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Thomas M. DeFrank / NY Daily News:
W library in record book — $500M center would be priciest for a Prez — DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU CHIEF — WASHINGTON - He may be a certified lame duck now, but President Bush and his truest believers are about to launch their final campaign - an eye-popping, half-billion-dollar drive for the Bush presidential library.
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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
In Need of New Moves, but in Which Direction? — President Bush leaves for Europe on Monday uncertain of the Washington he will return to, or even his place in it. — Certainly the pressure is on for Mr. Bush to right a presidency mired in low poll ratings, beset by an unpopular war …
Peter Baker / Washington Post:
History Offers Post-Midterm Survival Tips For President — The president was in a funk. Morose from midterm elections that handed Congress to the opposition, he stewed in private, vented to friends, turned on aides and summoned self-help gurus to help him understand just what went wrong.
Danny / Beltway Blogroll:
In The Blog's-Eye: The Impeached Former Judge — To voters in Florida's 23rd District, Democrat Alcee Hastings is their representative in the House. They first elected him by 59 percent of the vote in 1992 and subsequently have returned him to Congress by margins ranging from 73 percent to 100 percent.
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Matthew Yglesias:
Both/And Not Either/Or — With regard to the split between the Economic Policy Institute's populists and the Hamilton Project's centrists, I would hope that both sides of this debate would see that they need each other. On issue after issue, there's simply no way you're going to build a constituency …
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Mike Allen / Time:
Can a Mormon be President? — Why Mitt Romney will have to explain a faith that remains mysterious to many — A mormon church official and a public relations executive shuttled recently from the Fox News Washington bureau to the Washington Post to the online political digest the Hotline.
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Bloomberg:
Ahmadinejad Predicts Collapse of Israel, U.S., U.K. (Update1) — Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad predicted the collapse of Israel, the U.S. and Britain, attacking what he called their ``oppressive behavior.'' — ``The Zionist regime is on a steep downhill towards collapse …
Neil Johnson / TBO.com:
Hurricane Predictions Off Track As Tranquil Season Wafts Away — More from this channel: — This feature requires the Macromedia Flash Plugin. Please visit http://www.macromedia.com/go/ getflashplayer to download this plugin. — It was not the hurricane season we expected, thank you.
Ben Stein / New York Times:
In Class Warfare, Guess Which Class Is Winning — NOT long ago, I had the pleasure of a lengthy meeting with one of the smartest men on the planet, Warren E. Buffett, the chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway, in his unpretentious offices in Omaha. We talked of many things that, I hope, will inspire me for years to come.
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USA Today:
Democratic gains in suburbs spell trouble for GOP — WASHINGTON — Democrats made large gains in suburbia in this month's elections, pushing Republican turf to the outer edges of major population centers in a trend that could signal trouble for the GOP, an analysis shows.
Zachary A. Goldfarb / Washington Post:
The Hill May Look Steep For Republicans in 2008 — As the 2006 congressional campaign fades from memory, the 2008 Republican campaign to retake the House and Senate will get underway in coming months. — This year, scandal and a strong anti-GOP tide were fortuitous forces for Democrats …
Pam Belluck / New York Times:
A G.O.P. Breed Loses Its Place in New England — It was a species as endemic to New England as craggy seascapes and creamy clam chowder: the moderate Yankee Republican. — Dignified in demeanor, independent in ideology and frequently blue in blood, they were politicians in the mold …
Josh Gerstein / New York Sun:
Rep. Frank Accuses Fox News Host of Bias — Following in President Clinton's footsteps, a prominent Democratic congressman yesterday accused a Fox News anchor of conducting a skewed interview designed to make Democrats look bad. — "I've got to say, Chris, you have an odd view of balance …
Robert Weller / Associated Press:
Woman faces fines for wreath peace sign — DENVER - A homeowners association in southwestern Colorado has threatened to fine a resident $25 a day until she removes a Christmas wreath with a peace sign that some say is an anti- Iraq war protest or a symbol of Satan.
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John Fund / Opinion Journal:
Better Late Than Never — Two Republicans take a stand against profligate spending. — It's been years since federal agencies have screamed this loudly about fiscal discipline being imposed on them. GOP Sens. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma and Jim DeMint of South Carolina have decided to take a stand …
Matea Gold / Los Angeles Times:
The gloves come off — Keith Olbermann's anti-Bush views have driven up the ratings of his MSNBC show. — THE Democrats may have wrested back control of power in Congress, but that hasn't quieted the ire of Keith Olbermann. — Last week, he delivered one of his trademark blistering critiques …
Bruce Bawer / New York Sun:
Sending a Grim Message — The Nobel Peace Prize Concert will be held in Oslo on December 11 and broadcast around the world. The Norwegian Nobel Committee doesn't much care for Americans these days (except for 2002 laureate Jimmy Carter), but it knows who's an international draw and who isn't …