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Ryan Grim / The Politico:
McConnell reaches out to Lieberman — Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has reached out to Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.) about the prospect of joining the Republican Conference, but Lieberman is still bargaining with Democratic leaders to keep his chairmanship, according to Senate aides in both parties.
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
WHAT LIEBERMAN FINDS ‘UNACCEPTABLE’.... As political theater goes, the exploits of Joe Lieberman really are odd. … Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), according to multiple reports and sources, has no intention of allowing Lieberman to stay on as chairman of Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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The Politico:
Byrd will voluntarily give up chairmanship — Senate legend Robert Byrd, approaching 91 this month and hailing a “new day in Washington,” said he would voluntarily give up the chairmanship of the Senate Appropriations Committee with the new Congress. — “To everything there is a season …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
IT'S NOT A NEGOTIATION — Joe Lieberman is putting out word that if the Democrats don't allow him to keep his chairmanship, he'll take up Mitch McConnell's invitation to join the Republican caucus. I think the answer has to be, go for it. — Says a Lieberman staffer …
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Satyam Khanna / Think Progress:
Bayh: Democrats ‘Should Have a Spirit Of Forgiveness With Regard To Joe Lieberman’
Bayh: Democrats ‘Should Have a Spirit Of Forgiveness With Regard To Joe Lieberman’
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Reid Spokesperson: Democratic Senators May Vote On Lieberman's Fate …
Reid Spokesperson: Democratic Senators May Vote On Lieberman's Fate …
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Obama has spoken only to living presidents — Obama says in his first post-election press conference that he's spoken to all the former presidents — Carter, Bush, Clinton, as well as the current Bush — and, looser than he's been in months, dares a joke at the expense of the widow of the most recently deceased.
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CNN:
Transcript: 'I'm going to confront this economic crisis,' Obama says — CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) — Sen. Barack Obama spoke at a his first news conference as president-elect Friday afternoon. The following is a transcript of the conference: — Obama: Thank you very much, everybody.
MSNBC:
Text of Obama's statement on the economy — President-elect addresses economic concerns before first press conference — The following is a statement read by President-elect Barack Obama before his first press conference since Election Day. — This morning, we woke to more sobering news about the state of our economy.
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Complete transcript of Pres.-elect Barack Obama's first news conference
Complete transcript of Pres.-elect Barack Obama's first news conference
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
THE PRESIDENT-ELECT FIELDS A FEW QUESTIONS.... A few days …
THE PRESIDENT-ELECT FIELDS A FEW QUESTIONS.... A few days …
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Robynn Tysver / Omaha World-Herald:
Breaking News: Obama wins electoral vote in Nebraska — Barack Obama made history today in Nebraska. — The Democratic presidential candidate claimed an electoral vote in the Omaha-based 2nd Congressional District — the first time in more than four decades a Democrat won any of Nebraska's electoral votes.
David Brooks / New York Times:
Change I Can Believe In — I have dreams. I may seem like a boring pundit whose most exotic fantasies involve G.A.O. reports, but deep down, I have dreams. And right now I'm dreaming of the successful presidency this country needs. I'm dreaming of an administration led by Barack Obama …
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Digby / Hullabaloo:
Problems — “Democratic strategist” and uber-villager Michael …
Problems — “Democratic strategist” and uber-villager Michael …
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John / Power Line:
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN MINNESOTA? — When the polls closed Tuesday evening, Minnesota's Secretary of State's office showed that Norm Coleman had a 725-vote win in his closely contested race against Al Franken. By the next morning, however, Coleman's victory was already shrinking.
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Patterico's Pontifications:
Examples of Obama's Decency — I've had some people demanding evidence — any evidence — that Obama is a decent or good man. I've learned as a lawyer and a blogger that you can't convince someone who resists being convinced, and on the issue of Obama's positive qualities …
Felix Gillette / New York Observer:
Juicy Bits Surfacing in Rather Case: In 2004, CBS Considered Matt Drudge, Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter Independent Panel — This week, Dan Rather's legal team submitted a memorandum to the judge overseeing Mr. Rather's $70 million civil lawsuit against his former employers …
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Scott J. Anderson / CNN:
Conservatives blame moderates for GOP losses — (CNN) — A conservative leader Friday laid the Republican Party's poor showing at the polls at the feet of moderates who, he argues, led the party away from its core principles. — Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council told CNN …
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Alissa J. Rubin / New York Times:
Obama Victory Alters the Tenor of Iraqi Politics — BAGHDAD — Barack Obama may have been elected only three days ago, but his victory is already beginning to shift the political ground in Iraq and the region. — Iraqi Shiite politicians are indicating that they will move faster toward …
Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
The Campaign Autopsy — In my previous life, I witnessed far more difficult postmortems. This one is easy. The patient was fatally stricken on Sept. 15 — caught in the rubble when the roof fell in (at Lehman Brothers, according to the police report) — although he did linger until his final, rather quiet demise on Nov. 4.
ABCNEWS:
Emanuel Was Director Of Freddie Mac During Scandal — New Obama Chief of Staff, Others on Board, Missed “Red Flags” of Alleged Fraud Scheme — President-elect Barack Obama's newly appointed chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, served on the board of directors of the federal mortgage firm Freddie Mac …
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Amanda Terkel / Think Progress:
Focus on the Family compares Obama victory to Nazi bombing.» — Yesterday evening, James Dobson's Focus on the Family Action sent out a fundraising e-mail lamenting the victory of Barack Obama. (Dobson had personally endorsed the McCain-Palin ticket.)
Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Palin-McCain: Van Susteren and Leno — Sarah Palin, calling the campaign aides spreading rumors about are “a bunch of jerks,” told CNN today that it's “not true” that she didnt know Africa is a continent. — Palin will get a chance to talk about African geography and anything else …
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Wil Haygood / Washington Post:
A Butler Well Served by This Election — For 34 Years, Eugene Allen Carried White House Trays With Pride. Now There's Even More Reason to Carry Himself That Way. — For more than three decades Eugene Allen worked in the White House, a black man unknown to the headlines.
Dick Armey / Wall Street Journal:
‘Compassionate’ Conservatism Was a Mistake — The liberal pundits who embraced the candidacy of Barack Obama are also eager to issue a death certificate for free market capitalism. They're wrong, and they remind me of what the great Willie Nelson once said: “I'm ragged but I'm right.”
Noam Scheiber / The New Republic:
Obama Comment of the Year — “With respect to the dog ... we have two criteria that have to be reconciled..."* — Update: A reader offers some useful advice: — The Obamas should get a retired racing Greyhound. Tens of thousands are available. They come already housebroken …
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Rasmussen Reports:
69% of GOP Voters Say Palin Helped McCain — Sixty-nine percent (69%) of Republican voters say Alaska Governor Sarah Palin helped John McCain's bid for the presidency, even as news reports surface that some McCain staffers think she was a liability. — Only 20% of GOP voters say Palin hurt …
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