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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Hillary Clinton could be Sec. of State — Several Obama transition advisers are strongly advocating Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) for secretary of State, a move that would create the ultimate “Team of Rivals” cabinet, according to officials involved in the discussions.
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Firstread / MSNBC:
HILLARY FOR STATE? — From NBC's Andrea Mitchell — Two Obama advisers have told NBC News that Hillary Clinton is under consideration to be secretary of state. Would she be interested? Those who know Clinton say possibly. But her office says that any decisions about the transition are up to the president-elect and his team.
Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:
FIRST THOUGHTS: HILLARY AT STATE? — From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and Carrie Dann — *** Hillary at State? As we've learned with anything regarding the Clintons, one never knows exactly how serious the speculation might be. But let's assume the news …
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Wall Street Journal:
Nancy Pelosi's Motown Juggling Act — What do bleeding Detroit auto makers, Colombia and green groups have in common? Not a lot, unless you are Nancy Pelosi. — If there was a moment that highlights to what extent the Democratic Party has become captive to its special interests, this might be it.
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David M. Herszenhorn / New York Times:
Chances Dwindle on Bailout Plan for Automakers — WASHINGTON — The prospects of a government rescue for the foundering American automakers dwindled Thursday as Democratic Congressional leaders conceded that they would face potentially insurmountable Republican opposition during a lame-duck session next week.
Mark Mooney / ABCNEWS:
Campaign Bogeyman William Ayers Talks to ‘GMA’ — 'Good Morning America's' Chris Cuomo Grills '60s Radical Bill Ayers — William Ayers, the 1960s radical whose violent history became a focal point in the 2008 presidential election, said today that the Republicans unfairly “demonized” …
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Rex W. Huppke / Chicago Tribune:
Bill Ayers: Barack Obama a ‘family friend’ — Bill Ayers, former 1960s radical activist turned college professor, listens to Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr. speak at Northwestern University during an event hosted by Northwestern's Black Student Alliance. Ayers' name gained prominence during …
Walter Pincus / Washington Post:
CIA Chief: Iraq Not Main Front — CIA Director Michael V. Hayden said yesterday that al-Qaeda remains the single greatest threat to the United States but that Iraq is no longer the central front in the broader war on terrorism. — “Today, the flow of money, weapons and foreign fighters …
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Washington Post:
The YouTube Presidency — The White House has gone YouTube. — Today, President-elect Obama will record the weekly Democratic address not just on radio but also on video — a first. The address, typically four minutes long, will be turned into a YouTube video and posted on Obama's transition site …
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Depression Economics Returns — The economic news, in case you haven't noticed, keeps getting worse. Bad as it is, however, I don't expect another Great Depression. In fact, we probably won't see the unemployment rate match its post-Depression peak of 10.7 percent, reached in 1982 (although I wish I was sure about that).
Los Angeles Times:
Vast Obama network becomes a political football — Some Obama advisors want to blend his campaign operation with the Democratic National Committee. Others worry that such a move could cause the grass-roots organization to unravel. — Reporting from Washington — It is the biggest …
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CNN:
GOP governors unhappy with Palin press conference — Some GOP governors weren't happy with how Palin's press conference unfolded. (Getty Images) — MIAMI (CNN) — Some Republican governors tell CNN they were not particularly happy with the way the Republican Governors Association press conference …
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Associated Press:
White powder sent to Mormon temples in Utah, LA — LOS ANGELES - Letters containing a suspicious white powder were sent Thursday to Mormon temples in Los Angeles and Salt Lake City that were the sites of protests against the church's support of California's gay marriage ban.
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
For Obama and Family, a Personal Transition — CHICAGO — A couple of weeks ago, Barack Obama headed to the Hyde Park Hair Salon for a trim. He greeted the staff and other customers and plopped down in the same chair in front of the same barber who has cut his hair for the last 14 years.
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Washington Post:
Free the GOP — The Party Won't Win Back the Middle as Long As It's Hostage to Social Fundamentalists — Four years ago, in the week after the 2004 presidential election, we were working furiously to put the finishing touches on the book we co-authored, “It's My Party Too …
Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
AIG to Pay Millions To Top Workers — American International Group plans to pay out $503 million in deferred compensation to some of its top employees, saying it must tap the funds to keep valuable workers from exiting the troubled insurance giant. — News of the payments to top AIG talent comes …
J. Taylor Rushing / The Hill:
Schumer: GOP trying to stop Minn. recount — Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Thursday accused Republicans of trying to halt the Minnesota Senate recount through intimidation and vowed the process “won't be another Florida.” — Schumer, the chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee …
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:Minnesota Recount: The myth of the “undervote”
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