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P.J. O'Rourke / Weekly Standard:
We Blew It — A look back in remorse on the conservative opportunity that was squandered. — Let us bend over and kiss our ass goodbye. Our 28-year conservative opportunity to fix the moral and practical boundaries of government is gone—gone with the bear market and the Bear Stearns …
Daily Mail:
The night we waved goodbye to America... our last best hope on Earth … Anyone would think we had just elected a hip, skinny and youthful replacement for God, with a plan to modernise Heaven and Hell - or that at the very least John Lennon had come back from the dead.
John Fund / Wall Street Journal:
Obama vs. Pelosi — The president-elect meets the enemy. — Barack Obama obviously has thought carefully about mistakes made by previous Democratic presidential winners who wrongly believed a Congress controlled by their own party would help make them a success.
Jules Crittenden:
(Hot) Reporter Investigated For Looting — No, not me this time. In case the (Hot) part and the Bond girl art didn't make that clear. It's CBS correspondent Lara Logan, now being investigated by federal agents for taking trashy Saddam propaganda from the wreckage of bombed-out Iraqi government buildings …
Associated Press:
Coleman loses attempt to block 32 votes from count — ST. Paul, Minn. (AP) - Sen. Norm Coleman failed Saturday in an attempt to block 32 absentee ballots from Hennepin County from being counted in his close race with Democrat Al Franken. — Coleman's campaign asked Ramsey County Chief Judge Kathleen Gearin …
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Sarah Wheaton / The Caucus:
A New Day, a New Day in Court in Minnesota — Florida 2000, meet Minnesota 2008.
A New Day, a New Day in Court in Minnesota — Florida 2000, meet Minnesota 2008.
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
GOP gears up for 2012 — Votes are still being counted in some races in last Tuesday's election, but no matter: Talk of the potential Republican field in the 2012 presidential election is already underway. — Too early? — Too bad — just look around.
Nicholas D. Kristof / New York Times:
Obama and the War on Brains — Barack Obama's election is a milestone in more than his pigmentation. The second most remarkable thing about his election is that American voters have just picked a president who is an open, out-of-the-closet, practicing intellectual.
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Jonathan Cohn / The New Republic:
Fareed Zakaria to Obama: Think Big. — ABC's “This Week” just had a terrific roundtable about Obama's legislative ambition. — For the last few weeks, most of the A-list pundits have been arguing that Obama needs to jettison some of his grandiose plans, given the high budget deficits …
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Kevin Drum
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 …
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Hilzoy / Washington Monthly:
Change We Can Believe In — From the Washington Post:
Change We Can Believe In — From the Washington Post:
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Kevin Drum
Topeka Capital-Journal:
Planning under way for Obama holiday — The Capital-Journal — Plans are being made to promote a national holiday for Barack Obama, who will become the nation's 44th president when he takes the oath of office Jan. 20. — “Yes We Can” planning rallies will be at 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. every Tuesday …
David Barboza / New York Times:
China Unveils $586 Billion Economic Stimulus Plan — SHANGHAI — China announced on Sunday a huge economic stimulus package aimed at bolstering its weakening economy and perhaps helping fight the effects of a global economic slowdown. — In a bold move at a time when major projects …
Lee Ferran / ABCNEWS:
America's First Transgender Mayor — Stu Rasmussen Became Mayor With Implants, Dresses and Ideas for Improving Her Town — The first time Stu Rasmussen was elected mayor of Silverton, Ore., he wore shirts and pants. This time around, after a landslide victory, he will be stepping into office donning a dress and makeup.
Frank Rich / New York Times:
It Still Felt Good the Morning After — ON the morning after a black man won the White House, America's tears of catharsis gave way to unadulterated joy. — Our nation was still in the same ditch it had been the day before, but the atmosphere was giddy. We felt good not only because we had breached …
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Pelosi: Prop 8 supporters might have been too dumb to grasp what they were doing — Evidently, it's now somehow illegitimate to vote on the substance of an issue without being fully informed of the legal posture first. Sure, a majority opposes gay marriage — but did they know that four justices …
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N. Gregory Mankiw / New York Times:
It's a Time to Listen, and to Obey the Laws of Arithmetic — IT was a good campaign, and a historic victory. As the president-elect gets ready for new responsibilities, here are four ways to become a reliable steward of the economy: — LISTEN TO THE ECONOMISTS During the campaign …
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