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Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
New York Housing Chief Is Chosen for Cabinet — WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama has picked the widely respected housing commissioner for New York City, Shaun Donovan, to be the secretary of housing in his cabinet. — Assuming that Mr. Donovan, 42, is confirmed by the Senate …
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Digby / Hullabaloo:
They Can't Be That Desperate — Dear God: … I honestly don't know quite how to deal with this. Over the past year I have strained and even broken treasured friendships over the idea that allowing a Republican to win over a Democrat, no matter how bad he or she is …
Wall Street Journal:
Fund Fraud Hits Big Names — Madoff's Clients Included Mets Owner, GMAC Chairman, Country-Club Recruits — New potential victims emerged of Wall Street veteran Bernard Madoff's alleged giant Ponzi scheme, with international banks, hedge funds and wealthy private investors among those sorting …
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Michael Sneed / Chicago Sun Times:
Our Sen. Kennedy? Tipsville . . . Is Chris Kennedy, the son of the late, great U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, a possible entrant on the list to fill Presidentelect Barack Obama's Senate seat? — • • To wit: Sneed hears Kennedy's name has been wafted into the inner circle of Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn …
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Fredric U. Dicker / New York Post:
HILL ALLY: CAROLINE IS NOT READY FOR SENATE — ALBANY - A powerful labor leader with strong ties to Sen. Hillary Clinton yesterday joined the growing ranks of Democrats bashing Caroline Kennedy as a possible successor to the former first lady in the US Senate.
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David Airey / Logo Design Love:
Obama logo ideas that weren't chosen — Sol Sender, who led a design team for the Obama 08 logo, was recently interviewed about the project. — Here's a walk through the various logo options, with some of Sol's thoughts. The full interview videos can be watched on the website of VSA Partners (where Sol is now a strategist).
New York Times:
Sorry, Obamas, Early Check-In Isn't Available — CHICAGO — To the list of people having trouble finding somewhere in Washington to stay in early January, there can now be added one more entry: the Obama family. — President Bush's aides have turned down a request from President-elect Barack Obama …
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Salon:
Meet the GOP's wrecking crew — Why did a small group of Southern Republicans turn the auto bailout into a demolition derby? Introducing the senators who hate unions and love foreign cars. — WASHINGTON — On July 15, Bob Corker was a happy man. — “I cannot think of a more exciting day …
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AJStrata / The Strata-Sphere:
The Obama Administration Is Now Damaged Goods, Obama Lied To America — Update: A consensus is brewing about Obama's pending troubles - see here, here, here and here. — Major Update Below! — The big dominos seem to be falling already, less than a week from the news breaking.
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Chicago Sun Times:
Blago could decide future by Monday — Gov. Blagojevich will decide early next week — perhaps as early as Monday — whether he should resign, a source close to the governor told the Chicago Sun-Times. — “He was blindsided by this,” the source said. “He needs some time to digest what's going on.
Jodi Kantor / New York Times:
Obama's Friends Form Strategy to Stay Close — Last Sunday night, President-elect Barack Obama's three closest friends — Valerie Jarrett, Martin Nesbitt and Dr. Eric Whitaker — sat down in the study of Mr. Nesbitt's house in Chicago for one of their increasingly frequent heart-to-hearts.
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Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:
The Other American Auto Industry — Plenty of car makers make a go of it in this country—they're just non-union and not headquartered in Detroit. — Drew Ferguson IV is a 42-year-old dentist whose family has lived in this town, population 3,300, “since God put us here.”
Elisabeth Bumiller / New York Times:
In Iraq, Gates Affirms U.S. Pullout Goal — BALAD, Iraq — The top American commander in Iraq said Saturday that some soldiers would remain in a support role in cities beyond summer 2009, when a new security agreement calls for the removal of American combat troops from urban areas.
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