his transition teams at the Pentagon and State Department. Nunn "will play an informal senior adviser role" for the transition, and Christopher has no role, Obama spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter said.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
In a Nov. 11 story about President-elect Obama's transition operation, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Obama has hired veteran Democrats Sam Nunn and Warren Christopher to head his transition teams at the Pentagon and State Department. Nunn "will play an informal senior adviser role" for the transition, and Christopher has no role, Obama spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter said.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
WASHINGTON | President-elect Barack Obama has hired veteran Democrats Sam Nunn and Warren Christopher to head his transition teams at the Pentagon and State Department, senior government officials said Tuesday.
US Presidential race 2008 rea (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
President-elect Obama has hired veteran Democrats Sam Nunn and Warren Christopher to head his transition teams at the Pentagon and State Department, senior government officials and others said Tuesday.
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