And after making the pledge to appoint a Lincolnesque "team of rivals, " Obama nominated Sen.
We've heard a lot lately about Obama's interest in Abe Lincoln's "team of rivals" in his Cabinet.
The film will be based on the recent best selling book Team Of Rivals, by historian Doris Kearns Goodwin.
Out in 2012, the film is based Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin.
So far, President Barack Obama is not surrounding himself with a team of rivals for his second term but with a team of loyal allies.
Later, the campaign would borrow author Doris Kearns Goodwin's "team of rivals" conceit -- that Lincoln picked a Cabinet of opposing opinions -- to reinforce the Lincoln-like image.
Asked Monday how he can be sure that his administration will function as a team of rivals and not a clash of rivals, Obama said he has assembled a group of "outstanding public servants" who share a core vision for the country.
There are some people close to the Obama circle who think it would be a way of co-opting her and husband, but there's no way - I certainly have no evidence if that is his thinking, but that he brings together a team of rivals.
In her 2005 book "Team of Rivals, " the basis for the hit movie "Lincoln, " historian Doris Kearns Goodwin explored how Abraham Lincoln overcame some obstacles of his presidency by giving top posts in his administration to former political opponents, keeping them close by and muting their criticism.
Strachan, winning the Manager of the Year award for the second time, has led Celtic to the Co-operative Insurance Cup this season and his team are a point ahead of rivals Rangers at the top of the Premier League.
"We've got a fantastic chance to start the season against a team likely to be one of our main rivals for the title, " Delve told BBC Radio Gloucestershire.
Its utilities work better as a team and have a deeper bench than those of rivals Norton and McAfee.
It put Jose Mourinho's team four points clear of third-placed city rivals Atletico, who travel to Osasuna on Sunday while Barca host Rayo Vallecano.
It was a wonderfully open game but Arsenal were playing like a team stung by recent criticism and the sight of old rivals United had only inspired them further.
Even so, goals from midfielder Leon Osman and substitute Nikica Jelavic kept David Moyes' team in sixth place, three points ahead of city rivals Liverpool with a game in hand as the club's manager celebrated 11 years in charge.
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Anyone who has watched Leeds over recent months - and certainly anyone who witnessed the display during Monday's 2-0 defeat by promotion-rivals Millwall - will testify to a team bereft of confidence.
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He intends to, in part, be his own secretary of state, focused on re-sculpting America's global social contract and working in partnership with a diverse team of hard-edged policy players like Clinton to make even his rivals do his direct bidding.
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CSKA, seeking to become the first Russian team to reach the semifinals of Europe's premier club competition since Moscow rivals Spartak in 1991, will be without the services of suspended midfielders Evgeni Aldonin and Milos Krasic.
In a strange build-up, the Welsh rivals had each tried to laud the ability of the other team while boosting their own men's qualities ahead of Sunday's Wales squad announcement.
Mourinho confirmed that his captain and experienced goalkeeper Iker Casillas would not be returning despite traveling with the team and training Tuesday at the Etihad Stadium, home of United's great rivals Manchester City.
Wenger has insisted his team would not fear drawing Chelsea or Manchester United - if their English rivals are part of the quarter-final draw when it takes places on 19 March.
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Hank Greenberg's place on this all-time team, for which he has no rivals in major-league baseball, would be that of designated mensch.
Many Arsenal fans were incensed when captain Robin van Persie was sold in August to traditional rivals Manchester United, with the league leaders now 15 points ahead of a team lying seventh in the Premier League after 16 rounds.
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The north London giants looked like a team under pressure and their state of mind was probably not helped after learning of the earlier wins for title rivals Chelsea and United, who leapfrogged Arsenal.
The team has been the strongest of the group stage, winning all three matches including a tense derby with neighbors and rivals Iraq.
Brands lose exposure if the cars of the team they sponsor crash or are slow and are therefore not covered on TV as much as their rivals.
In the end, the sprint was a formality for Cavendish but, with the breakaway group finishing 41 seconds ahead of the peloton, Armstrong proved the big winner, gaining time on all his rivals including Astana team-mate and 2007 Tour winner Alberto Contador, defending champion Carlos Sastre and Giro d'Italia winner Denis Menchov.
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