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Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
For Democrats, How Long a Honeymoon? — The media kept saying the war was going badly. The Bush administration said progress in Iraq was being obscured by relentlessly negative coverage. — The media kept saying the federal government's response to Hurricane Katrina was badly botched.
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The Honeymoon Is Over — After five days of giddiness, Democrats express dismay that their new House leader has thrown herself into the fight to become her Number 2, creating a potentially lose-lose situation where she could either be defeated in her first public contest since the election, or brand herself as a dove.
Los Angeles Times:
Speaker-to-be is no stranger to earmarking — Rep. Nancy Pelosi has promised to change the controversial practice, a process she's celebrated using for her district. — WASHINGTON — When the House passed a massive spending bill last November, Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi made sure her constituents knew what they were getting.
Reuters:
California man arrested for mail threats to celebs —Text+WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A California man suspected of mailing threatening letters containing a suspicious white powder to celebrities and U.S. politicians has been arrested and could face federal charges on Monday, the FBI said.
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Naftali Bendavid / Chicago Tribune:
The House that Rahm Built — Rahm Emanuel, Chicago's profane, ruthless, savvy operative, remade the Democrats in his image—and helped the party overcome 12 years of humiliation — Rahm Emanuel was seething. — He was hurtling down an asphalt road in upstate New York on the 47th trip …
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Matthew Yglesias
Robert Novak / Chicago Sun Times:
Rout brings no reform to House GOP — The depleted House Republican caucus, a minority in the next Congress, convenes at 8 a.m. Friday in the Capitol on the brink of committing an act of supreme irrationality. The House members blame their leadership for tasting the bitter dregs of defeat.
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The Carpetbagger Report
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Bill Gertz / Washington Times:
China sub secretly stalked U.S. fleet — A Chinese submarine stalked a U.S. aircraft carrier battle group in the Pacific last month and surfaced within firing range of its torpedoes and missiles before being detected, The Washington Times has learned. — The surprise encounter highlights …
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USA Today:
Bush's post-election approval hovers near lowest of presidency — WASHINGTON — President Bush's job approval ratings have slumped in the latest USA TODAY/Gallup poll, with the president's rating hovering near the lowest of his tenure. — In the poll, taken Thursday through Sunday …
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Democrats: Identify pork sponsors — WASHINGTON — Democrats aim to open the next Congress in January with a new rule that identifies lawmakers who use legislative "earmarks" to help special interests — a change Republicans promised but didn't implement. — House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi …
NY Daily News:
The rise of the Mommy Party — Pelosi's at the helm, Hillary's in the wings and - for now - Bush is in the doghouse — With Democrats seizing control of the House and Senate, a debate has started over how significant their victory was. Does it potentially mark a generational power shift?
Robert Pear / New York Times:
Administration Opposes Democrats' Plan for Negotiating Medicare Drug Prices — The Bush administration said on Sunday that it would strenuously oppose one of the Democrats' top priorities for the new Congress: legislation authorizing the government to negotiate with drug companies to secure lower drug prices for Medicare beneficiaries.
Josh Manchester / TCS Daily:
Why Intellectuals Love Defeat — James Carroll, recently writing in the Boston Globe, wondered if America could finally accept defeat in Iraq, and be the better for it, comparing it to Vietnam: — "But what about the moral question? For all of the anguish felt over the loss of American lives …
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Balloon Juice
San Francisco Chronicle:
Olbermann taps a well of discontent as the anti-O'Reilly — Keith Olbermann just needed to find his voice. He'd been a droll sportscaster, a serious news anchor and a bickering critic of Fox News host Bill O'Reilly. But none of those personas really clicked. — Then he found one.
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Midterm Election Leaves Political Landscape Blurry — As Both Parties Face Unresolved Questions and Internal Disputes, the 2008 Campaign Looks to Be a Crucial One — Rarely has an election result been delivered with such force and clarity, and still left so many unanswered questions in its wake, as that of the 2006 midterm campaign.
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