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Noah Shachtman
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Nov 6, 2008 6:25 AM

Obama Cabinet Chatter

All your presidential transition rumors, in one easy blog post.

All your presidential transition rumors, in one easy blog post.

Noah Shachtman is a contributing editor at WIRED and a contributing writer for The New York Times’ opinion section. Shachtman previously served as editor in chief of Rolling Stone, where he led the storied outlet to a Polk Award and its first-ever Emmy nomination. Before that, he was the editor in ... Read More
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