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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Obama apologizes to Nancy Reagan for ‘careless’ joke — President-elect Barack Obama called Nancy Reagan this afternoon to apologize for a joke about her having held “séances” in the White House, an Obama aide said. — “President-elect Barack Obama called Nancy Reagan today …
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Obama apologizes to Nancy Reagan for seance remark — CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) — President-elect Barack Obama called Nancy Reagan on Friday to apologize for a remark about seances he made during his first news conference earlier in the day. — When a reporter asked Obama if he had spoken …
Alan Fram / Associated Press:
‘Mutts like me’ - Obama shows ease discussing race
‘Mutts like me’ - Obama shows ease discussing race
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Obama has spoken only to living presidents
Obama has spoken only to living presidents
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Scott Horton / The Daily Beast:
Palin's Mole at The Times — Exclusive: Palin's Mole at the New York Times By Scott Horton — Did Bill Kristol use the Gray Lady to fight the McCain campaign's civil war? — Was John McCain's senior foreign policy advisor Randy Scheunemann fired for leaking sensitive information to his friend …
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New York Times:
Palin Calls Critics Among McCain Aides ‘Jerks’ — ANCHORAGE — Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska fired back Friday at the unnamed McCain campaign aides who have been maligning her in recent days, saying that their criticism was “cruel and it's mean-spirited, it's immature, it's unprofessional, and those guys are jerks.”
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Marc Ambinder:
Rumor Patrol: Romney Camp Spreading Palin Stories? — Rumor: Aides and advisers to Mitt Romney are responsible for spreading most of the anti-Palin stories that have been going around; during the campaign, they pressured reporters to look into reports of tension between McCain and Palin factions.
Pam Spaulding / Pam's House Blend:
The N-bomb is dropped on black passersby at Prop 8 protests — UPDATE: the openly gay president of People for the American Way, Kathryn Kolbert, has released a statement. It's below the fold. — You could see this coming, and this is what I'm talking about when you ignore the elephant in the room.
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Guy Adams / The Independent:
‘No More Mr Nice Gay’ as Mormons face vote backlash — Protesters vent fury after church funds successful effort to ban gay marriages — Daniel Ginnes carried a banner declaring: “No More Mr Nice Gay.” Brian Lindsey held up a sign billing Joseph Smith, founder of the Church of the Latter Day Saints …
Emily Heffter / Seattle Times:
Reichert wins tight race for 8th District — U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert has survived a second Democratic wave election, bucking a national trend that flipped at least 24 Republican congressional seats to Democrats. His opponent, Darcy Burner, conceded tonight after The Associated Press determined tonight …
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Reichert wins re-election in 8th District — Republican U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert has won re-election in Washington's 8th Congressional District, defeating two-time Democratic challenger Darcy Burner in a close race. — With almost 80 percent of the expected vote counted from Tuesday's election …
David M. Herszenhorn / New York Times:
Byrd to Quit Powerful Senate Appropriations Post — WASHINGTON — Senator Robert C. Byrd, Democrat of West Virginia, and the senior member of the Senate, agreed on Friday to relinquish his chairmanship of the Appropriations Committee, as Democrats and President-elect Barack Obama prepare …
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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.
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Joe Klein / Swampland:
First Press Conference — Well, if the presidential campaign didn't convince you that Barack Obama is one disciplined fellow, his first public appearance as President-elect certainly should have. The press conference was notable for several things: —he did not stray from or change …
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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
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John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
“Irrelevant” — Thanks for the memories, but you were all completely “Irrelevant” during the historic victory that Barack Obama achieved during 2008 Presidential election. All your smears failed to change the course of history. — “Irrelevant” — “Irrelevant” — “Irrelevant” — “Irrelevant”
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Mary Pat Flaherty / Washington Post:
Minn. Senate Race Far From Over — Incumbent Coleman Is Just 239 Votes Ahead of Al Franken — The U.S. Senate race in Minnesota is nowhere close to being decided, state officials said yesterday. — The recount in that election will not be completed until mid-December, and even then …
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Prop 8: Chill — I totally understand the anger, hurt and pain now roiling the gay community and our families, especially in California. But it's important to keep our heads. I've been in the middle of this fight for two decades. It's important to remember that we have never had this level …
Mark Huffman / ConsumerAffairs.com:
Obama Eyes Consumer Activists for Agency Posts — FDA, EPA targeted as needing reformers to lead — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and other government agencies that affect consumers, are likely to look very different under President Obama than they do under President Bush.