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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Stinging Talk About Obama? Never Mind Now — That whole anti-American, friend-to-the-terrorists thing about President-elect Barack Obama? Never mind. — Just a few weeks ago, at the height of the campaign, Representative Michele Bachmann of Minnesota told Chris Matthews of MSNBC that …
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Christopher Keating / Hartford Courant:
Dodd Says Obama Wouldn't Want Messy Fight Over Lieberman
Dodd Says Obama Wouldn't Want Messy Fight Over Lieberman
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Ana Marie Cox / The Daily Beast:
McCain Campaign Autopsy — Chief strategist Steve Schmidt talks about the moment—back in September—when he knew McCain was doomed. Plus, his surprising view on gay marriage, and more scoop on leaks. — Reached on a long-planned vacation outside the country, former McCain campaign chief …
Rich Lowry / The Corner:
Palin and Africa, Etc. — I talked to Steve Biegun, the former Bush NSC aid who briefed Sarah Palin on foreign policy, and he considers the leaks against her on the international stuff “absurd.” — He says there's no way she didn't know Africa was a continent, and whoever is saying she didn't must be distorting “a fumble of words.”
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Rachel E. Stassen-Berger / TwinCities.com:
Coleman campaign requests halt of absentee ballot count — Republican Sen. Norm Coleman sought an injunction to stop the opening and counting of 32 absentee ballots in Minneapolis, according to a copy of the court documents filed today provided to the Pioneer Press by Democrat Al Franken's campaign.
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Heather / Crooks and Liars:
Real Time: The Hard Core Republican Base Is Like A Stalker-Rejection Just Makes Them Crazier — From Real Time Nov. 7, 2008. New Rules.
Jason L. Riley / Wall Street Journal:
‘Do What You Got Elected to Do’ — The incoming chief of staff says expect a pragmatic White House. — Detroit — In Rahm Emanuel's telling, the Democratic victories on Tuesday were a continuum of what began in the 2006 midterm elections, when his party won majorities in the House and the Senate for the first time in 12 years.
Deborah Howell / Washington Post:
An Obama Tilt in Campaign Coverage — The Post provided a lot of good campaign coverage, but readers have been consistently critical of the lack of probing issues coverage and what they saw as a tilt toward Democrat Barack Obama. My surveys, which ended on Election Day, show that they are right on both counts.
Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
Is reported here: A McCain campaign postmortem. — Las Vegas As she dealt one losing hand after another at Mandalay Bay's $10 blackjack tables early Wednesday evening, Trisha, a chatty dealer from Bloomington, Minnesota, changed the subject from cards to Barack Obama.
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Bob Geiger:
The Saturday Cartoons — It's a big day for the Saturday Cartoons... Our historic week and the election of President-elect Obama — love that new title — has made our cartoonist friends so prolific this week that I'm running more 'toons than I ever have. — In addition, I am delighted …
William Yardley / New York Times:
Back Home, Palin Finds Landscape Has Changed — ANCHORAGE — Gov. Sarah Palin has returned to Alaska fully recast and amplified. — Adored by many national conservatives, Ms. Palin is a prospect for a presidential run in 2012, supporters say. Caricatured by opponents, she is a candidate for political oblivion, say others.
Greg Mankiw / Greg Mankiw's Blog:
Memo to the POTUS-elect — Congratulations, Senator Obama. You ran a good campaign, and you racked up an historic victory. As you get ready for your new responsibilities, let me suggest four ways for you to become a reliable steward of the economy: — Listen to your economists.
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Jeanne Cummings / The Politico:
Senate runoff a test for Obama — President-elect Barack Obama may risk some of his newly earned political capital in Georgia, where a Dec. 2 Senate runoff could move Democrats a step closer toward a filibuster-proof, 60-vote majority in the upper chamber. — The race is between Republican …
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Mark Groubert / Crooks and Liars:
C&L Movie Review: Che by Steven Soderbergh — Che … There is a silent fragment of a scene in Guerrilla, the second part of Steven Soderbergh's epic cinematic experience, Che that is very telling. Che Guevara, portrayed brilliantly by Benicio Del Toro, is trying to motivate a group …
CNN:
Obama aide denies missile plan report — (CNN) — U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has made “no commitment” to plans for a missile defense program in eastern Europe, despite a report on the Polish president's Web site, an Obama adviser said Saturday. — Obama spoke to President Lech Kaczynki …
Washington Post:
Obama Positioned to Quickly Reverse Bush Actions — Stem Cell, Climate Rules Among Targets of President-Elect's Team — Transition advisers to President-elect Barack Obama have compiled a list of about 200 Bush administration actions and executive orders that could be swiftly undone …
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
2012 SPECULATION? ALREADY?.... As far as I can tell, there was very little positioning among Republicans for the next presidential race for about 48 hours after Barack Obama became the president-elect. But with only 1,460 or so shopping days until Election Day 2012, that apparently didn't last long.