Rouse didn't expect to be thrown into a presidential campaign when he became freshman Sen. Barack Obama's chief of staff. A Capitol Hill fixture since ...
In picking Craig, the White House snagged a high-powered Washington lawyer whose career has included a lengthy stint as a defense lawyer at the blue-chip ...
Holdren is a leading advocate of a greater role for scientists in policy development, and he has worked for decades to get Washington to focus ...
In a situation perhaps unique among Obama's top appointees, Jones's fate did not rest on the outcome of the 2008 election. One of his biggest ...
When Biden became Barack Obama's running mate, an immediate story line was whether the veteran lawmaker could adjust to no longer calling his own shots. ...
As the man overseeing $787 billion in stimulus spending, DeSeve is holding a pile of political capital in the palm of his hand. But he's ...
When Sher first tried to hire Michelle Obama, she failed. In 1991, Sher, who would later become the first woman to serve as Chicago's top ...
There's an old sea story about Dennis Blair, from his days as commander of the U.S. Pacific Command in the late 1990s, that fairly sums ...
Panetta is a familiar face, but he finds himself in an unfamiliar position. The former House Budget Committee chairman and chief of staff in the ...
Miller's appointment is a reminder that the modern U.S. farm program started during the Democratic administration of Franklin Roosevelt. Miller, 60, graduated from Washington State ...
