Wednesday, January 21, 2009

On The Job.


From the New York Times: 

President Obama moved quickly on Wednesday to lay some touchstones for the “more responsible, more accountable government” he has promised, ordering a salary freeze for senior White House staff, tightening rules on lobbyists and establishing what he said was a new standard of greater government openness.

“However long we are keepers of the public trust, we should never forget that we are here as public servants,” Mr. Obama said at a swearing-in ceremony for staff members in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. He then shook each of their hands.

Just hours after a long day of inaugural ceremony and celebration ended late Tuesday, Mr. Obama took up a pressing schedule on Wednesday, his first full day in office, aimed at grappling with the daunting foreign and domestic challenges facing his administration.

More here and here.

Meanwhile, this from Politico.com:

Eric Holder’s confirmation vote before the Judiciary Committee will be delayed for up to a week as Republican senators continue to press him on his views about interrogation and other Bush administration intelligence methods. 

 And this from the AP:

The Senate confirmed Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state Wednesday as President Barack Obama moved to make his imprint on U.S. foreign policy, mobilizing a fresh team of veteran advisers and reaching out to world leaders. The Senate voted 94-2, with Republican Sens. David Vitter of Louisiana and Jim DeMint of South Carolina opposing.

Finally from the Los Angeles Times, let's get to work on shuttering Gitmo...

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

You can't really fault Vitter for not supporting Hill's nomination. Reliable sources tell me that she refused his offer of 5 large for a "trip around the world".

TBLMISBT