The Road to the Cabinet

Senate confirmation hearings for President-elect Barack Obama's Cabinet begin today, the first part of a three-step process that nominees must go through to serve in the administration. The committees will then vote on specific nominees, sending confirmations to the full Senate for approval.

SOURCE: New York University's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service; Congressional Research Service | BY KAREN YOURISH AND TODD LINDEMAN - The Washington Post - January 8, 2009

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This Story Obama Assembles Powerful West Wing Article \| President-elect Barack Obama is assembling a new and influential cadre of counselors just steps from the Oval Office whose power to direct domestic policy will rival, if not exceed, the authority of his Cabinet. The Road to the Cabinet Daschle Treated Gently in Confirmation Hearing Building 44 The Federal Eye: Ten Questions for Daschle:		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: New York University's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service; Congressional Research Service \| BY KAREN YOURISH AND TODD LINDEMAN - The Washington Post - January 8, 2009 ¬es=Senate confirmation hearings for President-elect Barack Obama's Cabinet begin today, the first part of a three-step process that nominees must go through to serve in the administration. The committees will then vote on specific nominees, sending confirmations to the full Senate for approval." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service; Congressional Research Service \| BY KAREN YOURISH AND TODD LINDEMAN - The Washington Post - January 8, 2009 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic		More on washingtonpost.com • More Politics News » washingtonpost.com
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