<hl2>Not Like 1993</hl2> <hl2>Parsing the Early Picks </hl2>
Expertise Trumps Ideology in Obama’s Early Picks By Adriel Bettelheim and CQ Staff Posted November 24, 2008 at 1:00am Facebook Twitter Email Reddit Not Like 1993 Parsing the Early Picks Recent Stories Kay Granger, trailblazing Texas congresswoman, dead at 83 Senate’s funding patch adds Trump requests but blocks grant rule Negotiations on Senate stopgap spending bill drag ‘How do we get out of here?’ — Congressional Hits and Misses Photos of the week | July 24-30, 2026 Trump defends ‘weaponization’ fund amid Blanche confirmation drama
