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Texas: James Steinberg

Mon, 11/24/2008 - 12:07

Steinberg to State?

By Jason Thurlkill, PolitickerTX.com Reporter

James Steinberg is slated to become the next Deputy Secretary of State. Andrea Mitchell said Steinberg will serve in the position on MSNBC's "Morning Joe."  Steinberg had been mentioned as a possible candidate for National Security Advisor, however it looks increasingly likely that retired Gen. James Jones will be tapped for NSA instead.

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Fri, 11/21/2008 - 11:49

Steinberg’s competition for NSA

By Jason Thurlkill, PolitickerTX.com Reporter

There is a tug of war going on inside President-elect Obama's transition team over who will become the next National Security Advisor. Obama apparently has his own preferred candidate, and his advisors have theirs.

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Thu, 11/20/2008 - 14:54

Napolitano, not Reyes, to head Homeland Security

By Jason Thurlkill, PolitickerTX.com Reporter

U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes has not been selected to be the next secretary of Homeland Security. Politico reports that Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano has been selected to head the agency. Although Reyes was not considered a marquee contender, his name had emerged in some news reports. The El Paso Democrat heads the House Intelligence committee.

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Wed, 11/12/2008 - 18:19

Round up: Which of these Texans will head to Washington?

By Jason Thurlkill, PolitickerTX.com Reporter

Many Texans may be leaving the Bush White House soon, but there's no shortage of candidates in the Lone Star state who might replace them.

Several Texans have emerged as contenders for posts in President-elect Barack Obama's administration. Obama has already asked two Texans to join his transition team: Juliet Garcia, president of the University of Texas-Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, and Espiridion "Al" Borrego, a University of Texas-Pan American professor and former United States Department of Labor official.

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Sat, 11/01/2008 - 14:43

Kirk for Commerce, Steinberg for NSA?

By Jason Thurlkill, PolitickerTX.com Reporter

The names of two Texans are being floated for positions in a potential Obama administration, should the Illinois Democrat win the presidency Tuesday. According to various reports, former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk is a possible contender for Commerce Secretary, while James Steinberg of the LBJ School of Public Affairs is being mentioned for National Security Advisor.

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