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9:05 PM ET, December 15, 2008

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Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:
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.The decision came after a series of deeply personal and political conversations …
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Jane Hamsher / The Huffington Post:
Caroline Kennedy Lets Political Elites Know She Expects A US Senate Seat  —  It seems Caroline Kennedy has decided she'd rather have a US Senate seat than a pony for Christmas: … Really?  She's “making calls this morning to alert political figures to her interest?”  I guess it was either that or get her nails done.
CNN:
Sources: Kennedy wants Clinton's Senate seat
Discussion: Spin Cycle and Wizbang
Riyadh Muhammad / Baghdad Bureau:
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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Eric Owles / Baghdad Bureau:
‘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 …
Times of London:   Iraqi who threw shoes at George Bush hailed as hero
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Patrick / FishBowlDC:
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 …
Discussion: Outside The Beltway
Denver Post:
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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Denver Post:
Sources: Salazar accepts Interior spot  —  Sen. Ken Salazar has agreed to become secretary of the Interior pending the outcome of a background check, The Denver Post has learned.  —  Democratic sources, who asked not to be named because they were not authorized to speak on Salazar's behalf …
Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Salazar: Interior Secretary  —  Sen. Ken Salazar (D-Colo.), a Western Latino with deep grounding in water and land issues, is President-elect Barack Obama's choice to lead the Interior Department.  —  Two senior Democrats said Obama will name Salazar to the post, rounding out the energy …
Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Sarah Palin: Blagojevich's nerve?  —  Sarah Palin, Republican governor of Alaska, says she has wondered how long Rod Blagojevich, Democratic governor of Illinois, thought he might “get away with” an alleged scheme to sell the Senate seat of President-elect Barack Obama of Illinois.
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Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
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 …
Discussion: JustOneMinute
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David K. L I / New York Post:
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.
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight.com:
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 …
The Huffington Post:
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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ABCNEWS:
Transcript: Cheney Defends Hard Line Tactics  —  In an Exclusive Interview with ABC News, Vice President Dick Cheney Opens Up About His Hard Line Tactics  —  The following is an excerpted transcript from ABC News' Jonathan Karl's exclusive interview with Vice President Dick Cheney on Dec. 15, 2008 in the Executive Office Building.
Discussion: The Swamp and The World Newser
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Andy Barr / The Politico:
Cheney: Obama ‘not likely to cede authority’
Discussion: Think Progress
Washington Wire:
Introducing Members of Obama's Energy and Environment Team  —  The text of a press release sent by President-elect Barack Obama's transition team announcing members of his energy and environment team.  —  Today, President-elect Barack Obama announced key members of his energy and environment team …
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Associated Press:
Obama unveils leaders for energy and environmental issues
Discussion: Reuters and Fact-esque
Sam Dillon / The Caucus:
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 …
Chicago Breaking News:
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.
Helen Smith / Pajamas Media:
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.
Discussion: Right Wing News
Rasmussen Reports:
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.
Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
THE WEAK AND THE RICH.  —  Robert Samuelson tends to write bizarre columns — who can forget his wacky dream of a world in which teenagers spend their time picketing outside the AARP? — but today's effort is, even by Samuelson standards, an unusual achievement.  In it, he attempts to bust some myths about lobbying.
 
 
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Iraq Is Safer  —  This month, about 26 people a day are dying …
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S. J. Komarnitsky / Anchorage Daily News:
Accelerant poured around Palin's church
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Andrew Breitbart / Washington Times:
Sinise: A man for all services
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Marc Ambinder:
A Republican Governor Is Antsy About The Bailout
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Supreme Court rejects appeal questioning Obama's citizenship
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Danielle Allen / Washington Post:
Red-State Army?  —  In Hopewell Township, N.J., the veterans …
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Filing: Trump asks SCOTUS to pause the law that could ban TikTok, saying the court should give him time to “pursue a political resolution” of the dispute

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