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Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Caroline Kennedy? Thanks But No Thanks — digg it — Everyone seems to be salivating because Caroline Kennedy called David Patterson and is apparently interested in the Senate seat being vacated by Hillary Clinton. — It's a truly terrible idea. — Her leadership could have been really helpful …
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New York Post:
TED WANTS CAROLINE — KENNEDYS LOBBY FOR HILL SEAT — Powerful senator and family patriarch Ted Kennedy has been working back channels to promote niece Caroline as the replacement for Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Senate, family sources told The Post. — The elder Kennedy (D-Mass.) …
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Michelle Malkin:
Republican beats corruptocrat Bill “Cold Cash” Jefferson — Well, this helps take the sting out of the re-election of corruptocrat Jack Murtha. Republican upstart Joseph Cao defeated Bill “Cold Cash Jefferson” in the runoff for Louisiana's 2nd Congressional district race.
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CNN:
Indicted Louisiana congressman loses re-election bid
Indicted Louisiana congressman loses re-election bid
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Adam Nossiter / New York Times:
Voters Oust Indicted Congressman in Louisiana
Voters Oust Indicted Congressman in Louisiana
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The Times-Picayune / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Latest Metro New Orleans News
Latest Metro New Orleans News
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Amanda Terkel / Think Progress:
Rove planning to ‘name names’ of Bush haters in his new book.» — Karl Rove is reportedly one of the key architects overseeing the “Bush legacy project,” predicting that the President will be remembered as a “far-sighted leader.” In a new interview with Cox News …
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Ken Herman / Austin American-Statesman:
Bush insiders reflect on president's legacy
Bush insiders reflect on president's legacy
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Obama Picks Shinseki to Lead Veterans Affairs — President-elect Barack Obama today will introduce retired Army Gen. Eric K. Shinseki as his nominee to head the Department of Veterans Affairs, bringing to his Cabinet a career military officer best known for running afoul of the Bush administration …
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MSNBC:
Obama warns economy to get worse — U.S. ‘fragility’ tied to worldwide financial crisis, president-elect says — CHICAGO - The economic recession will get significantly worse before it starts to improve, President-elect Barack Obama said, seeking in an interview broadcast Sunday to tamp …
Randy Barnett / The Volokh Conspiracy:
Remembering Pearl Harbor 2008 I write this as I look out my 29th floor hotel room in the direction of Pearl Harbor. My wife and I came to Oahu, Hawaii to celebrate our 29th anniversary on December 2nd. Although it is a coincidence that we are still here on December 7th, it still feels eerie.
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Richard A. Clarke / Washington Post:
Plans of Attack — Ten young men land a small boat at a quay in a city of 18 million people. Within minutes of setting ashore, they are throwing grenades and raking crowds with automatic weapons fire. Days later, almost 200 people are dead, more are wounded, the financial capital of a nation …
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
EVEN GEORGE WILL.... We've past the point at which this can reasonably be described as foolish. Now, conservative apoplexy about the non-existent drive to reinstate the “Fairness Doctrine,” is just annoying. George Will, who one might expect to know better, devoted 740 words …
Lisa Mascaro / Las Vegas Sun:
Biden unwelcome in Senate huddles, where Cheney wielded power — WASHINGTON — In a move to reassert Congressional independence at the start of the new presidential administration, the vice president will be barred from joining weekly internal Senate deliberations, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid …
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Jennifer Parker / George's Bottom Line:
Ten Things David Gregory Needs to Know — 10.) Monday night is the new Saturday — 9.) Saturday Night Live is a pretty cool wake-up call — 8.) Dennis Kucinich is a biter — 7.) You'll never have to anchor another car chase — ever — 6.) No more OJ stories either — 5.)
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Abortion Politics Didn't Doom the G.O.P. — AN iron law of recent American politics dictates that any Republican setback at the polls will be quickly pinned on the pro-life movement. You might think that the Republican Party's 2008 debacle would be an exception to this rule.
Laura King / Los Angeles Times:
Supply trucks hit in brazen attack in Pakistan — Suspected Taliban insurgents attacked two truck stops, destroying more than 150 vehicles carrying supplies bound for U.S.-led troops in Afghanistan. — In one of the biggest and most brazen attacks of its kind to date …
Andrew McLemore / The Raw Story:
In racially exclusive neighborhood, residents worried Bush will make it a ‘target’ — As President Bush prepares to move into his new Dallas home at the end of his term, neighborhood residents worry about having him close by. — One woman shared her fears as she walked past Bush's house carrying …