Obama Mastering Politics' Game of Three-Dimensional Chess - Roll Call

Obama Mastering Politics’ Game of Three-Dimensional Chess

By Bob Benenson and CQ Staff

Posted June 6, 2009 at 12:00am

secretary of the Army
52 percent of its 2008 votes
fourth House special election
Hilda L. Solis
Rahm Emanuel
Jon Huntsman Jr.
he has nominated Huntsman

More Maneuvers

also intervened
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Gregg withdrew his nomination
Jan Brewer
David Axelrod
Karl Rove
From “Jigsaw Politics” — part of the CQ Politics Insiders’ Network.

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