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  1. videology
    Julien Baker’s ‘Appointments’ Video Is a Poignant Depiction of Mental IllnessTurn Out the Lights is out on Matador on October 27.
    By Samantha Rollins
  2. GOP Senator Explains Party’s Disarray: Nobody Expected Trump to WinPat Toomey spills a secret: Republicans didn’t have a policy plan because they didn’t think they’d have the power to enact it.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. Trump Says He’s Deliberately Refusing to Fill Hundreds of Top Agency JobsIt’s a strange — one might even say dumb — move for someone who has promised major changes in D.C.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. Trump Loyalists Gumming Up the Works in Federal AgenciesAmong other problems affecting efficiency, it seems the White House is embedding top campaign aides in the agencies, with veto powers over hiring.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. Appointments
    The White House Just Appointed Its First-Ever Woman Pastry ChefSusan Morrison is the Obamas’ new baker.
    By Clint Rainey
  6. Chef Shuffle
    Noma Has a New Pastry Chef, and He’s From New York“I’ve never foraged before. I’m from the Bronx.”
    By Hugh Merwin
  7. Appointments
    Sam Sifton Will Edit the Times’ Newly Renamed ‘Food’The newspaper man and former critic is the first to hold the job title since Craig Claiborne.
    By Hugh Merwin
  8. Appointments
    Jonathan Wright Named Chef at Rebooted Rainbow RoomFloor 65, please.
    By Hugh Merwin
  9. bill de blasio’s new york
    De Blasio Is Pretty Touchy Over Slow Commissioner Appointments“You know better.”
    By Adam Martin
  10. Appointments
    James Gersten Replaces Stephen Hanson at BR Guest HospitalityThe company’s 25 restaurants generate $150 million annually.
    By Hugh Merwin
  11. Appointments
    Kerry Heffernan Consulting at Revamped Dylan Prime, Which Opens Next WeekThe Tribeca restaurant has some more changes in store.
    By Hugh Merwin
  12. the most important people in the world
    Is Cynthia Nixon Being Considered for De Blasio’s Cabinet?That’s the rumor.
    By Adam Martin
  13. Appointments
    Blue Ribbon’s Isao Iijima Replaces Nick Kim and Jimmy Lau at NetaThe chef says a few things about the menu may change, “but we are not going to go completely insane.”
    By Beth Landman
  14. Appointments
    John Fraser Joins André Balazs at the Standard East VillageVegetables will take center stage.
    By Hugh Merwin
  15. appointments
    Obama Picks Funny Guy As New Economic AdviserAusten Goolsbee will replace Christina Romer.
    By Josh Duboff
  16. appointments
    Obama Appoints Health Official, Avoids Senate Confirmation“He would have faced a long, difficult struggle to win Senate confirmation.”
    By Josh Duboff
  17. appointments
    Bloomberg’s Deputy Mayor to Also Run His CharitySecond-most powerful City Hall official gets more put on her plate.
    By Josh Duboff
  18. early and often
    Obama Nominates Kathleen Sebelius for Health SecretaryPro-life groups are gearing up to fight the confirmation of the ardently pro-choice governor.
    By Dan Amira
  19. early and often
    Obama Names a New Commerce Secretary, AgainNot like we actually need one, but still.
    By Dan Amira
  20. early and awful
    Another Obama Nominee Resigned TodayObama’s ‘chief performance officer’ steps down, and we wonder what we shouldn’t be paying taxes on.
    By Dan Amira
  21. it just happened
    You Won’t Have Tom Daschle to Kick Around AnymoreDaschle withdraws his nomination for secretary of Health and Human Services after an outcry over his unpaid taxes.
    By Dan Amira
  22. early and often
    New Commerce Secretary Nominee Voted to Abolish the Commerce DepartmentWeird.
    By Dan Amira
  23. early and often
    Maverick Governor Expected to Blow Democrats’ 60-Seat HopesAnother dream dries up like a raisin in the sun.
    By Dan Amira
  24. early and often
    On CIA Pick, Obama Is So Far Outside the Box, He Can’t Even See the BoxIf you thought Obama would pick a spook for the head of the CIA, well, you don’t know Obama.
    By Dan Amira
  25. early and often
    Obama’s Newly Picked Environmental and Energy Team to Beat Back Global Warming, Liberal GripingFinally, Obama’s own supporters can’t find anything to complain about.
    By Dan Amira
  26. early and often
    Critics Point to Obama Cabinet Paradox: It’s Too White, Yet With Too Few RepublicansCould the first black president be appointing too many whites? And … Democrats?
    By Dan Amira
  27. early and often
    Bill Richardson, Ever Diplomatic, Settles for Commerce SecretaryThe consummate team player joins the team of rivals — but Hispanic leaders want more!
    By Dan Amira
  28. early and often
    Is Obama’s National-Security Team Liberal Change in Moderate Hawk’s Clothing?Or are progressives just looking for the silver lining in a not-so-liberal national-security team?
    By Dan Amira
  29. instant politics
    Matt Bai and Patricia J. Williams Argue Over Religion in Government and Homeowners’ Role in the Financial Crisis’New York Times Magazine’ writer Matt Bai and ‘The Nation’ columnist Patricia J. Williams argue over what an Obama presidency might mean for the judiciary and abortion, the current role of religion in government, and whether homeowners aren’t partly to blame for the financial crisis.