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1:45 AM ET, December 11, 2008

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Brian Ross / ABCNEWS:
Sources Say Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is ‘Senate Candidate #5’  —  Feds Plan to Interview Chicago Congressman as Part of Blagojevich Probe  —  Chicago Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-IL) is the anonymous “Senate Candidate #5” whose emissaries Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich reportedly claimed offered …
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Blagojevich questions censored on Transition site  —  President-elect Barack Obama's Transition today launched “Open for Questions,” a Digg-style feature allowing citizens to submit questions, and to vote on one another's questions, bringing favored inquiries to the top of the list.
Washington Wire:
Blagojevich's Big Conference Call and Valerie Jarrett's Clean Break  —  Cam Simpson reports on Rod Blagojevich  —  Among the hundreds of hours of conversations involving Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich secretly recorded by the FBI since Oct. 22, one phone call is drawing particular scrutiny among politicos …
Discussion: The Other McCain
Chicago Sun Times:
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is ‘Senate Candidate 5’ in Blagojevich criminal complaint  —  Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is “Senate Candidate 5,” who — through an emissary — allegedly offered to raise money for Gov. Blagojevich in return for being appointed as Barack Obama's replacement in the U.S. Senate, sources tell the Chicago Sun-Times.
The Politico:
7 Blago questions for Obama  —  Here are seven worth asking:  —  1 - “Did you communicate directly or indirectly with Blagojevich about picking your replacement in the U.S. Senate?”  —  Obama issued a categorical statement Tuesday that he personally hadn't spoken with Blagojevich about the seat …
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Reid Prefers Senate Appointment to Special Election  —  Updated, 5:56 p.m. ET: The entire Senate Democratic caucus has signed the Reid letter to Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.  —  Original Post  —  The momentum for a special election to replace President-elect Barack Obama ran …
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Martin Kady II / The Crypt's Blogs:
All 50 Dem senators call on Blagojevich to resign
Scott Turow / New York Times:
State of Shame
Discussion: The Caucus, Donklephant and The Nation
Democrats.senate.gov:
Senate Democrats Call On Governor Blagojevich To Resign
Discussion: The Agonist
Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:
CHU TO BE ENERGY SECRETARY  —  From NBC's Savannah Guthrie  —  Obama will name Steven Chu his choice for Energy secretary, Lisa Jackson for EPA administrator and Carol Browner as energy “czar” reporting to the president.  —  It is unclear whether the Browner position is cabinet level.
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Washington Post:
Nobel Physicist Chosen To Be Energy Secretary  —  Browner, Two Others to Get Climate Posts  —  President-elect Barack Obama has chosen Steven Chu, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist who heads the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, to be the next energy secretary, and he has picked veteran regulators …
John M. Broder / New York Times:
Obama Team Set on Environment
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Chris Strohm / GovExec.com:
House Democrat urges Obama to keep Bush's intelligence chiefs  —  The House Intelligence Committee's top Democrat said Tuesday he has recommended that President-elect Barack Obama keep the country's current national intelligence director and CIA chief in place for some time to ensure continuity …
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Ali Frick / Think Progress:
Rep. Reyes: Since Torture Might Be Necessary, Obama Should Keep …
Discussion: DownWithTyranny!
Marc Ambinder:
Obama Still Mulling Over CIA/DNI
Discussion: The Anonymous Liberal
The Sun:
Fem-bot's my love machine  —  Inventor Le Trung, 33, created Aiko, said to be “in her 20s” with a stunning 32, 23, 33 figure, shiny hair and delicate features.  —  She even remembers his favourite drink and does simple cleaning and household tasks.  —  “Fem-bot” Aiko, who has cost £14,000 …
Discussion: Hot Air
Martin Kady II / The Crypt's Blogs:
Specter calls for delay in Holder hearings  —  Sen. Arlen Specter, the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee, has just thrown a wrench into the Eric Holder hearings planned for early January, saying Holder's involvement in the Marc Rich pardon is a “red flag” and a “very serious matter.”
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J. Taylor Rushing / The Hill:
Specter seeks to slow down Holder confirmation
White House:
The President Participates in a Ceremony for 2008 Recipients of the Presidential Citizens Medal  —  BACKGROUND  —  The Presidential Citizens Medal was established in November 13, 1969, to recognize U.S. citizens who have performed exemplary deeds of service for the nation.
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Hit by Recession, NPR to Lay Off Seven Percent of Staff  —  Faced with a sharp decline in revenue, National Public Radio said today it will pare back its once-flourishing operations, and institute its first organization-wide layoffs in 25 years.  —  Washington-based NPR said it would lay off …
Laura Meckler / Wall Street Journal:
Poll Shows Obama Gains Support  —  Public Roots for His Success in Face of Economic Crisis but Is Wary of Big Spending  —  WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama is entering the White House with an enormous reservoir of goodwill from an American public that is rooting for his success …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and TIME.com
New York Times:
Kerrey Gets Vote of No-Confidence at New School  —  Bob Kerrey, the former Nebraska governor and senator known for his acerbic tongue and iconoclastic tendencies, earned an overwhelming vote of no-confidence on Wednesday afternoon from the senior faculty at the New School, the Greenwich Village university he has run since 2001.
John / Power Line:
GOODBYE TO NEWSWEEK  —  Much attention has been paid to the decline of print newspapers, less to the similar decline of news magazines.  The cases are not identical: most obviously, the news weeklies never depended on classified advertising, as newspapers did.
Discussion: Folio
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Jindal says no  —  Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, seen by many Republicans as the most promising standard-bearer for a remade party, said at a Richmond, Va press conference that he isn't running for president in 2012.  —  At a news conference Wednesday with Bob McDonnell …
The Politico:
GOP may seek Bill Clinton's testimony  —  Senate Republicans are considering asking Bill Clinton to testify at his wife's confirmation hearing about potential conflicts of interest involving his worldwide charitable enterprises.  —  “There are concerns about his international work across the board …
 
 
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