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The jump start reveals
that Obama’s
transition crew has
spent the last few
months planning just
how he will spend his
first days in office.
that Obama’s
transition crew has
spent the last few
months planning just
how he will spend his
first days in office.
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Obama Team Has Already Planned First 100 Hours
By Cliff Montgomery - Jan. 20th, 2009
A number of vans parked at the Capitol were scheduled to shuttle a few select aides to the White House the
moment Barack Obama was sworn in as president of the United States, transition aides have told Politico.
Around 20 top officials have been cleared to enter 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue today. Though a handful will
escort President Obama to a traditional Inauguration Day lunch in the Capitol, all will be at work as the
inaugural parade takes place.
The jump start reveals that Obama’s transition crew has spent the last few months planning how the new Chief
Executive will spend his first days in office.
Officials told Politico that on Wednesday--called “Day 1” by the transition team--Obama plans to discuss his
stimulus proposal with economic advisors. The sources add that an intact package may have a price tag of
around $900 billion if it reaches the president's desk by mid-February.
Obama also will meet tomorrow with his national defense team to begin hammering out the “next steps in Iraq
and Afghanistan,” said one aide.
“You’ll see him act quickly” on the Middle East, said incoming top adviser David Axelrod to John King on CNN’s
“State of the Union.”
“The president-elect has said repeatedly that he intends to engage early and aggressively with diplomacy all
over the world and using the men and women, the professionals who are in place, who are great; and, where
appropriate, special envoys,” said Axelrod.
The new president also plans to sign a flood of executive orders, beginning on Wednesday. These decrees are
a means by which a president can force governmental changes without the assent of Congress.
The move was one of George W. Bush's favorite policy tactics; Obama apparently plans to use that same
tactic to undue some of Bush's worst atrocities.
The order which almost certainly will illicit the most profound immediate change from the past eight years will
probably be an expected decree to close America's infamous military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
President Obama will begin signing these orders during his first days in office, according to Politico.
New White House press secretary Robert Gibbs stated on Fox News Sunday that Obama also will quickly
tighten financial sector regulation, adding that it is the president's top agenda item.
“We have to do things differently, in a more transparent way,” said Gibbs.
“We have to get ourselves out of this mess, and only by demanding more of the financial institutions will we be
able to do that,” he added.
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By Cliff Montgomery - Jan. 20th, 2009
A number of vans parked at the Capitol were scheduled to shuttle a few select aides to the White House the
moment Barack Obama was sworn in as president of the United States, transition aides have told Politico.
Around 20 top officials have been cleared to enter 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue today. Though a handful will
escort President Obama to a traditional Inauguration Day lunch in the Capitol, all will be at work as the
inaugural parade takes place.
The jump start reveals that Obama’s transition crew has spent the last few months planning how the new Chief
Executive will spend his first days in office.
Officials told Politico that on Wednesday--called “Day 1” by the transition team--Obama plans to discuss his
stimulus proposal with economic advisors. The sources add that an intact package may have a price tag of
around $900 billion if it reaches the president's desk by mid-February.
Obama also will meet tomorrow with his national defense team to begin hammering out the “next steps in Iraq
and Afghanistan,” said one aide.
“You’ll see him act quickly” on the Middle East, said incoming top adviser David Axelrod to John King on CNN’s
“State of the Union.”
“The president-elect has said repeatedly that he intends to engage early and aggressively with diplomacy all
over the world and using the men and women, the professionals who are in place, who are great; and, where
appropriate, special envoys,” said Axelrod.
The new president also plans to sign a flood of executive orders, beginning on Wednesday. These decrees are
a means by which a president can force governmental changes without the assent of Congress.
The move was one of George W. Bush's favorite policy tactics; Obama apparently plans to use that same
tactic to undue some of Bush's worst atrocities.
The order which almost certainly will illicit the most profound immediate change from the past eight years will
probably be an expected decree to close America's infamous military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
President Obama will begin signing these orders during his first days in office, according to Politico.
New White House press secretary Robert Gibbs stated on Fox News Sunday that Obama also will quickly
tighten financial sector regulation, adding that it is the president's top agenda item.
“We have to do things differently, in a more transparent way,” said Gibbs.
“We have to get ourselves out of this mess, and only by demanding more of the financial institutions will we be
able to do that,” he added.
Like what you're reading so far? Then why not order a full year (52 issues) of the The American Spark e-
newsletter for only $15? A major article covering an story not being told in the Corporate Press will be
delivered to your email every Monday morning for a full year, for less than 30 cents an issue. Order Now!
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