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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 …
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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.
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 …
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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.
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.
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.
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 …
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Eric Martin / Bloomberg:U.S. Stocks Rally as Obama Picks Tim Geithner to Head Treasury
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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 …
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.
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Steven Ginsberg / Washington Post:Clinton and Jones Close to Joining Obama National Security Team
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David Rogers / The Politico:Marine general may head National Security Council
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 …
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.
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 …
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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.
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.
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