Podesta: ‘Multiple Republicans’ in Obama Administration

With the expected announcement next week that Secretary of Defense Robert Gates will remain on the job following President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration, Obama-Biden transition director John Podesta said there will be more Republicans serving in the new administration.

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Obama Transition Team Announces Lobbying Restrictions

John Podesta, co-chair of President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team, announced today that Obama would extend the restrictions on lobbyists during his presidential campaign to his transition to the White House. The transition team outlined the changes in a press release: