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==Cabinet==

==Cabinet==

Obama has proceeded rapidly with Cabinet choices, unlike many of his predecessors. His transition team has announced some of his expected appointments and leaked others. Obama thus far is drawing heavily on [[Clinton Administration]] leaders to fill his Cabinet, along with Bush appointees Gates, Jones and Geithner. His national secutrity team (Biden, Clinton, Gates, Jones) all supported the Iraq war, although Obama made opposition to the war central to his campaign. So far no leaders of the left-wing of the Democratic party have been appointed to any major position, which has stunned antiwar and left elements.  

Obama has proceeded rapidly with Cabinet choices, unlike many of his predecessors. His transition team has Confirmed some of his expected appointments and leaked others. Obama thus far is drawing heavily on [[Clinton Administration]] leaders to fill his Cabinet, along with Bush appointees Gates, Jones and Geithner. His national secutrity team (Biden, Clinton, Gates, Jones) all supported the Iraq war, although Obama made opposition to the war central to his campaign. So far no leaders of the left-wing of the Democratic party have been appointed to any major position, which has stunned antiwar and left elements.  

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|Chief of Staff||[[Rahm Emanuel]]|||Confirmed

|Chief of Staff||[[Rahm Emanuel]]|||Confirmed

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|[[Secretary of State]]||[[Hillary Clinton]]|||Announced

|[[Secretary of State]]||[[Hillary Clinton]]|||Confirmed

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|[[Secretary of the Treasury]]||[[Timothy Geithner]]|||Announced

|[[Secretary of the Treasury]]||[[Timothy Geithner]]|||Confirmed

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|[[Secretary of Defense]]||[[Robert Gates]]|||Announced

|[[Secretary of Defense]]||[[Robert Gates]]|||Confirmed

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|[[United States Attorney General|Attorney General]]||[[Eric Holder]]|||Announced

|[[United States Attorney General|Attorney General]]||[[Eric Holder]]|||Confirmed

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|[[Secretary of the Interior]]||[[Ken Salazar]]|||Reported

|[[Secretary of the Interior]]||[[Ken Salazar]]|||Confirmed

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|[[Secretary of Commerce]]||none|||not announced

|[[Secretary of Commerce]]||none|||

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|[[Secretary of Health and Human Services]]||[[Thomas Daschle]]|||Announced

|[[Secretary of Health and Human Services]]||[[Thomas Daschle]]|||Confirmed

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|[[Secretary of Veterans Affairs]]||[[Eric Shinseki]]|||Announced

|[[Secretary of Veterans Affairs]]||[[Eric Shinseki]]|||Confirmed

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|[[Secretary of Homeland Security]]||[[Janet Napolitano]]||Announced

|[[Secretary of Homeland Security]]||[[Janet Napolitano]]||Confirmed

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|[[Budget Director]]||[[Peter Orszag]]|||Announced

|[[Budget Director]]||[[Peter Orszag]]|||Confirmed

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|[[Council of Economic Advisers]]||[[Christina Romer]]|||Announced

|[[Council of Economic Advisers]]||[[Christina Romer]]|||Confirmed

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|[[National Economic Council]]||[[Lawrence H. Summers]]||Announced

|[[National Economic Council]]||[[Lawrence H. Summers]]||Confirmed

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|[[National Security Advisor]]||[[James Jones]]|||Announced

|[[National Security Advisor]]||[[James Jones]]|||Confirmed

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