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The Obama Administration : Wit
President Obama and Vice President Biden are not at all cracking wise about Jack Lew's ridiculous signature, but it'd be funny if they were.

The best jokes about Jack Lew's 'Lew-py' signature

The illegible handwriting of President Obama's pick for his next Treasury secretary has become an instant punchline

 
The Obama Administration : Analysis
Believe it or not, that says "Jack Lew."

What Jack Lew's loopy signature says about Obama's pick for Treasury secretary

Is he warm and cuddly? Calculatingly secretive? Enter the graphologists...

 
The Obama Administration : The List
Lew, serving as Office of Management and Budget director in 2011, speaks during a news briefing.

5 things Republicans hate about Jack Lew

President Obama's nominee for Treasury secretary used to be well-regarded on the Right. Not anymore

 
The Obama Administration : The List
President Obama and First Lady Michelle dance during an inaugural ball in 2009. This year, there'll be fewer dances like these.

Obama's second inauguration: 6 mini-scandals and surprising facts

From a bubbling fight over inaugural Champagne to anti-gay pastors, the upcoming, low-key inauguration isn't exactly low-drama

 
The Obama Administration : Best Video
When Chuck Hagel won his 1996 Nebraska Senate race, he is the first Republican to do so in 24 years

WATCH: Everything you need to know about Chuck Hagel — in 81 seconds

Get to know President Obama's nominee to head the Pentagon

 
The Obama Administration : The List
"I think the Pentagon needs to be pared down," Hagel, the nominee to head the Pentagon, once said.

7 controversial Chuck Hagel quotes and votes

The Nebraska Republican's blunt assessments are the reason President Obama tapped him for defense secretary — and the reason he may not get the job

 
The Obama Administration : The Bullpen
Edward Morrissey

Edward Morrissey: The ghost of Hagel's future

Republicans are pillorying the past of Obama's nominee for defense secretary. His future may be even worse

 
The Obama Administration : Instant Guide
President Obama may have great trust in former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.), but Republicans sure don't.

The looming confirmation fight over Chuck Hagel: A guide

President Obama is reportedly nominating the Nebraska Republican to lead the Defense Department. And the GOP is up in arms

 
Barack Obama : Politics
Beneath that devil-may-care exterior lies a ruthless political Jedi... at least according to some conservatives.

Obama the master strategist: How conservatives see the fiscal-cliff deal

To liberals, Obama is a hapless bungler when it comes to high-stakes negotiations. But the president is a ruthless operator in the conservative mind

 
Barack Obama : Politics
President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner on Nov. 16, during friendlier times.

Should President Obama even bother negotiating with the House?

Speaker John Boehner says he's done with one-on-one talks with the president. Maybe it's time for the feeling to be mutual

 
The Obama Administration : Analysis
Vice President Joe Biden swooped in and negotiated an 11th-hour deal to avoid the fiscal cliff.

Joe Biden: Affable gaffer or political powerhouse?

The VP succeeded where his boss failed, striking a fiscal cliff deal with the GOP

 
Barack Obama : Politics
With the fiscal cliff deadline fast approaching, President Obama is softening his stance on taxes.

The fiscal cliff: Proof that Obama is a horrible poker player?

It looks like the president is caving in on taxes

 
The Obama Administration : Slideshow
Christmas at the White House: A visual history

Christmas at the White House: A visual history [Updated]

From the Roosevelts to the Obamas, a look back at how First Families have decked their famous halls

 
The Obama Administration : Analysis
Conservative critics say former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) isn't a strong enough supporter of Israel.

Chuck Hagel: Have Republicans preemptively sunk another Obama nominee?

Susan Rice bailed on her secretary of state bid after GOP hectoring. Now Obama's reported pick for defense is on the ropes, too

 
The Obama Administration : The Bullpen
Daniel Larison

Daniel Larison: What Obama's cabinet choices say about his second-term foreign policy

Expect a less militarized approach to America's dealings with the rest of the world

 
Barack Obama : Politics
President Obama: Struggling to make up his mind?

Does President Obama know what he wants?

The president's puzzling expenditure of political capital on Susan Rice and Chuck Hagel raises real questions

 

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