Potomac primaries
Complete coverage of President Barack Obama


- V.P.
- Vice President
- Joe Biden
- http://www.newsday.com/topic/politics/government/joe-biden-PEPLT007548.topic

- Chief of Staff
- White House Chief of Staff
- Rahm Emanuel
- http://www.newsday.com/topic/politics/government/rahm-emanuel--PEPLT000007532.topic?pacode=nynews

- OMB
- Office of Management and Budget Director
- Peter Orszag

- EPA
- Environmental Protection Agency Administrator
- Lisa Jackson
- http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/la-na-obama-green16-2008dec16,0,7233179.story

- Trade Rep.
- U.S. Trade Representative
- Ron Kirk

- State
- Secretary of State
- Hillary Clinton

- Treasury
- Treasury Secretary
- Tim Geithner

- AG
- Attorney General
- Eric Holder
- http://www.newsday.com/news/local/politics/la-na-holder19-2008nov19,0,2170915.story

- Homeland
- Homeland Security Secretary
- Janet Napolitano
- http://www.newsday.com/news/local/politics/ny-usobam215935983nov21,0,7911612.story

- Defense
- Defense Secretary
- Robert Gates
- http://www.newsday.com/services/newspaper/printedition/wednesday/news/ny-j5942201nov26,0,7161908.story

- Veterans
- Veterans Affairs Secretary
- Eric Shinseki
- http://www.newsday.com/news/printedition/nation/ny-usshin085956956dec08,0,1091263.story

- HHS
- Health & Human Services
- Tom Daschle
- http://www.newsday.com/news/local/politics/ny-usobam125961845dec12,0,4180618.story

- HUD
- Housing & Urban Development Secretary
- Shaun Donovan

- Education
- Education Secretary
- Arne Duncan
- http://www.newsday.com/news/local/politics/chi-obama-duncandec16,0,7003531.story

- Agriculture
- Agriculture Secretary
- Tom Vilsack
- http://www.newsday.com/news/local/politics/sns-ap-obama,0,2694085.story

- Interior
- Interior Secretary
- Ken Salazar
- http://www.newsday.com/news/local/politics/sns-ap-obama,0,2694085.story

- Energy
- Energy Secretary
- Steven Chu
- http://www.newsday.com/services/newspaper/printedition/friday/nation/ny-uschu125961847dec12,0,4352789.story

- Labor
- Labor Secretary
- Hilda Solis

- Transport.
- Transportation Secretary
- Ray LaHood
- Commerce
- Commerce Secretary

- Senior Adviser
- Senior Adviser
- David Axelrod
- http://www.newsday.com/topic/politics/david-axelrod-PEPLT007514.topic

- Senior Adviser
- Senior Adviser
- Valerie Jarrett
- http://www.newsday.com/topic/politics/government/valerie-jarrett-PEPLT0000007534.topic

- Counsel
- White House Counsel
- Gregory B. Craig

- Econ. Chair.
- Council of Economic Advisers Chairman
- Christina Romer

- Econ. Council
- National Economic Council director
- Lawrence Summers

- Senior Adviser
- Senior Adviser
- Pete Rouse
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Obama takes lead in delegates after big wins
Barack Obama won huge victories over Hillary Rodham Clinton in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia yesterday -- seizing the overall lead among delegates and staking legitimate claim to the title of Democratic front-runner.
McCain sweeps primaries, but not conservatives
Republican front-runner John McCain survived rough waters in the Potomac Primary yesterday, winning all three contests, but nearly getting swamped by Mike Huckabee in Virginia.
Clinton pins '08 hopes on Texas rebound
Trying to overcome a string of losses and a staff shake-up, Hillary Rodham Clinton sought new energy Tuesday night from a boisterous crowd of about 12,000 in a state she hopes will provide a rebound in her quest for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Huckabee says voters seek alternative
Despite John McCain's sweep of the Potomac primaries Tuesday, Mike Huckabee said Republican voters still want to hear an alternative voice in deciding who should be the party's presidential nominee.
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For millions of Americans, 11:01 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Tuesday, Nov. 4, marked a moment of unbridled joy and disbelief that American history had brought the nation to this night. Barack Obama became the first black candidate elected to the nation's highest office.
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