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Malin Rising / Associated Press:
Krugman: US auto industry will probably disappear — STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — Nobel economics prize winner Paul Krugman said Sunday that the beleaguered U.S. auto industry will likely disappear. — “It will do so because of the geographical forces that me and my colleagues have discussed …
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Detroit Bailout Is to Bring On U.S. Oversight — WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats were drafting legislation Sunday for tight government control of the crippled American auto industry, including the possible creation of an oversight board made up of five cabinet secretaries and the head …
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John Bresnahan / The Politico:Shelby warns of filibuster of auto bailout
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Tribune Co., in Debt, Could Be Flirting With Bankruptcy — The Tribune Company, the newspaper chain that owns The Chicago Tribune and The Los Angeles Times, is trying to negotiate new terms with its creditors and has hired advisers for a possible bankruptcy filing, according to people briefed on the matter.
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Tribune Prepares for Bankruptcy Filing — Tribune Co. is preparing for a possible bankruptcy-protection filing as soon as this week, according to people familiar with the matter, opening a new front of trouble for the newspaper industry. — As Tribune continues discussions with its lenders …
James Nash / The Columbus Dispatch:
Kilroy is headed to Congress — Democrat defeats Stivers in 15th Congressional District — Now it's official: Mary Jo Kilroy will be going to Washington as the first Democrat to represent any part of Franklin County in Congress in a generation. — Final vote tallies released this evening …
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R. Jeffrey Smith / Washington Post:
Ideological Warfare Rages on Federal Appeals Courts Dominated by Republican Appointees — GOP-Appointed Majorities Winning Ideological Battles at Appellate Level — Seven of the 16 full-time judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, based in Cincinnati, were appointed by President Bush.
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Jerry Markon / Washington Post:
The Politics of the Federal Bench — Obama's Appointments Are Expected To Reshape the U.S. Legal Landscape — The federal judiciary is on the verge of a major shift when President-elect Barack Obama's nominees take control of several of the nation's most important appellate courts, legal scholars and political activists say.
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Times of London:
‘Mumbai mastermind’ arrested in Pakistan — Pakistani security forces have raided a suspected training camp used by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the militant group blamed for last month's attack on Mumbai, and arrested several of the group's activists, government officials said today.
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Adam Nossiter / New York Times:
History and Amazement in House Race Outcome — NEW ORLEANS — Soft-spoken, retiring and diminutive, Anh Cao does not appear to fit the role of dragon-slayer. — Yet a day after he defeated Representative William J. Jefferson, the once-untouchable incumbent here, Mr. Cao was being approached …
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Steve Hildebrand / The Huffington Post:
A Message to Obama's Progressive Critics — Five short weeks ago, Barack Obama won a decisive victory against John McCain - winning 365 electoral votes to McCain's 162 and winning the popular vote by 9 million - the largest popular vote margin since.... After a strategy of expanding the electoral map …
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Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:Obama Deputy Steve Hildebrand: Liberals Need To STFU
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CNN:
Obama: Days of ‘pork ... as a strategy’ are over — (CNN) — President-elect Barack Obama issued a warning Sunday to officials around the country who want to fund projects with federal dollars: no more business as usual. — In an interview on NBC's “Meet the Press,” Obama said …
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The Independent:
Mark Penn: The man who blew the presidency — Hillary had a huge lead in the polls, and a genius running her team. So how did ‘The Master of the Message’ get it so wrong? And will he ever admit his mistakes? Cole Moreton meets... Mark Penn — Hillary Clinton was going to be president.
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New York Times:
Panel to Call for Review of Wiretapping of Scholar — WASHINGTON — A Congressional oversight panel plans to ask the National Security Agency to start an investigation into new evidence that the agency illegally wiretapped a Muslim scholar in Northern Virginia and concealed the eavesdropping during …
Chicago Breaking News:
Wright visits Trinity pulpit, lashes media — For the first time since his retirement last spring, Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. returned to the pulpit of Trinity United Church of Christ this morning with two goals: glorifying God and vilifying the media. — In honor of Trinity's 47th anniversary …
Clifford J. Levy / New York Times:
In Hard Times, Russia Moves In to Reclaim Private Industries — BEREZNIKI, Russia — In late October, one of Vladimir V. Putin's top lieutenants abruptly summoned a billionaire mining oligarch to a private meeting. The official, Igor I. Sechin, had taken a sudden interest in a two-year-old accident …
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Andy Barr / The Politico:
Obama little help to Dems post-election — In the three Congressional races decided since Barack Obama defeated John McCain on November 4, the president-elect has kept his distance from the Democratic candidates. — While Obama did lend Georgia senate candidate Jim Martin some of his campaign staff …
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