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Caroline Kennedy to Seek Clinton's Senate Seat — Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of an American political dynasty, has decided to pursue the United States Senate seat being vacated by Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York, a person told of her decision said on Monday.
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Brother Explains Shoe-Tossing Iraqi Journalist's Anger — (Photo: Johan Spanner for The New York Times) — BAGHDAD — The brother of Muntader al-Zaidi, the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President Bush during a joint press conference on Sunday with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki …
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‘Shoedenfreude’ and Shame: Reaction From Around Iraq — Hitting someone with a shoe is a strong insult in Iraq. It means the person is as low as the dirt underneath the sole of a shoe, and the actions of Muntader al-Zaidi, a correspondent for an independent Iraqi television station …
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Across Mideast, Arabs hail shoe-hurling journalist — BAGHDAD — Thousands of Iraqis took to the streets Monday to demand the release of a reporter who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush, as Arabs across many parts of the Middle East hailed the journalist as a hero and praised …
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Biden TIME — Outgoing newsmag bureau chief Jay Carney to be assistant to the vice president and his director of communications.
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Jay Carney Leaves Time — An internal notice from TIME magazine's Rick Stengel, obtained by FishbowlDC: — After twenty extraordinary years at TIME, Jay Carney is moving on to a new challenge. Jay has been pretty much everywhere for us. He started as Miami bureau chief and then became …
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Obama Transition: We Can't Release Info Until Christmas Week — The Obama transition office just sent out this release about its internal “review” of contacts with disgraced Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich: … Last week, in a press conference on Thursday, President-elect Obama announced …
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Obama: Aides ‘did nothing inappropriate’ — The president-elect has lawyer conduct own internal review — CHICAGO - President-elect Barack Obama said Monday a review by his own lawyer shows he had no direct contact with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich about the appointment of a Senate replacement …
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Salazar poised to head Interior — Colorado's senior senator is said to be a leading contender for a Cabinet post that is vital to Western issues. — U.S. Senator Ken Salazar answers questions during a press conference in March. (Special to the Post | William Woody)
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PATERSON IN A BLIND RAGE OVER ‘SNL’ SKIT — Gov. Paterson didn't see the humor in a “Saturday Night Live” bit that mocked his blindness. — During the “Weekend Update” segment of NBC's irreverent comedy show, actor Fred Armisen played Paterson, imitating his wandering eye, gravelly voice and blunt, self-effacing demeanor.
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Senate Democrats May Return Thousands In Madoff Contributions — Bernard Madoff built a major investment shop largely on smoke and mirrors — convincing investors that his fund was a safe and consistent return when it was mostly a house of cards. — And yet the relationship between Bernard …
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Obama Picks Arne Duncan for Education Post — President-elect Barack Obama will name Arne Duncan, the superintendent of schools in Chicago, to be his Secretary of Education, a senior Democratic official and a second person close to the decision said. — Mr. Duncan is a Harvard graduate whose friendship …
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Leahy Buckles, Will Push Back Holder Hearings — The Senate Judiciary Committee will delay confirmation hearings for Attorney General nominee Eric Holder after all — accommodating Republican concerns that the appointment was being rushed and more vetting of Holder's resume was needed.
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Lake Co. sheriff switches parties — Flanked by some of the state's most prominent Republicans, Democratic Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran announced Monday he is joining the GOP. — “I am changing parties as a matter of conscience,” Curran said at a news conference at the Lake County GOP headquarters in Libertyville.
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45% Suspect Obama Team Involved in Blagojevich Scandal — Forty five percent (45%) of U.S. voters say it is likely President-elect Obama or one of his top campaign aides was involved in the unfolding Blagojevich scandal in Illinois, including 23% who say it is Very Likely.
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Ask Dr. Helen: How Can I Keep My Students From Becoming Little Marxists? — It's not easy to keep young minds open to a variety of political views. — Scott from North Carolina is concerned with the radical views of his students: … Dear Scott: — You are correct to be concerned.
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On Making Mitch McConnell Wet His Pants — User B.R. writes in: … B.R. raises several interesting points, but they ultimately point back to one thing: Harry Reid has been exceptionally ineffective as the Democrats' majority leader. — The number of cloture votes skyrocketed …
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Left and Right, Piling On — In 1953, the president of General Motors, Charles Wilson, was nominated by President Eisenhower to be secretary of defense. During his confirmation hearings, Wilson was asked if he'd be able, as defense secretary, to make decisions contrary to the interests …
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Supreme Court rejects appeal questioning Obama's citizenship — WASHINGTON (CNN) — The Supreme Court has dismissed a second emergency appeal questioning Barack Obama's eligibility to be president because he had dual British-American citizenship at birth. — The justices without comment …
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Officer Is Indicted in Toppling of Cyclist — A police officer who was caught knocking a man off his bicycle in Times Square over the summer in a video that was distributed widely on YouTube has been indicted by a grand jury, according to lawyers involved in the case.
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Limits on Executive Pay May Prove Toothless — Loophole in Bailout Provision Leaves Enforcement in Doubt — Congress wanted to guarantee that the $700 billion financial bailout would limit the eye-popping pay of Wall Street executives, so lawmakers included a mechanism …
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Bayh's Blue Dogs: Bane or Boon? — From Roll Call comes the relatively unsurprising news that Indiana Democrat Evan Bayh is attempting to form a “Blue Dog” coalition in the Senate, one which would mirror the one that Democrats already have in the House. This group will presumably include …
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Red-State Army? — In Hopewell Township, N.J., the veterans of American Legion Post 339 have put their building up for sale. “Today's vets don't come out,” 82-year old Jim Hall told The Times of Trenton last month. The post is down from 425 paying members in the 1960s and '70s to 202 this year; only about a dozen regularly attend.