Gregory B. Craig, who served as Clinton's lead attorney during impeachment picked for WH counsel

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Washington lawyer Gregory B. Craig, who served as President Bill Clinton's lead attorney during the 1998 impeachment proceedings, to be his White House counsel.

Craig has been a longtime adviser to former president Clinton and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, but became a close adviser to Obama during the campaign, reportedly serving as the stand-in for Sen. John McCain during debate preparations.

Craig was a foreign policy adviser to Sen. Edward M. Kennedy and Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. He has defended high-profile clients, including John Hinckley, Jr., who attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan, and Kennedy nephew William Kennedy Smith, who was accused of rape.

It was his defense of Clinton on the floor of the U.S. Senate during the impeachment trial that vaulted the 63-year-old lawyer to prominence.

As White House counsel, Craig will be responsible for steering the new president through a series of legal thickets that have become controversial during the past eight years, including torture policy and the legal disposition of prisoners at Guantanamo.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/11/16/greg_craig_selected_as_white_h.html?hpid=topnews%3Cbr%3E

[ben_meyers]

1. Gee, Hope is a city in Arkansas and

change seems to be back to the 90's.

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3. there is a limited number of engaged and experienced Democratic hands

It is notable that Obama has picked a Clinton defender, if only to recognize that Craig will likely not be carrying water for interests off of the Democratic ranch.

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2. shocking. Obama picks a competent, experienced lawyer he is close to as his WH counsel

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG

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