memeorandum: Clinton and Jones Close to Joining Obama National Security Team (Steven Ginsberg/Washington Post)

8:40 PM ET, November 21, 2008

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Peter Baker / The Caucus:

Clinton Is Said to Opt for Secretary of State Position — Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton campaigning in Florida in October (Photo: Damon Winter/The New York Times) — Hillary Rodham Clinton has decided to give up her Senate seat and accept the position of secretary of state …

Spencer Ackerman / The Washington Independent:

Will Clinton Fill State Dept. With Loyalists? — Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama (WDCpix) — With Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) almost certain to become President-elect Barack Obama's secretary of state, some foreign-policy experts in the Obama orbit are expressing frustration.

Discussion: New York Magazine, The Daily Dish, Taylor Marsh, Washington Monthly, Guardian, TPM Election Central, Matthew Yglesias, Political Punch and ATTACKERMAN

The Campaign Spot:
Just What Has Obama Gotten Hillary Into?

Discussion: The Daily Politics

Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:

GEITHNER LIKELY TO BE TREASURY SECRETARY — NBC News has learned that the president-elect is preparing to roll out his economic team on Monday — and will personally announce the team and answer questions — part of an effort to reassure markets. … Barring last minute changes …

Discussion: CNN, TIME.com, Washington Monthly, Ben Smith's Blogs, TPM Election Central, Gawker, TIME.com, Salon, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Wonkette, The Washington Independent and Political Machine

Wall Street Journal:

Geithner Tapped for Treasury Secretary — WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama is expected to nominate as Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and a figure who has been deeply involved in tackling the financial crisis.

Discussion: Bloomberg, Real Time Economics, Townhall.com, Below The Beltway and Donklephant

Spencer Ackerman / ATTACKERMAN:

Supreme Clientele — The Washington Post's Chris Cilizza has an absurd item about Bill Richardson emerging as a leading contender for commerce secretary. Apparently Penny Pritzker is out for some sort of thorny — crooked? — business dealings and, let's not beat around the bush, Obama hasn't appointed any Latinos to anything.

Discussion: Matthew Yglesias and The Bellows

Jack Healy / New York Times:

Stocks Soar in Late Trading — After two days of punishing losses, Wall Street surged on Friday afternoon after news reports said that President-elect Barack Obama had tapped Timothy F. Geithner, the president of the New York Federal Reserve, to be secretary of the Treasury.

Discussion: CNN, AMERICAblog News and On Deadline

Chris Cillizza / The Fix:

Richardson to Commerce? — Is New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson in line to become Commerce Department chief? (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini) — Updated, 1:58 p.m. — New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has emerged as a “serious contender” to head the Commerce Department under President-elect Barack Obama …

Discussion: Washington Post, Albuquerque Journal, Flypaper, Political Punch, Donklephant and TIME.com

Eric Martin / Bloomberg:
U.S. Stocks Rally as Obama Picks Tim Geithner to Head Treasury

Discussion: News Hounds

Frank James / The Swamp:
Obama picks Geithner for Treasury

Discussion: The Politico and Top of the Ticket

Reuters:
Geithner reportedly picked for Treasury; Clinton still in talks

Discussion: The Caucus and Outside The Beltway

James Pethokoukis / US News:

How Tom Daschle Might Kill Conservatism — The GOP strategist had been joking about the upcoming presidential election and giving his humorous assessments of the candidates. Then he suddenly cut out the schtick and got scary serious. “Let me tell you something, if Democrats take the White House …

Discussion: QandO and Donklephant

CNN:

Sources: Jones leading choice for national security advisor — CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) - Two sources close to the Obama transition team tell CNN retired Marine Gen. Jim Jones has emerged as President-elect's leading choice to become national security adviser in the White House.

Discussion: Power Line, Open Left, The Campaign Spot, CANNONFIRE and TIME.com

Steven Ginsberg / Washington Post:
Clinton and Jones Close to Joining Obama National Security Team

Discussion: Booman Tribune

David Rogers / The Politico:
Marine general may head National Security Council

Discussion: Swampland, JustOneMinute, Political Punch, Washington Monthly, Outside The Beltway, Salon and ATTACKERMAN

Bloomberg:

Obama Team Said to Explore ‘Prepack’ Auto Bankruptcy — Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) — President-Elect Barack Obama's transition team is exploring a swift, prepackaged bankruptcy for automakers as a possible solution to the industry's financial crisis, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Discussion: Daily Kos, Emptywheel, Firedoglake, Below The Beltway and Donklephant

Tom Curry / MSNBC:
‘Card check’ best hope for auto workers union?

Discussion: www.redstate.com

Paul Ingrassia / Wall Street Journal:
The Auto Makers Are Already Bankrupt

Discussion: The Big Picture, Real Clear Politics and Commentary

Marc Elias / Wall Street Journal:

There's Nothing Unusual About the Minnesota Recount — I write to set straight just a few of the many false statements made in your Nov. 12 editorial “Mischief in Minnesota?” — Sen. Norm Coleman's lead over Al Franken shrunk by about 500 votes between election night and the end of the routine post-election canvass.

Discussion: TPM Election Central, Law Blog, www.redstate.com, The Raw Story and Minnesota Independent

Kevin Duchschere / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Day 3 of the recount: Ballot challenges rise in Ramsey County

Discussion: FiveThirtyEight.com and Daily Kos

The New Republic:

Hold Tight, Hillary: Russia Just Got Scarier — Julia Ioffe is a freelance writer living in New York. — If any proof were needed that the Russian political system operates in its own time-space continuum, it came this morning, when the parliament decided to deal with the country's economic meltdown by amending its constitution.

Discussion: Matthew Yglesias

Cathy Young / New York Times:
From Russia With Loathing — SHORTLY before the presidential election …

Discussion: GINA COBB and Eunomia

Shane McGlaun / DailyTech:

AP Suspends Use of U.S. Army Photos Over Digital Alteration — Army says that photo was altered but did not break Army policies — The digital alteration of photos is nothing new in the world of print magazines and newspapers. Photos on the cover of magazines are frequently digitally altered …

Discussion: Think Progress, Sadly, No! and Slashdot

Mark Silva / The Swamp:

Obama daughters: Private D.C. school — The two young daughters of President-elect Barack Obama will be moving schools this winter as the family moves from Chicago to Washington, and the Obama family has settled on a tried-and-true setting for Washington's elite: — The private Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C.

Discussion: The Politico and On Deadline

Christopher Beam / Slate:

Henry Waxman's victory is the biggest gift Obama could have asked for. — Out: Rep. John Dingell of Michigan, the tough, cantankerous eminence grise of the House Democratic caucus (he's 82), who was so deferential to Detroit as chairman of the House energy and commerce committee that Lee Iacocca once said he …

Discussion: Washington Wire

Washington Times:
Boehner: GOP firmly against ‘card check’

Discussion: Hot Air, The Heretik and protein wisdom

The Huffington Post:

Sarah Palin Turkey Incident: Does TV Interview While Turkeys Are Slaughtered In The Background (VIDEO) — Some videos you just have to see to believe. On Thursday, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin appeared in Wasilla in order to pardon a local turkey in anticipation of Thanksgiving.

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Jennifer M. Freedman / Bloomberg:

American Hypocrisy in Auto Rescue Spurs Me-Too Trade Ire — Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) — A U.S.-triggered spate of global carmaker-bailout proposals may spark trade disputes over whether the Americans are unfairly trying to subsidize their industry or just making up for state aid foreign rivals already enjoy.

Discussion: Matthew Yglesias