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6:30 PM ET, November 6, 2008

Top Items:

EXCLUSIVE: Emanuel accepts White House job — Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.), a wily, aggressive West Wing strategist under President Bill Clinton, has accepted the post of White House chief of staff for President-elect Barack Obama, Democratic officials tell Politico.

Mike Allen / The Politico:

Exclusive: Gibbs will be WH press secretary — Robert Gibbs, a top aide to Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) on his campaign and in his Senate office, will be named the White House press secretary, a top Democratic official said. — Gibbs was usually the senior official on Air Obama, the campaign plane.

Discussion: Gawker, Weekly Standard, Washington Post, Think Progress, TPM Election Central, Donklephant, Jonathan Martin's Blogs, Flopping Aces and PoliGazette

News-Talk 1110 WBT:

Obama adds symbolic NC victory to White House win — President-elect Barack Obama has won North Carolina, adding 15 electoral votes to his wide victory and a symbolic triumph in a state that hadn't voted for a Democrat in more than a generation. — The Associated Press declared …

Discussion: Associated Press, Washington Monthly, The Caucus, Reuters and TPM Election Central

Mike Allen / The Politico:

Former Sen. Max Cleland (D-Ga.) is in the running to be the new secretary of the Army, defense industry officials say. Read full story. — Obama holds presser Friday — And he'll meet Bush on Monday — From Mike Allen's BlackBerry: After meeting with economic advisers in Chicago tomorrow …

Discussion: Jonathan Martin's Blogs and Ben Smith's Blogs

Jennifer Parker / George's Bottom Line:

Axelrod, Emanuel to Obama White House; Gibbs, Jarrett to Play Key Roles — Former Obama chief strategist David Axelrod has accepted the position of Senior Adviser in the White House, sources tell ABC News. — Robert Gibbs is also likely to join Obama's White House as Press Secretary …

Discussion: The New Republic, Ben Smith's Blogs, NewsBusters.org, Political Radar and MyDD

The Trail / Washington Post:

Barney Gets Territorial — Not everyone in the White House is taking the news of Barack Obama's victory with aplomb. — Reuters television White House correspondent Jon Decker reports that President Bush's dog Barney, going on a walk this morning on the North Lawn, let his reaction to the news show.

Discussion: Gawker, Riehl World View and Needlenose

David Corn:
Is Rahm Emanuel Right for Obama's White House of Change?

Discussion: Washington Post, Marc Ambinder, The Daily Dish, MoJoBlog, bustardblog, Eunomia, Real Clear Politics, OpenSecrets.org, Spin Cycle, Political Punch and The Washington Note

Paul / Power Line:
NO MORE MR. NICE GUY? — Rahm Emanuel apparently will be Barack Obama's chief of staff.

Discussion: Associated Press, Commentary and Weekly Standard

New York Times:
Rahm Emanuel Accepts Chief of Staff Post

Discussion: Jonathan Martin's Blogs, The Swamp and Campaign Stops

Radley Balko / Reason:
Rahm Emanuel's Universe

Discussion: The Volokh Conspiracy and Outside The Beltway

Paul Walsh / Minneapolis Star Tribune:

Franken says recount is needed — The Democrat's deficit is down to 341 votes in his Senate battle with Norm Coleman. — Democrat Al Franken, locked in an overtime election battle with incumbent Republican Sen. Norm Coleman, said today that he is pushing ahead with the recount of Tuesday's voting.

Discussion: Washington Post, AfterDowningStreet.org and Facing South

Noelle Crombie / Oregonian:
Sen. Gordon Smith calls to concede to Jeff Merkley

Discussion: MoJoBlog, QandO, Daily Kos, Weekly Standard and Newshoggers.com

CNN:
Democrat Merkley takes Oregon Senate seat

Discussion: Gristmill, Wonkette and Washington Wire

The Huffington Post:

Lieberman Meets With Reid, Tries To Cling To Senate Chairmanship — Bolstered by a newly expanded majority, Harry Reid met with Joe Lieberman on Thursday to sketch out the conditions by which the Connecticut independent could continue to caucus with Senate Democrats.

Discussion: The Swamp, TalkLeft, Washington Monthly, MyDD, Real Clear Politics and Daily Kos

Jane Hamsher / Campaign Silo:

Lieberman After Meeting with Reid - Video — Reid and Lieberman won't say what happened in the meeting. — My guess? Reid told him he can stay in the caucus if he steps down from his committee chairmanship (a campaign we started shortly after the 2006 election, thanks to everyone who participated with pitchforks and torches).

Discussion: TPM Election Central, ATTACKERMAN and Open Left

Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake: Sign the Petition: Strip Joe

Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:

How the President-Elect Did It — The new voters changed the game. — Intense and gripping, the 2008 election was also historic. The son of a Kenyan immigrant and an American mother has risen to the presidency of history's most powerful nation. Who was not moved by the sight …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, New York Times and The Caucus

Roger Simon / The Politico:
McCain at ease after loss

Discussion: Time, Wonkette and LiberalOasis

iowahawk: Election Analysis: America Can Take Pride In This Historic, Inspirational Disaster

Ryan Powers / Think Progress:
Rove: Obama Hoodwinked America Into Electing A Progressive President

Discussion: News Hounds

Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:

The Palin knives come out — The quadrennial Newsweek special post-election edition, Elisabeth Bumiller and Campaign Carl Cameron all break new ground on the internecine feuding between Palin and McCain forces. — There were, of course, ritualistic denials from aides to both candidates that such sniping …

Discussion: Think Progress, Campaign Silo, Weekly Standard and Hot Air

Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Civic Responsibility Of Carl Cameron

Discussion: Think Progress and Matthew Yglesias

Jeremy Brilliant / WALV-TV:

Obama campaign workers angry over unpaid wages — Updated: — Indianapolis - Lines were long and tempers flared Wednesday not to vote but to get paid for canvassing for Barack Obama. Several hundred people are still waiting to get their pay for last-minute campaigning.

Discussion: Wizbang, NO QUARTER, Wake up America, Gateway Pundit, Moonbattery, Fausta's Blog, www.redstate.com and Flopping Aces

Pat / BelchSpeak:

Reason 142 to Homeschool: Obama Teachers Won't Bully Kids Who Support McCain — Welcome, HotAir Readers! — And Welcome Michelle Malkin Readers! — This is a video of Diantha Harris, a lifelong democrat and avid Barack Obama supporter. She is also a lousy schoolteacher, as is evidenced by the mushmouthed kids in her class.

Discussion: Hot Air, Neptunus Lex, Lone Star Times and Riehl World View

Michelle Malkin:
Child abuser: Obama-supporting teacher bullies soldier's daughter

Discussion: Gateway Pundit

ABCNEWS:

No Criminal Charges Against Spitzer in Prostitution Case — Former NY Governor Cleared of Wrongdoing as “Client #9”; Ashley Dupree “Pleased” — Federal prosecutors said today they will not bring criminal charges against former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer for his involvement as …

Discussion: TalkLeft

New York Times:
No Federal Charges Against Spitzer

Discussion: City Room, Firedoglake, Runnin' Scared, Wonkette and Gawker

Mark Finkelstein / NewsBusters.org:

Matthews: My Job Is To Make Obama Presidency a Success — Just in time for the new James Bond movie, Chris Matthews has earned himself a new moniker: Odd Job. Matthews says he sees his job as a journalist as doing everything he can to make the Obama presidency a success.

Discussion: Moonbattery and Hot Air

Robynn Tysver / Omaha World-Herald:

Obama's odds of getting Nebraska electoral vote increase — Good news for Barack Obama supporters. — His odds of bagging an electoral vote in Nebraska grew stronger this morning, with word that 10,000 to 12,000 early ballots and 5,200 provisional ballots are left to count in Douglas County.

Discussion: Climate Progress, Below The Beltway, Slog and FiveThirtyEight.com

Quin Hillyer / American Spectator:

Saul Alinsky Takes the White House — Conservatives may not realize just how difficult it might be to recover from this week's elections. — The day after the big defeat, the conservative chatter everywhere was about how the “movement” and the Republican Party (two different things) …

Discussion: Nice Deb, Bookworm Room and Flopping Aces

Agence France Presse:

‘Impeach Obama’ groups pop up on Facebook … Barack Obama has not even been sworn in yet as the 44th president of the United States but groups are springing up online calling for his impeachment. — On Facebook, an “Impeach Barack Obama” group has attracted more than 700 members …

Discussion: Wake up America, Booman Tribune, Runnin' Scared, Wizbang and The Mahablog

Hillel Italie / Associated Press:

Writers welcome a literary president-elect — NEW YORK - Last winter, Nobel laureate Toni Morrison received a phone call from Sen. Barack Obama, then the underdog to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. — Obama had contacted Morrison to ask for her support.

Discussion: NewsBusters.org and Sweetness & Light