Democrats Let Lieberman Keep Senate Chairmanship  —  WASHINGTON — Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, the Democrat-turned-independent from Connecticut, was allowed to keep his chairmanship of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Tuesday despite his support for Senator John McCain in the presidential campaign.

Howard Dean Is Fine With Senate's Lieberman Decision, Suggests It Was What Obama Wanted  —  Howard Dean says that he's “fine” with the Senate's decision not to kick Joe Lieberman off the Homeland Security committee and suggested that the Senate had acted in accordance with what Barack Obama wanted.

Has there been too much bipartisanship or too little?  —  (updated below - Update II)  —  As Senate Democrats this morning prepare to reward Joe Lieberman with the powerful Chairmanship of the Homeland Security Committee, the most commonly recited claim — both with regard to the Lieberman issue …

Holder Top Prospect for Attorney General  —  Eric H. Holder Jr., a former second in command at the Justice Department who served as President-elect Barack Obama's campaign co-chairman, is almost certain to be selected as U.S. attorney general, according to knowledgeable Democratic sources.

HOLDER TO BE NAMED ATTORNEY GENERAL  —  From NBC's Pete Williams  —  President-elect Obama has offered Eric Holder the position of attorney general, and Holder has accepted it, according to sources involved in the process.  The formal announcement has been held up while Obama transition team members ran the idea past key senators.

Cabinet post for Clinton roils Obamaland  —  Barack Obama's serious flirtation with his one-time rival, Hillary Clinton, over the post of secretary of State has been welcomed by everyone from Henry Kissinger to Bill Clinton as an effective, grand gesture by the president-elect.