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"More than half of the people named so far to Obama's transition or staff posts have ties to former President Bill Clinton's administration."
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Barack Obama pledged to bring "fundamental change to Washington" as he campaigned for the White House -- but as the president-elect fills out his administration, critics say they're seeing just more of the same.
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<!--===========/IMAGE===========--><!--===========CAPTION==========-->Barack Obama's team is made up of a lot of people who also worked for former President Bill Clinton.<!--===========/CAPTION=========-->
<!--endclickprintexclude--> More than half of the people named so far to Obama's transition or staff posts have ties to former President Bill Clinton's administration.
The Clinton-heavy team has caused some Republicans to question Obama's call for change.
"I think several individuals are very frustrated to think that President-elect Obama may just cut and paste from some of the Democratic operatives from the Clinton administration and put them into his White House," said Leslie Sanchez, a Republican strategist and CNN contributor.
Republicans aren't the only ones who want Obama to branch out. Robert Kuttner, a liberal and author of "Obama's Challenge," says the president-elect should broaden his recruiting efforts.
"It's not as if the only competent people who ever served in government or who are capable are serving in government are veterans of the Clinton administration, so he's got to be careful how many Clintonistas he appoints to top level government posts," Kuttner said.
Before Clinton, however, Democrats had not been in the White House since Jimmy Carter, and many of those in Carter's administration are too old to serve again under Obama.
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"More than half of the people named so far to Obama's transition or staff posts have ties to former President Bill Clinton's administration."
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Barack Obama pledged to bring "fundamental change to Washington" as he campaigned for the White House -- but as the president-elect fills out his administration, critics say they're seeing just more of the same.
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<!--endclickprintexclude--> More than half of the people named so far to Obama's transition or staff posts have ties to former President Bill Clinton's administration.
The Clinton-heavy team has caused some Republicans to question Obama's call for change.
"I think several individuals are very frustrated to think that President-elect Obama may just cut and paste from some of the Democratic operatives from the Clinton administration and put them into his White House," said Leslie Sanchez, a Republican strategist and CNN contributor.
Republicans aren't the only ones who want Obama to branch out. Robert Kuttner, a liberal and author of "Obama's Challenge," says the president-elect should broaden his recruiting efforts.
"It's not as if the only competent people who ever served in government or who are capable are serving in government are veterans of the Clinton administration, so he's got to be careful how many Clintonistas he appoints to top level government posts," Kuttner said.
Before Clinton, however, Democrats had not been in the White House since Jimmy Carter, and many of those in Carter's administration are too old to serve again under Obama.
