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Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Obama On Rick Warren Pick: We Have To Be Able To Agree To Disagree — Obama, at his presser today, defends the decision to choose Rick Warren to deliver the invocation as his inauguration with a restatement of his commitment to gay rights and, more broadly, to the principles of unity that have been a hallmark of his rise to power:
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Satyam Khanna / Think Progress:
Warren insists he's not homophobic: I served ‘water and donuts’ to gay people.» — Pastor Rick Warren, President-elect Obama's choice to deliver the inaugurual invocation, has espoused far-right views on gay rights, including likening same-sex marriage to polygamy and incest.
Sarah Posner / The Nation:
What's the Matter With Rick Warren? — Now it has officially gone too far: Democrats, in their zeal to appear friendly to evangelical voters, have chosen celebrity preacher and best-selling author Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at Barack Obama's inauguration.
CBN.com:
Pro-Lifers Rip Rick Warren on Obama Invocation — So let me get straight to the point. — Liberals and gay activists aren't happy with Barack Obama for choosing pro-life and prop 8 supporting pastor Rick Warren to give the invocation at Obama's inaugural.
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The Huffington Post:
Obama's Talking Points On Rick Warren — At his press conference on Thursday, Barack Obama for the first time addressed the flurry of protest that has erupted over the choice of Rick Warren to give the inaugural invocation. — Stressing his own advocacy of equal rights for gay and lesbian Americans …
Associated Press:
Obama defends choice of pastor for invocation — Featured Topics: - Barack Obama - Presidential Transition — WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama on Thursday defended his choice of a popular evangelical minister to deliver the invocation at his inauguration, rejecting criticism that it slights gays.
John Aravosis / AMERICAblog News:Feinstein reportedly had nothing to do with Warren choice; it was Obama.
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Thom Hartmann / The Huffington Post:Three Cups of Tea for Rick Warren
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New York Times:
The Torture Report — Most Americans have long known that the horrors of Abu Ghraib were not the work of a few low-ranking sociopaths. All but President Bush's most unquestioning supporters recognized the chain of unprincipled decisions that led to the abuse, torture and death in prisons run …
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Jesse J. Holland / Associated Press:
AP source: Rep. Hilda Solis is Obama's labor pick — WASHINGTON (AP) — A labor official says Rep. Hilda Solis of California will be nominated as labor secretary by President-elect Barack Obama. — The Democratic congresswoman was just elected to her fifth term representing heavily Hispanic portions …
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Harold Meyerson / American Prospect:
HILDA SOLIS IS GREAT. — What does Rep. Hilda Solis, Barack Obama's selection for secretary of labor, bring to the job? Only a record of passionate commitment to working people, a high level of political smarts, and some genuine displays of raw guts that could make her a star of American liberalism.
ScienceInsider:
Sources: John Holdren to be Nominated as Obama's Science Adviser — Strong indications are that President-elect Barack Obama has picked physicist John Holdren to be the president's science adviser. — A top adviser to the Obama campaign and international expert on energy and climate …
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Rod Watson / Buffalo News:
Kennedy is listening to wrong folks — Who says Camelot kid Caroline Kennedy isn't ready to be a big-time politician representing New York in the U. S. Senate? — She doesn't even have the job yet, and she's already acting like a seasoned insider. — In her first visit to Buffalo …
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New York Times:
Bush Weighs ‘Orderly’ Bankruptcy for Automakers — WASHINGTON — The White House said on Thursday that an “orderly” bankruptcy was one option being considered to try to rescue General Motors and Chrysler, which are seeking billions of dollars to avoid a shutdown.
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Gay man backed for Navy secretary — Foes cite 'Don't ask, don't tell' — Some top retired military leaders and some Democrats in Congress are backing William White, chief operating officer of the Intrepid Museum Foundation, to be the next secretary of the Navy - a move that would put …
Lynn Sweet:
Emanuel's deeper involvement in pressing for Jarrett Senate appointment — My Sun-Times colleagues Natasha Korecki and Fran Spielman in a story in the Thusday paper report Rahm Emanuel's involvement in pushing Gov. Blagojevich to appoint Valerie Jarrett to replace President elect Barack Obama was deeper than previously known.
Associated Press:
Frigid Storm Closes California Freeways, Drops Snow in Malibu — LOS ANGELES — Snow snarled major mountain highways and even dusted Malibu on Wednesday as a cold storm hit parts of California. One person was killed by a wind-related helicopter crash, and an overflowing river …
Rob Stein / Washington Post:
New Rule Protects Health-Care Workers' ‘Right of Conscience’ — The Bush administration today issued a sweeping new regulation that protects a broad range of health-care workers — from doctors to janitors — who refuse to participate in providing services that they believe violate their personal, moral or religious beliefs.
Jordy Yager / The Hill:
With economy in shambles, Congress gets a raise — A crumbling economy, more than 2 million constituents who have lost their jobs this year, and congressional demands of CEOs to work for free did not convince lawmakers to freeze their own pay. — Instead, they will get a $4,700 pay increase …
Christina Bellantoni / Washington Times:
MSNBC host Brzezinski mugged in D.C. — UPDATED: — Washington Mayor Adrian Fenty was confronted face-to-face Thursday with some of the district's crime problems, when it turned out the host of the morning talk show he appeared on had been mugged in the city an hour earlier.
MSNBC:
Todd NBC's chief White House correspondent — Will retain political director title in addition to new duties — NBC News political director Chuck Todd will add the White House beat and Meet the Press Contributing Editor responsibilities to his list of duties.
Rob Bluey / The Foundry:
Conservative Leader Paul Weyrich Dies; First to Lead Heritage — Paul M. Weyrich, chairman and CEO of the Free Congress Foundation and first president of The Heritage Foundation, died this morning around 1 a.m. He was 66 years old. Weyrich was a good friend to many of us at Heritage, a true leader and a man of unbending principle.
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