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Caroline Kennedy Is Seeking Seat Held by Clinton — ALBANY — Caroline Kennedy, the deeply private daughter of America's most storied political dynasty, will seek the United States Senate seat in New York being vacated by Hillary Rodham Clinton. — Ms. Kennedy ended weeks of silence …
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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.
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Résumé Long on Politics, but Short on Public Office
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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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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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House approves impeachment probe; Senate proposal on hold — The Illinois House voted 113-0 today to begin impeachment proceedings against Gov. Rod Blagojevich by creating an investigations committee to consider allegations that the two-term Democrat abused his office and may have participated in criminal activity.
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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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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 …
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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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Secret Service Shows Unusual Restraint in ‘Bizarre’ Shoe Incident — ABC News' Ann Compton Reports: U.S. Secret Service officials in Washington say they are satisfied their agents responded with “the appropriate level of reaction” when an Iraqi journalist hurled two shoes directly at President Bush during a Baghdad news conference.
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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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Brother Explains Shoe-Tossing Iraqi Journalist's Anger
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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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Urgent, just reported: Al-Zaidi in U.S. run Camp Cropper prison — Iraqi TV al-Sharqiya just reported on the news that AL-Zaidi is transferred to Camp Cropper prison [the Airport prison, managed by the American forces]. — The TV Channel announced that Al-Zaidi is in a difficult condition …
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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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Review shows no contact with Blago — Below is a statement from Obama Transition Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer: — “At the direction of the president-elect, a review of Transition staff contacts with Governor Blagojevich and his office has been conducted and completed and is ready for release.
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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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Orwell in Bailoutland — Oh, FireDogLake: … Did we all follow that one? Failing to funnel billions to a failing business is a form of authoritarian punishment. As an alternative, we're offered the proposition that we “want affordable, safe, fuel-efficient, environmentally sound cars built …
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Accelerant poured around Palin's church — WASILLA - Whoever torched Gov. Sarah Palin's home church tried to start fires in several places around the building, the federal agency assisting in the investigation said Monday. — Accelerants were found in multiple locations on the outside …
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Cheney: Obama ‘not likely to cede authority’ — Vice President Dick Cheney said Monday that President-elect Barack Obama will “appreciate” the expansions of executive power achieved during the Bush administration and is unlikely to cede authority back to Congress.
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Pellicano gets 15 years in wiretapping case — The private investigator's sentence was longer than the five-year, 10-month term recommended by the Probation Department. Four co-defendants are scheduled to be sentenced in January. — Former Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano …
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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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The Future of the Internet III — A survey of internet leaders, activists and analysts shows they expect major tech advances as the phone becomes a primary device for online access, voice-recognition improves, artificial and virtual reality become more embedded in everyday life, and the architecture of the internet itself improves.
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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.