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Obama Meeting James Baker And Warren Christopher, Chairmen of War Powers Commission

Huffington Post | Posted 12.10.2008 | Politics

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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...

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Colin Powell for Middle East Envoy -- Dennis Ross for US Ambassador to Israel?

Steve Clemons | Posted 11.25.2008 | Politics

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Steve Clemons

Colin Powell could be the person asked to do the broad negotiating and arm twisting to achieve the Obama administration's foreign policy objectives with Iran and in Arab-Israel peace negotiations.

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Obama, Bill Clinton and the Media "Center"

Norman Solomon | Posted 11.20.2008 | Media

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Norman Solomon

The fog of memory and the spin of media are teaming up to explain that Obama must hew to "the center" if he knows what's good for his presidency.

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Seth Colter Walls

Obama Campaign: "A Lot Of Disinformation" About Transition Advisers

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 11.12.2008 | Politics

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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 ...

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Obama Taps Veteran Dems For Pentagon, State Handover

Huffington Post | Posted 11.12.2008 | Politics

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Obama's brain trust continues to grow. The president-elect has hired former Senate Armed Services Committee chairman Sam Nunn to help shepherd his Pe...

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My Conversation with Former U.S. Secretaries of State James Baker and Warren Christopher

Charlie Rose | Posted 07.09.2008 | Politics

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Charlie Rose

2008-07-09-rose0709.jpgI recently spoke with former U.S. Secretaries of State Baker and Christopher about presidential powers in times of war.

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James Baker Punches George Bush in the Face with New War Proposal

Jackson Williams | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics

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Jackson Williams

James Baker has joined his nemesis in recommending a stunning new piece of federal legislation -- a law designed to rein in future presidents who want to go to war half-cocked.

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Former Secretaries Of State: Scrap War Powers Resolution

AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The next time the president goes to war, Congress should be consulted and vote on whether it agrees, according to a bipartisan stud...

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HBO's "Recount" Rips Open 2000 Wounds

New York Times | Edward Wyatt | Posted 05.14.2008 | Entertainment

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Wounds from the Florida recount, still healing for many Democrats, are being ripped open again for some prominent former advisers to Al Gore. They say...

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Secretarial Consensus

Terence Smith | Posted 03.31.2008 | Politics

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Terence Smith

Bipartisan consensus is what emerged last week at the University of Georgia, where I moderated the 16th Conference of Former Secretaries of State, produced by the Southern Center for International Studies.

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