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  • POLITICO

    OBAMA STEPS INTO GEORGIA SENATE RACE
    He is recording a new radio ad that urges voters to support Democrat Jim Martin....
    Date: 21 Nov 2008 06:30:49 EST
    VERIZON EMPLOYEES HACK OBAMA RECORDS
    Verizon employees accessed billing records from a cell phone the president-elect had used....
    Date: 21 Nov 2008 01:32:58 EST
    OBAMA PLANS TO NAME CLINTON TO STATE
    Obama's former rival to be named his secretary of state shortly after Thanksgiving, said two senior Obama aides who expect her to accept. See earlier: Senate role?...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 23:30:40 EST
    CLINTON TO BE NAMED SECRETARY OF STATE
    Obama plans to name Hillary Clinton his secretary of state shortly after Thanksgiving, said two senior Obama aides who expect her to accept....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 23:11:33 EST
    ATTORNEY GENERAL COLLAPSES
    Michael Mukasey collapsed while giving a speech to the Federalist Society in Washington....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 22:40:35 EST
    DEMS TO DETROIT: TRY AGAIN
    Congress may be back in Dec. given the disagreement on auto aid. See also: Stevens' standing ovation...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 20:01:28 EST
    SENATE LEADERSHIP ROLE FOR HILLARY?
    Uncertainty over Clinton's potential SecState appointment is causing talk of a Senate Dem. leadership position....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 19:48:18 EST
    OBAMA RECORDS RADIO AD FOR MARTIN
    Blog: President-elect Barack Obama records a radio ad for Democrat Jim Martin in the Georgia Senate runoff....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 19:01:29 EST
    GOP GOVERNOR SLAMS PARTY
    Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman (R) says his party is out of line on environment, foreign policy. See also: GOP in a funk...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 19:01:19 EST
    RANGEL IS HAPPY TO FOLLOW OBAMA'S LEAD
    Blog: Rangel is happy to follow Obama's lead....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 18:27:43 EST
    ANOTHER CHAPTER IN HILLARY FOR STATE SAGA
    Blog: Blogger reporting the Clintons have handed over all of Bill Clinton's post-presidency paperwork for vetting process....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 18:25:05 EST
    UTAH GOVERNOR CRITICAL OF GOP
    Blog: Utah governor Jon Huntsman has some tough love for the GOP....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 18:13:00 EST
    REMAINDERS: MATTHEWS' MOVES
    Blog: Matthews returned to "Ellen."...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 18:11:33 EST
    REMAINDERS: MATTHEWS' MOVES
    Blog: Matthews returned to "Ellen."...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 18:11:33 EST
    LEADERS WANT TO SHORTEN HILL VACATION
    Congress may be back in Dec. given the disagreement on auto aid. See also: Stevens' standing ovation...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 18:10:31 EST
    WOULD-BE APPOINTEES QUIZZED ON GUNS
    Obama's team is asking potential appointees detailed questions about gun ownership, and firearms advocates aren't happy about it....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 18:09:47 EST
    TRIBUNE CHOOSES WHITE HOUSE TEAM
    Blog: Tribune's WH team....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 17:51:16 EST
    RANGEL WEIGHS IN ON OBAMA TREAS PICK
    Blog: What does Rangel want in a Treasury Secretary? The opposite of Paulson....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 17:50:39 EST
    OBAMA LEAVES HAWKISH HINTS
    The latest buzz: Obama will go for big, liberal projects on domestic policy and tack right on foreign policy....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 17:47:33 EST
    OBAMA TO DECIDE FIGHTER JET’S FATE
    Obama will have to decide what to do with the the costly F-22 Raptor, soon after taking office.  ...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 17:30:56 EST
    + POLITICO ARCHIVE

  • HUFFINGTON POST

    MARCIA G. YERMAN: GENDER, POLITICS & MEDIA REDUX
    One topic that spawned plenty of conversation during the race for the presidency, was the role of gender. Last week, New York Women In Communications presented The Spin Room: Gender, Politics & Media in the 2008 Election. The panel of four, Geraldine Ferraro, Arianna Huffington, Lesley Jane Seymou...
    Date: 21 Nov 2008 03:10:26 EST
    OBAMA RAISED OVER $500 MILLION ONLINE DURING CAMPAIGN
    Barack Obama raised half a billion dollars online in his 21-month campaign for the White House, dramatically ushering in a new digital era in presidential fundraising. In an exclusive interview with The Post, members of the vaunted Triple O, Obama's online operation, broke down the numbers: 3 milli...
    Date: 21 Nov 2008 02:20:29 EST
    BILL'S LUCRATIVE SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS CREATE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS FOR HILLARY
    It would be interesting to know how the average New York voter would respond when told that during the past three years their Senator and her spouse personally received $2.1 million from such major banks as Goldman Sachs ($800,000), Lehman Bros. ($300, 000), Citigroup ($425,000) and Deutsche Bank ($...
    Date: 21 Nov 2008 01:32:02 EST
    OBAMA RAISED HALF A BILLION ONLINE DURING CAMPAIGN
    Barack Obama raised half a billion dollars online in his 21-month campaign for the White House, dramatically ushering in a new digital era in presidential fundraising. In an exclusive interview with The Post, members of the vaunted Triple O, Obama's online operation, broke down the numbers: 3 milli...
    Date: 21 Nov 2008 01:31:57 EST
    OBAMA'S CELL PHONE RECORDS LOOKED AT BY VERIZON WORKERS
    WASHINGTON — Verizon employees snuck a peek at President-elect Barack Obama's old cell phone records and will be reprimanded accordingly, the company said late Thursday. Obama aides said no voicemails or e-mails were accessed. In a statement, Verizon Wireless President and CEO Lowell...
    Date: 21 Nov 2008 01:31:49 EST
    236.COM: INAPPROPRIATE HOTTIE RUNDOWN: WHITE HOUSE PETS
    Okay, okay, enough already. The entire nation is swept up in Obama Dog Fever, and everyone wants to know what kind of dog they're going to get. This presidential pet mania has grown to such an extreme that the New York Times even has a whole page devoted to articles about some of the more lovable Fi...
    Date: 21 Nov 2008 01:31:40 EST
    OBAMA'S INAUGURATION: WHAT TO EXPECT AT WASHINGTON'S WOODSTOCK
    Hollywood celebrities, Web activists and jet-setters from around the world are preparing to turn the presidential inauguration on Jan. 20 into a mix of Woodstock and Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1963 speech on the National Mall. While the plans of many top politicians and entertainment stars hang on pe...
    Date: 21 Nov 2008 01:31:35 EST
    PRIVATE CONTRACTORS IN IRAQ COULD FACE CHARGES FOR EARLIER INCIDENTS UNDER NEW SECURITY PACT
    Private security contractors operating in Iraq could face Iraqi prosecution for acts committed when they supposedly had immunity from Iraqi law, U.S. officials said Thursday. A new U.S.-Iraq security agreement doesn't specifically prevent Iraqi officials from bringing criminal charges retroactively...
    Date: 21 Nov 2008 01:31:30 EST
    HILLARY STILL CARRYING $7.5 MILLION OF DEBT FROM CAMPAIGN
    Hillary Clinton continues to carry $7.5 million of debt owed to vendors from her failed presidential bid which ended in early June, her campaign finance report covering the month of October shows. Even though the election is over, Clinton can continue to raise money for unpaid bills, as long as con...
    Date: 21 Nov 2008 01:31:17 EST
    ATTORNEY GENERAL MICHAEL MUKASEY COLLAPSES WHILE GIVING SPEECH
    Update 11/20 at 10:44 PM EST: The Associated Press reports: WASHINGTON - Attorney General Michael Mukasey collapsed during a speech Thursday night and was being taken to a hospital. Associate Attorney General Kevin O'Connor said Mukasey began shaking while addressing the Federalist Society at a W...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 23:10:30 EST
    SARAH PALIN TURKEY INCIDENT: DOES TV INTERVIEW WHILE TURKEYS ARE SLAUGHTERED IN THE BACKGROUND (VIDEO)
    Some videos you just have to see to believe. On Thursday, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin appeared in Wasilla in order to pardon a local turkey in anticipation of Thanksgiving. This proved to be a slightly absurd but ultimately unremarkable event. But what came next was positively surreal. After the par...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 22:51:05 EST
    CNN: ATTORNEY GENERAL MICHAEL MUKASEY COLLAPSES WHILE GIVING SPEECH
    CNN is reporting that Attorney General Michael Mukasey collapsed tonight while giving a speech at a Federalist Society dinner. This is the press release for the dinner: WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey will deliver remarks about National Security o...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 22:50:53 EST
    SARAH PALIN DOES TV INTERVIEW WHILE TURKEYS ARE SLAUGHTERED IN THE BACKGROUND (VIDEO)
    Some videos you just have to see to believe. On Thursday, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin appeared in Wasilla in order to pardon a local turkey in anticipation of Thanksgiving. This proved to be a slightly absurd but ultimately unremarkable event. But what came next was positively surreal. After the par...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 22:20:29 EST
    JENNIFER DONAHUE: HILLARY CLINTON: WHY SHE IS UNIQUELY QUALIFIED AS SECRETARY OF STATE
    Its been a long road for Senator Hillary Clinton. The road has led to her consideration as Secretary of State in a world full of uncertainties. Article after artifcle, pundit after pundit describe why she is not the right choice (see Politico.com today, NYT, Huffingtonpost, the cable nets and many...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 22:00:36 EST
    POLL: 61 PERCENT OF AMERICANS HAVE UNFAVORABLE VIEW OF GOP
    The Republican Party has hit a new low. Just 34 percent of Americans in a Gallup Poll released Thursday say they have a favorable view of the party, down 40 percent from a month ago, before the election....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 21:30:39 EST
    OBAMA REACHES OUT TO BUSH 41 VETERAN SCOWCROFT FOR ADVICE
    Democratic sources say that former Bush 41 National Security Adviser Brent Scowcroft is one of the people whom Barack Obama has been consulting about how to craft his national security team. Knowledgeable sources say Obama reached out to Scowcroft two days ago to discuss defense and national securit...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 20:50:35 EST
    INTELLIGENCE REPORT: US CAN NO LONGER 'CALL THE SHOTS ALONE'
    The United States' leading intelligence organisation has warned that the world is entering an increasingly unstable and unpredictable period in which the advance of western-style democracy is no longer assured, and some states are in danger of being "taken over and run by criminal networks". The gl...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 20:50:25 EST
    EARL OFARI HUTCHINSON: PRITZKER SAVED OBAMA MUCH EMBARRASSSMENT BY BOWING OUT OF COMMERCE
    Billionaire Obama campaign finance chair Penny Pritzker did the smart, maybe the only, thing she could when she quickly scotched talk that she wanted to be Obama's Commerce Department Secretary. Pritzker says she doesn't want the post because she can better help the administration by doing her part...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 20:40:45 EST
    AYERS SAYS CONNECTION TO OBAMA 'EXAGGERATED'
    Former 1960s radical William Ayers says his past relationship with President-elect Barack Obama was often exaggerated during Obama's bid for the White House. Ayers, a University of Illinois at Chicago professor, addressed students at Monmouth College in west-central Illinois Thursday. He says ref...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 20:40:34 EST
    AFGHAN PRISONER SLAUGHTER IS BASIS FOR NEW MOVIE
    Drive north of Kabul for an hour, turn left into a grey desert and head east for fifteen minutes, the sand shawling up the side of the windows until an armed man in the uniform of the Iranian police stops you before a forbidding compound of watchtowers, mud walls and razor wire. For a brief moment,...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 20:01:10 EST
    + HUFFINGTON POST ARCHIVE

  • MSNBC / NEWSWEEK

    BOEHNER RE-ELECTED HOUSE GOP LEADER
    Rep. John Boehner of Ohio was re-elected Wednesday as House Republican leader, tasked with reviving a party diminished in numbers and fighting to stay relevant as Democrats take over the White House and strengthen their majorities in Congress....
    Date: 21 Nov 2008 05:02:17 EST
    MERCURIO: UNCERTAINTY FOR BLUE DOGS
    Despite their gains at the polls, the coalition of fiscally conservative Democrats may be put to the test by the financial crisis...
    Date: 21 Nov 2008 05:02:06 EST
    ANCHORAGE MAYOR TAKES RESTRAINED ROUTE TO SENATE
    Mark Begich had every candidate's fantasy — a seemingly unbeatable opponent who became embroiled in scandal at the height of the campaign....
    Date: 21 Nov 2008 05:01:56 EST
    MCCAIN RETURNS TO THE SENATE, SEEKS 5TH TERM
    The Arizona senator whose presidential bid was snuffed out two weeks ago by Barack Obama, was welcomed back by 2004's failed Democratic presidential nominee, John Kerry....
    Date: 21 Nov 2008 05:01:49 EST
    INSURERS PITCH HEALTH COVERAGE MANDATE
    The health insurance industry said Wednesday it will support a national health care overhaul that requires them to accept all customers, regardless of pre-existing medical conditions — but in return it wants lawmakers to mandate that everyone buy coverage....
    Date: 21 Nov 2008 05:01:41 EST
    SENATE LEADER CALLS OFF VOTE ON AUTO BAILOUT
    The Senate's top Democrat has called off a planned vote this week on a $25 billion auto industry bailout....
    Date: 21 Nov 2008 05:01:34 EST
    IT'S NORTH VS. SOUTH IN BIG THREE BAILOUT FIGHT
    Should taxpayers in Alabama be asked to help bail out Big Three automakers whose plants are concentrated in Northern states such as Michigan and Ohio? How the auto industry pits North against South....
    Date: 21 Nov 2008 05:01:28 EST
    TED STEVENS GIVES LAST SENATE SPEECH
    In a painfully poignant moment reminiscent of the fall of yesteryear's Senate giants, Republican Ted Stevens has spoken and yielded the floor for the last time....
    Date: 21 Nov 2008 05:01:20 EST
    WAXMAN TOPPLES DINGELL FOR KEY PANEL CHAIR
    Rep. Henry Waxman — a liberal ally of Speaker Nancy Pelosi — will take over the chairmanship of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee in January....
    Date: 21 Nov 2008 05:01:11 EST
    WHY DEMOCRATS GAVE BIG THREE A REPRIEVE
    A look at the political reasoning behind the decision by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to give the Big Three auto makers another shot at a $25 billion loan....
    Date: 21 Nov 2008 05:01:02 EST
    DEMS DEMAND BUSINESS PLAN FROM BIG THREE
    Democratic leaders in Congress decided to delay a vote to bail out automakers until December and will first demand the Big Three show how the funds would transform the industry....
    Date: 21 Nov 2008 05:00:48 EST
    PHONE WORKERS PEEK AT OBAMA'S CELL RECORDS
    Verizon employees snuck a peek at President-elect Barack Obama's old cell phone records and will be reprimanded accordingly, the company said late Thursday....
    Date: 21 Nov 2008 01:33:15 EST
    ATTORNEY GENERAL MUKASEY COLLAPSES
    Attorney General Michael Mukasey collapsed during a speech Thursday night and was taken to a hospital. The Department of Justice said he was conscious but would be kept overnight....
    Date: 21 Nov 2008 01:33:10 EST
    OBAMAS TO GREEN THE WHITE HOUSE?
    While hanging new drapes isn't high on the Obamas' list of priorities as they prepare to move into the White House, design experts wonder if the next first family will use the nation's most famous house as a way to back a serious agenda: going green....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 22:42:07 EST
    NO SWEAT: OBAMAS WORK FITNESS INTO DAILY ROUTINE
    Many women recoil at the thought of baring their arms in sleeveless dresses or blouses, but not Michelle Obama — half of the fabulously fit new first couple....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 22:42:02 EST
    HOLDER'S LIKELY NOMINATION REVIVES PARDON FUROR
    Eric Holder is in line for nomination by President-elect Barack Obama to the attorney general's job that Holder has long wanted, but a 2001 episode with fugitive financier Marc Rich is stirring partisan acrimony....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 22:41:56 EST
    WHO’LL DRESS MICHELLE OBAMA FOR INAUGURATION?
    Fashion legend Diane von Furstenberg is in the running to make Michelle Obama's Inauguration Day dress. She was one of the many fashion designers asked to submit a sketch for President-elect Obama's wife....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 22:41:43 EST
    EMANUEL: GOT IDEAS? CALL MY CELL
    Incoming White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, on Capitol Hill today to meet with House and Senate Republicans, says that the lines of communication will run across the aisle in an Obama administration....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 22:41:38 EST
    NAPOLITANO EYED FOR HOMELAND SECURITY
    An early Barack Obama supporter from the southwestern part of the country, the former Arizona attorney general is a leading contender for the job of secretary of homeland security....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 22:41:32 EST
    OBAMA PLEDGED CHANGE, PICKS INSIDERS
    President-elect Barack Obama promised the voters change but has started his Cabinet selection process by naming several Washington insiders to top posts....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 22:41:16 EST
    + MSNBC / NEWSWEEK ARCHIVE

  • WSJ WASHINGTON WIRE

    INDECISION, THUMB PRINTS AND LIZARD PEOPLE IN THE MINNESOTA RECOUNT
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 16:22:42 EST
    PRITZKER OUT AS COMMERCE SECRETARY CONTENDER
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 14:50:42 EST
    POLITICAL PERCEPTIONS: TOM DASCHLE?S RAVE REVIEWS
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 11:40:51 EST
    WAXMAN WINS POWERFUL ENERGY AND COMMERCE POST
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 11:10:39 EST
    SENATE TO VOTE ON JOBLESS BENEFITS; BUSH SIGNALS SUPPORT
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 10:30:41 EST
    SENATE TO TAKE UP JOBLESS BENEFITS; BUSH SIGNALS SUPPORT
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 10:20:49 EST
    PALIN CONGRATULATES BEGICH AFTER SEN. STEVENS CONCEDES
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 19:50:34 EST
    OBAMA, PODESTA WARN TRANSITION STAFF ON LEAKS
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 17:21:02 EST
    OBAMA CELEBRATES BIDEN’S BIRTHDAY
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 17:10:48 EST
    WAXMAN WINS FIRST STEP TOWARD ENERGY AND COMMERCE CHAIRMANSHIP
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 15:30:39 EST
    HOUSE REPUBLICANS APPROVE LEADERSHIP TEAM
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 15:20:46 EST
    VAN HOLLEN SETTLES INTO HIS NEW–AND OLD–JOB
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 13:20:46 EST
    GENSLER LEADS TRANSITION AT THE SEC
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 12:51:07 EST
    HUCKABEE ON PALIN: ‘SHE DIDN’T HAVE TO GET BLOODIED’
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 12:30:45 EST
    POLITICAL PERCEPTIONS: ERIC HOLDER, GOING DOWN HARD ON THE RIGHT
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 11:30:49 EST
    DETERMINED NOT TO MAKE NEWS, EMANUEL SPEAKS OF ‘ERA OF REFORM’
    Date: 18 Nov 2008 22:00:55 EST
    A SURPRISING SECOND PRIORITY: EDUCATION
    Date: 18 Nov 2008 21:51:01 EST
    CEOS’ TOP DEMANDS FOR OBAMA: FIX THE ECONOMY, EDUCATION
    Date: 18 Nov 2008 21:01:40 EST
    OBAMA SHOULD COMPLETE DOHA GLOBAL TRADE TALKS, CEOS SAY
    Date: 18 Nov 2008 19:10:53 EST
    HOUSE DEMOCRATS PICK LEADERSHIP TEAM
    Date: 18 Nov 2008 18:02:28 EST
    + WSJ WASHINGTON WIRE ARCHIVE

  • RCP BLOG

    'FAIRNESS DOCTRINE' ALL HOT AIR?
    That's the argument Marin Cogan makes in her New Republic piece. Specifically, says Cogan, the supposed effort by Democrats to reinstate the Fairness Doctrine is a "manufactured controversy." She writes: To figure out who was causing such agitation, I went searching for the proponents of the fairnes...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 18:13:03 EST
    PRITZKER OUT OF THE GAME
    Penny Pritzker, who the Obama folks were eyeing for commerce secretary, has removed her name from the running, reports Politico's Mike Allen: Chicago businesswoman Penny Pritzker, national campaign finance chairwoman for the Obama campaign, has taken herself out of the running to be secretary of com...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 17:00:48 EST
    PARTIES LOOKING AHEAD TO REDISTRICTING
    National Journal's Richard E. Cohen, who co-authors The Almanac of American Politics, takes a look today at redistricting -- which begins following the 2010 census -- as well as Democrats' House seat pick-ups by region since 2002. Since the 2002 results of new redistricting lines in most states, Hou...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 16:41:10 EST
    GALLUP: GOP BRAND TAKES ANOTHER HIT
    A new poll from Gallup shows that perhaps the GOP image hasn't hit bottom yet: The Republican Party's image has gone from bad to worse over the past month, as only 34% of Americans in a Nov. 13-16 Gallup Poll say they have a favorable view of the party, down from 40% in mid-October. The 61% [...]...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 16:22:33 EST
    IS THIS GETTING AWAY FROM OBAMA?
    Perhaps we shouldn't be surprised that the Clinton-for-SoS sideshow is entering its second week. This is the  Clintons after all, and this is what comes when you deal with them. But, for a candidate and a campaign team that rarely misstepped, is this one starting to get away from Obama? I mean, is t...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 13:12:04 EST
    TO SANCTION OR NOT?
    There appears to be some disagreement between the two parties on whether the Dem caucus "sanctioned" Lieberman or not, reports the Politico: “I don't view it as a sanction,” a relaxed and genial Lieberman told Politico as he walked through the Capitol. Instead, the Connecticut independent suggested...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 12:00:45 EST
    FOLLOWING THE RECOUNT
    Handy table for following the Minnesota Senate recount here.       ...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 11:50:39 EST
    WAXMAN BEATS DINGELL
    From Reid Wilson: In a surprise move, the House Democratic Caucus has stripped its longest-serving member of a top committee post in favor of a more liberal challenger. California Rep. Henry Waxman topped Michigan Rep. John Dingell by a 137-122 vote in the battle over the House Energy and Commerce C...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 11:20:35 EST
    MCCAIN WINS MISSOURI
    Not that it matters at all. From the AP: Republican John McCain has defeated President-elect Barack Obama in Missouri - the last state to be decided in the 2008 presidential election. McCain's narrow victory over Obama breaks a bellwether streak in which Missourians had picked the winning president...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 11:10:36 EST
    BILL CLINTON RALLIES MARTIN CROWD
    With Democrat Jim Martin still fighting for a Senate seat in Georgia, Bill Clinton came to Atlanta to lend a hand. Martin and Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss will face off again Dec. 2 in a runoff. From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Clinton told a chilly crowd at Clark Atlanta University to retu...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 08:20:40 EST
    MINNESOTA SENATE RECOUNT BEGINS
    Sen. Norm Coleman's leads Democratic challenger Al Franken by just 174 votes after the first day of recounting ballots, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. Both campaigns dispatched teams of recount monitors, who challenged a total of 269 votes yesterday. But the day was not without its drama. In...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 08:10:34 EST
    MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD
    Joan Vennochi uses a mere 17 words to cut to the bone in the first sentence of her column today: "If the auto industry could reinvent itself as quickly as Mitt Romney, it wouldn't need a bailout." Ouch.       ...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 07:40:35 EST
    STEVENS CONCEDES
    Ted Stevens has conceded the Alaska Senate race with the following statement: "Given the number of ballots that remain to be counted, it is apparent the election has been decided and Mayor Begich has been elected. "My family and I wish to thank the thousands of Alaskans who stood by us and who suppo...
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 17:30:46 EST
    MORE OBAMA WHITE HOUSE ANNOUNCEMENTS
    From the press office of the President-Elect: WASHINGTON – President-elect Barack Obama today announced the following key White House staff: David Axelrod, Lisa Brown, Greg Craig, and Chris Lu. David Axelrod will serve as Senior Advisor to the President, Lisa Brown will serve as Staff Secretary,...
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 16:41:05 EST
    HUCKABEE ON PALIN
    Some interesting comments from Huckabee on Palin, via the Wall Street Journal: “What John McCain did for her was to give her the capacity to sort of leapfrog over the process and get right to the center stage,” he said at a breakfast with reporters this morning. “By naming her (his running mate) he...
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 16:30:49 EST
    DOES DASCHLE PASS THE TEST?
    Becoming 44, a blog by Public Citizen that bills itself as providing "a progressive point of view on the creation of the Obama administration," is questioning whether the selection of Tom Daschle as HHS Secretary violates Obama's new ethics policy which states "No political appointees in the Obama-B...
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 16:20:57 EST
    NEW GOP HOUSE LEADERSHIP TEAM
    Republicans officially elected their leaders today for the 111th Congress. Leadership will look fairly different in 2009, though Minority Leader John Boehner will remain head of the GOP Conference. The new team (with out-going member in parenthesis): • Minority Leader: Rep. John Boehner, OH-8 (re-e...
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 15:20:44 EST
    MADAME SECRETARY - PART II
    The consensus among the pundit class seems to be that Hillary is not the right choice for Secretary of State. So says Tom Freidman, David Broder, Bronwen Maddox, David Harsanyi, and Michael Goodwin (because of Bill), among others. That display of agreement across the ideological spectrum, in and of...
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 15:00:53 EST
    COLE STEPS DOWN FROM NRCC
    Oklahoma Rep. Tom Cole, elected chairman of the NRCC shortly after the 2006 election, has bowed out of the race to keep his leadership post. After defeating Texas Rep. Pete Sessions for the job two years ago, Cole's exit paved the way for Sessions to take over. Like Cole, Sessions will head the Repu...
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 14:40:41 EST
    DASCHLE FOR HHS?
    That's what CNN is reporting: Three sources close to the transition and in a position to know tell CNN that former Sen. Tom Daschle is President-elect Barack Obama's choice to be Secretary of Health and Human Services and the former Senate Majority Leader has indicated he wants the job. Most signifi...
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 13:10:37 EST
    + RCP BLOG ARCHIVE

  • WONKETTE

    AWFUL VIDEO OF AG MICHAEL MUKASEY COLLAPSING
    Ugh. Why do we even post such things? Breaking News, etc., that’s why! So do us a favor, commenters, and try to control yourselves, show some class, &c., unless Mukasey has specifically done something personally horrible to you. We have no useful update, to this old dude just falling ove...
    Date: 21 Nov 2008 01:33:25 EST
    CHECK OUT THE HOT NEW SARAH PALIN/TURKEY GRINDER BLOODPORN
    Sarah Palin pardoned a turkey at an abbatoir today to celebrate Thanksgiving, a full week beforehand. After pardoning the turkey, Palin partook in her favorite post-election hobby — answering questions from the media — while a turkey butcher worked in the background SLAUGHTERING A TURKE...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 21:50:37 EST
    A FESTIVUS MIRACLE: NO FANNIE/FREDDIE FORECLOSURES! (UNTIL JANUARY 9)
    So, uh, the economy doesn’t seem to be doing much, uh, better. The S&P 500 is back down to 1997 levels. 1997! Everybody’s losing their jobs, if they still have jobs. Some are suggesting it will not even be a Merry Christmas, and that the real (Muslim) Jesus is sort of getting a kick...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 19:10:38 EST
    Q&A WITH ‘GET YOUR WAR ON’ GUY, DAVID REES!
    America’s favorite fun comic strip of hopelessness and despair, Get Your War On, wouldn’t exist if not for a) 9/11 and b) David Rees, the creator of the actual comic strip. As we could not get an interview with 9/11, we decided to email five questions to Rees — who will be in Washi...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 18:14:32 EST
    HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JOE BIDEN!
    Oh check it out, Joe Biden had his little birthday office party today, on his birthday, at Obama’s office tower in Chicago. Joe is 66 years old, and also for his birthday he gets to be vice president, which is a fun thing! (He also has to live in that creepy Observatory and hear the [...]...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 17:33:42 EST
    YOUR ANTE/ANTI-THANKSGIVING FUN BINGE
    It’s the last weekend before this November holiday, Thanksgiving, for which you’re expected do horrible things like eat cranberries and pretend to enjoy watching hours of teevee footage of oversized balloons being stuffed in between buildings in New York City. Probably best to cram as mu...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 16:30:47 EST
    RETARDED PERSON HAS ECONOMIC THEORY
    One of the Festivus Miracles of American Journalism is that the Wall Street Journal is such a very good newspaper despite the daily presence of its editorial pages, which are run by a couple of brain-damaged wingnuts who would be unwelcome on AM talk radio, as callers. Today, one of these comical ed...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 16:22:34 EST
    RETARDED PERSON HAS ECONOMIC THEORY
    One of the Festivus Miracles of American Journalism is that the Wall Street Journal is such a very good newspaper despite the daily presence of its editorial pages, which are run by a couple of brain-damaged wingnuts who would be unwelcome on AM talk radio, as callers. Today, one of these comical ed...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 16:22:34 EST
    UNMARRIED CONGRESSLADY LINDA SANCHEZ IS PREGNANT!
    California has two terrific Sanchez Sisters in Congress, and one of them is illegally having a bastard child soon! Rep. Linda Sanchez, D-Sodom & Gomorrah, is expecting a new little Sanchez soon, and it was fathered by babymama Jim Sullivan, her longtime boyfriend. Happy whatever you call this,...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 14:20:43 EST
    SCIENCE PROVES WONKETTE WRITERS ARE DILIGENT DRONES
    So we were over at the blog of our Emo-Goth boyfriend Andrew Sullivan and he linked to this nifty site analyzer deal that will stare deep into your blog’s soul and tell you exactly what kind of a human you are. The Typealizer’s take on Wonkette was quite surprising! And … horrifyin...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 14:10:46 EST
    EXAMINE DISPUTED MINNESOTA BALLOTS FOR LAFFS!
    Oh here is a fun game! Check out these actual disputed voter ballots from Minnesota, and look at what laughable excuses the Coleman and Franken campaigns have for arguing “voter intent” in one direction or the other. Minnesota Public Radio, you have rendered a valuable time-wasting servi...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 13:22:53 EST
    MIKE HUCKABEE’S 2012 CAMPAIGN BEGINS IN IOWA
    Guess who made a campaign stop in Iowa this morning? Mike Huckabee! Iowa! 2012! It’s the new-new Republican Party, with a platform based on Huckabee’s special blend of a) jesus-y socialism, b) weight-loss schemes, c) playing bass in the Christian Rock band “The Wiggles,” and...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 12:30:44 EST
    WAXMAN WILL RUN HOUSE ENERGY COMMITTEE, DINGELL WILL RUN NOTHING
    Henry Wax Man, Man of Wax: as chairman of the House Oversight Committee, he has basically subpeonaed the entire Bush administration and asked them why they all suck so much. Henry Waxman rules! And now he will be taking his brand of California liberal ass-kickery to the Energy and Commerce Committee...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 12:00:46 EST
    LIVEBLOGGING UNCLE TED STEVENS’ SAD FAREWELL
    Ted Stevens is 85 years old and has served in the United States Senate since Reconstruction. He now has to leave, because he lost his latest re-election bid to some warm-blooded mammal from Anchorage. Join us as he delivers a stirring rendition of “Non, je ne regrette rien” before commit...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 11:20:36 EST
    LIVEBLOGGING UNCLE TED STEVEN’S SAD FAREWELL
    Ted Stevens is 85 years old and has served in the United States Senate since Reconstruction. He now has to leave, because he lost his latest re-election bid to some warm-blooded mammal from Anchorage. Join us as he delivers a stirring rendition of “Non, je ne regrette rien” before commit...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 11:10:38 EST
    SIGMA CHI OVERLORDS WILL MAINTAIN GRIP ON GEORGIA SENATE SEAT
    At the University of Georgia, a supersecret society of kinky hedonist plutocrats has spent years grooming its minions for high public office. This society is called “the Sigma Chi fraternity,” and both Jim Martin and Saxby Chambliss were members in the early 1960s. To what foul overlords...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 11:00:50 EST
    BUSH HORRIBLY UNPOPULAR AT G20 SUMMIT
    What is up here? George Bush is not shaking anybody’s hand, nobody’s shaking his hand, it is an international diplomatic crisis! It will be nice to have a President whom the leaders of other nations do not find so physically revolting they can’t stand to touch him briefly. [YouTub...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 09:20:41 EST
    UNLOCKING THE GENETIC SECRETS OF HAIRY MONSTERS
    Medical insurers propose a new health care plan: they will not turn anyone down for coverage, as long as everybody is required to have it. Thorny questions linger regarding affordability and enforcement of a mandate, and Barack Obama has no comment on the industry proposal. [New York Times] The Wa...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 09:00:48 EST
    FRANKEN UP & DOWN, COLEMAN REMAINS A TWIT
    Dubious comic talent Al Franken was beating Norm Coleman in the Minnesota recount, two hours ago, but now Coleman is ahead by 174 votes! This will go on, back and forth, until the remaining 82% of the vote is recounted. The loser gets a show on Air America. [Star Tribune]...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 01:30:38 EST
    JOHN MCCAIN IS PRESIDENT OF MISSOURI
    Ha, the AP has finally called Missouri, the famous bellwether (or dare we say, FAIR-WEATHER?) state that has voted with the winning presidential election candidate since 1956, for John “Walnuts” McCain, whom some of you may remember. This means Meghan McCain will have to get a “Sho...
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 18:00:48 EST
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  • WASHINGTON POST

    THE FRIDAY LINE: TEN REPUBLICANS TO WATCH
    The great thing about elections is that as soon as the last one ends, the next one begins. Everywhere the Fix goes these days -- and by everywhere we mean the office, Starbucks and the gym to play basketball --......
    Date: 21 Nov 2008 06:20:22 EST
    STEVENS BIDS FAREWELL ON THE SENATE FLOOR
    STEVENS: Mr. President, I'm grateful to the senator from Virginia for his comments. And I understand his duty calls to go to his meeting at the CIA. I'm grateful very much for your -- your support....
    Date: 21 Nov 2008 02:40:19 EST
    THE YEAR 2025: OIL, DOLLAR OUT; RUSSIA, ISLAM IN
    WASHINGTON -- Global warming could be a boon to Russia, a European country could be overrun by organized crime and the U.S. dollar _ and the United States itself_ could further decline in importance during the next two decades, says a U.S. intelligence report with predictions for the world in 2025....
    Date: 21 Nov 2008 02:40:11 EST
    VERIZON STAFF VIEWED OBAMA'S ACCOUNT
    Verizon Wireless said last night that a number of its employees have "accessed and viewed" President-elect Barack Obama's personal cellphone account without authorization....
    Date: 21 Nov 2008 02:40:00 EST
    CONSERVATIVE FEDERALIST SOCIETY CAN EXPECT ITS STATUS TO SHRINK
    Last year, there was a candlelight dinner at sold-out, shut-down Union Station to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Federalist Society, with President Bush on stage and three Supreme Court justices in the audience....
    Date: 21 Nov 2008 02:00:59 EST
    OBAMA FACES FIERCE FIGHT TO KEEP EDUCATION
    Date: 21 Nov 2008 01:30:57 EST
    ATTORNEY GENERAL MUKASEY COLLAPSES DURING ADDRESS IN WASHINGTON; HOSPITALIZED OVERNIGHT
    Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey collapsed last evening while delivering a speech to a prominent legal group and was rushed to George Washington University Hospital....
    Date: 21 Nov 2008 01:30:51 EST
    CIA WITHHELD DETAILS ON DOWNING, IG SAYS
    An internal CIA probe has concluded that agency officials deliberately misled Congress, the White House and federal prosecutors about key details of the 2001 downing of an airplane carrying U.S. missionaries in Peru, according to a senior lawmaker who called yesterday for a new criminal inquiry i......
    Date: 21 Nov 2008 01:30:25 EST
    MUKASEY COLLAPSES DURING ADDRESS IN WASHINGTON; CONDITION UNKNOWN
    Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey collapsed last evening while delivering a speech to a prominent legal group and was rushed to George Washington University Hospital....
    Date: 21 Nov 2008 01:30:11 EST
    UNCONVINCED CONGRESS TABLES AUTO DECISION
    With two of Detroit's Big Three automakers teetering on the brink of collapse, congressional leaders yesterday refused to advance a proposal for a federal bailout, saying auto industry executives had failed to persuade lawmakers that they would make good use of the money....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 23:00:19 EST
    CIA DECEPTIVE ON DEATHS IN PERU, AGENCY FINDS
    An internal CIA probe has concluded that agency officials deliberately misled Congress, the White House and federal prosecutors about key details of the 2001 downing of an airplane carrying U.S. missionaries in Peru, according to a senior lawmaker who called yesterday for a new criminal inquiry into...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 22:50:33 EST
    OBAMA'S ONCE-DISCIPLINED TEAM SPRINGS LEAKS DURING TRANSITION
    Barack Obama was famously able to impose discipline and control over his presidential campaign, but it didn't take long for him to discover that running a transition is something quite different....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 22:50:14 EST
    DETROIT AUTOMAKERS LOSE STAUNCH ALLY AS WAXMAN OUSTS DINGELL ON KEY COMMITTEE
    If beleaguered U.S. automakers didn't have enough problems, Michigan Rep. John D. Dingell, their greatest congressional champion, was dethroned yesterday as chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee by Rep. Henry A. Waxman of California, an advocate of stiff measures against global......
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 22:10:37 EST
    HOMELAND SECURITY PICK NAPOLITANO PRAISED BY LEFT AND RIGHT ALIKE
    President-elect Barack Obama's pending selection of Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano (D) as secretary of homeland security was greeted yesterday as a sign that the new Democratic administration will fundamentally change the tone of the nation's post-Sept. 11 approach to domestic security....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 22:10:08 EST
    AS SEN. STEVENS SAYS GOODBYE, SO DO OLD BULLS, TO AN ERA
    There, for a final time at his Senate desk, stood Ted Stevens: longest-serving Republican senator in U.S. history, shepherd of Alaska statehood, convicted felon....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 21:30:17 EST
    UNDER U.S. PROPOSAL, CLIMATE CHANGE WOULDN'T BE FACTOR IN ASSESSING RISKS TO ENDANGERED SPECIES
    The Bush administration is finalizing changes to the Endangered Species Act that would ensure that federal agencies would not have to take global warming into account when assessing risks to imperiled plants and animals....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 21:10:55 EST
    JUDGE ORDERS RELEASE OF FIVE GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEES
    For the first time, a federal judge ordered the release yesterday of detainees from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay after evaluating and rejecting government allegations that five men were dangerous enemy combatants....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 21:10:43 EST
    IF CLINTON'S THE PICK, WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE RICHARDSON?
    As Hillary Rodham Clinton inches toward becoming secretary of state, Latino advocates are asking: Whither Bill Richardson?...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 21:10:07 EST
    CABINET PICKS DEMONSTRATE OBAMA'S LOYALTY, PRACTICALITY
    President-elect Barack Obama is, as promised, moving quickly to put key members of his Administration in place -- an amalgam of longtime allies and veteran Washington insiders who demonstrate not just his loyalty, but also a strong practical streak....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 19:43:41 EST
    WAXMAN DEFEATS DINGELL IN RACE FOR HOUSE ENERGY COMMITTEE CHAIR
    Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) today won the backing of the Democratic caucus to become the new head of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, defeating longtime chairman Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) in a vote Waxman's backers said would signal strong support for the agenda of President-elect Bara......
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 19:37:52 EST
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  • NEW YORK TIMES

    HIGH AND LOW FINANCE: LOOKING TO WASHINGTON AGAIN, SO FAR IN VAIN
    The sell-off in the stock market has been stunning, and quick government action is needed to restore confidence....
    Date: 21 Nov 2008 06:30:33 EST
    ATTORNEY GENERAL COLLAPSES WHILE GIVING SPEECH
    Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey collapsed during a speech and was taken to the hospital, where a spokesman said he was “conscious, conversant and alert.”...
    Date: 21 Nov 2008 05:30:31 EST
    NATIONAL BRIEFING | WASHINGTON: CONGRESSWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS PREGNANT
    Representative Linda T. Sanchez, Democrat of California, is pregnant with her first child....
    Date: 21 Nov 2008 02:30:47 EST
    NATIONAL BRIEFING | WASHINGTON: FORMER LEGISLATIVE AIDE PLEADS GUILTY
    Trevor L. Blackann, a former legislative aide to Senator Christopher S. Bond and Representative Roy Blunt, pleaded guilty to hiding thousands of dollars of gifts from lobbyists....
    Date: 21 Nov 2008 02:30:37 EST
    THE INSIDER’S CRUSADE
    David Brooks
    The next administration will be a valedictocracy rule by those who graduated first in their high school class. If an enemy attacks United States during a Harvard-Yale game, we’re in trouble....
    Date: 21 Nov 2008 01:32:43 EST
    JIM MATTOX, COMBATIVE TEXAS POLITICIAN, DIES AT 65
    Mr. Mattox, a former attorney general of Texas and member of Congress, was best remembered as a fierce political campaigner who battled Ann Richards in a vicious primary campaign for governor....
    Date: 21 Nov 2008 01:32:35 EST
    GLOBAL FORECAST BY AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE EXPECTS AL QAEDA’S APPEAL TO FALTER
    While noting that Al Qaeda remains a major threat, the group’s indiscriminate killings and inattention to the practical concerns of Muslims have hurt its support, a new report says....
    Date: 21 Nov 2008 01:32:28 EST
    DETROIT’S BID FOR AID FAILS — FOR NOW
    Democratic leaders in Congress gave auto industry leaders 12 days to come back with a plan showing that federal aid would be well-spent....
    Date: 21 Nov 2008 01:32:22 EST
    HIGH & LOW FINANCE: LOOKING TO WASHINGTON AGAIN, SO FAR IN VAIN
    The sell-off in the stock market has been stunning, and quick government action is needed to restore confidence....
    Date: 21 Nov 2008 01:32:16 EST
    ATTORNEY GENERAL COLLAPSES DURING SPEECH
    Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey collapsed during a Washington speech and was taken to the hospital, where a spokesman said he was “conscious, conversant and alert.”...
    Date: 21 Nov 2008 01:32:12 EST
    OBAMA FUND-RAISER KNOCKS DOWN CABINET RUMORS
    Penny S. Pritzker, the Obama campaign finance chairwoman, has withdrawn as a candidate for a cabinet post....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 23:11:22 EST
    GOVERNOR OF ARIZONA IS IN LINE FOR CABINET
    President-elect Barack Obama is planning to choose Janet Napolitano to head the Department of Homeland Security, transition officials said....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 23:11:14 EST
    MUKASEY COLLAPSES DURING SPEECH
    Attorney General Michael Mukasey has collapsed during a speech and is being taken to a hospital....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 23:11:07 EST
    AN OPTION FOR CLINTON: ENHANCED SENATE ROLE
    Hillary Rodham Clinton is said to be in line for a leadership role in the Senate if she does not join the Obama cabinet as secretary of state....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 23:11:02 EST
    CONGRESSIONAL MEMO: LAME DUCK? THE DODO SEEMS A MORE APT BIRD
    Lawmakers approved only a modest extension of jobless benefits this week, showing why lame-duck sessions often do not work....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 23:10:55 EST
    CHANGE IN CONGRESS MORE THAN A SLOGAN
    Age and seniority gave way in Congress on Thursday, a remarkable shift in a place where power has traditionally come from longevity....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 23:10:51 EST
    JUDGE DECLARES FIVE DETAINEES HELD ILLEGALLY
    A federal judge issued the Bush administration a sharp setback, ordering the release of five Algerian men who had been held at Guantánamo Bay for nearly seven years....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 23:10:44 EST
    DEMOCRATS OUST LONGTIME LEADER OF HOUSE PANEL
    Representative Henry A. Waxman unseated John D. Dingell to become chairman of the powerful Energy and Commerce Committee....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 22:11:02 EST
    PRITZKER WITHDRAWS FROM CABINET CONSIDERATION
    The Caucus
    A close Obama ally faces scrutiny for her business dealings, and won't be considered for a Cabinet post...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 14:10:39 EST
    FRED THOMPSON'S PITCH FOR CHAMBLISS
    The Caucus
    The former senator's political action committee is soliciting donations from supporters to help Saxby Chambliss win a contested Senate race in Georgia....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 13:41:19 EST
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  • MORE GOOD READS

    LETTERS: REVVED ABOUT AUTO BAILOUT
    Houston Chronicle
    Letters from Houston Chronicle readers....
    Date: 21 Nov 2008 01:41:35 EST
    DIONNE: OBAMA TEAM WORKS TO IMPLEMENT 'BOTTOM UP' CHANGE
    Houston Chronicle
    While the nation's capital obsesses over who will be the next pick for Barack Obama's Cabinet, the president-elect's lieutenants are engaged with what may be a more important long-term issue: What will become of Obama's vast grass-roots network?...
    Date: 21 Nov 2008 01:41:28 EST
    NOW IS RIGHT TIME TO INVEST IN BETTER GRID FOR HOUSTON
    Houston Chronicle
    More than 90 percent of people in this region lost electricity in the wake of Hurricane Ike. We need to reduce the long-run risk and cost of power outages by making our electrical power system more durable....
    Date: 21 Nov 2008 01:41:21 EST
    HARROP: HANGING ON TO LIEBERMAN ENHANCES UNITY MESSAGE
    Houston Chronicle
    You don't have to venture too far left in the Democratic Party to find people who dislike Joe Lieberman....
    Date: 21 Nov 2008 01:41:10 EST
    THE AMBINDER TRANSITION
    Marc Ambinder: The Atlantic
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    Date: 21 Nov 2008 01:34:34 EST