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12:45 AM ET, December 22, 2008

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Chris Wallace / Fox News:
Transcript: Vice President Cheney on ‘FOX News Sunday’  —  WASHINGTON — “FOX NEWS SUNDAY” HOST CHRIS WALLACE: And hello again from FOX News in Washington.  In exactly 30 days, President Bush and Vice President Cheney leave office.  —  Their eight years in the White House have been marked …
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Right To Dissolve The Constitution  —  One thing you have to concede to Dick Cheney.  He says what he thinks.  And so we get this: … The irony seems lost on him.  How can the suspension of all laws into the power of the executive branch in wartime be seen as a defense or protection of the Constitution?
Shannen Coffin / The Corner:
Biden Reinforces the Point  —  Vice President Cheney had a little fun at his successor-to-be's expense today, telling Fox News Sunday that he didn't take Joe Biden's criticism of his tenure too seriously because Joe Biden doesn't know the Constitution from a hole in the ground.
Discussion: Don Surber
Bill Sammon / Fox News:
Cheney Mocks Biden, Defends Rumsfeld in ‘FOX News Sunday’ Interview  —  In one of his last interviews before leaving Washington, D.C., Vice President Cheney, a 40-year veteran of Washington politics, tried to straighten out a few misconceptions about his tenure and the way the executive and legislative branches are supposed to work.
Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
Cheney Defends His Tenure, Adminstration's Actions  —  Vice President Cheney offered an unabashed defense of the Bush administration's claims of broad executive powers today, mocking criticism from Vice President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. and saying the president “doesn't have to check with anybody” before launching a nuclear attack.
Discussion: TalkLeft and Weasel Zippers
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Cheney and Biden trade shots  —  Vice President Dick Cheney took some of the toughest political shots yet in the post-election period, using an interview to belittle Vice President-elect Joe Biden's constitutional law acumen and pointedly declined to offer his successor any advice.
Brian Knowlton / The Caucus:
Biden and Cheney Clash on Role of No. 2
Stephen Ohlemacher / Associated Press:   Cheney says Congress failed struggling automakers
Jen Dimascio / The Politico:   Cheney takes a shot at Biden
Bob Ostertag / The Huffington Post:
Why Gay Marriage is the Wrong Issue  —  It's just plain sad what the gay and lesbian movement has come to.  November 4 was so extraordinary, so magical.  The whole world seemed to come together.  Except for gays and lesbians in California.  We were supposed to feel crushed over Proposition 8.
Discussion: American Power and L.A. Now
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Associated Press:
Lawmaker says ‘no’ to Rev. Warren at inauguration  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The first openly gay member of Congress said Sunday it was a mistake for President-elect Barack Obama to invite the Rev. Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at his inauguration.  —  “Mr. Warren compared same-sex couples to incest.
Discussion: The Politico, Reuters and Truthdig
Christina Hoag / Associated Press:
Pastor Rick Warren preaches love for all, defends his invitation to Obama inauguration  —  LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Under fire for opposing gay marriage, influential evangelical pastor Rick Warren said Saturday that he loves Muslims, people of other religions, Republicans and Democrats, and he also loves “gays and straights.”
Wesley K. Clark / Washington Post:
Taking Command  —  Actually, Democrats and the military can get along.  Here's how.  —  The last time the United States elected a Democrat as its president to govern with a majority-Democratic Congress, an immediate fracas arose over gays in the military, reinforcing a partisan story line …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and The RBC
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Willie Brown / San Francisco Chronicle:
Illinois governor seems to be growing stronger
Discussion: Don Surber
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Blago-Rahma: Only one call between Blago and Emanuel?  —  George Stephanopolous reports for ABC that Barack Obama's incoming team will reveal that Rahm Emanuel only had one direct contact with Governor Rod Blagojevich during the latter's attempts to sell the Senate seat, and that the replacement of Obama barely got mentioned.
Discussion: Riehl World View
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Frank James / The Swamp:
Obama Blago report to clear Rahm
Mike Allen / The Politico:   30 days to Inauguration — Obama report absolves Emanuel on Illinois gov contacts
Jennifer Parker / George's Bottom Line:
Exclusive: Obama's Blago Report: Only One Rahm Call to Governor
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Birth Of The Professional Obama Haters  —  Every President has had his contingent of seemingly professional haters, sometimes stemming from policy but sometimes stemming from the need to market an opposition persona, increase readership or an audience, or rally partisan followers to do battle to halt specific polices.
Michael Portillo / Times of London:
Britain has lost the stomach for a fight  —  Last week Gordon Brown announced a date for Britain's withdrawal from Iraq.  Most troops will be back in time for a spring general election.  The prime minister posed with soldiers and expressed his sorrow over yet more fatal casualties in Afghanistan.
Mark Halperin / TIME.com:
Obama Release on Middle Class Task Force  —  OBAMA TRANSITION TEAM ANNOUNCES WHITE HOUSE TASK FORCE ON WORKING FAMILIES  —  President-elect Obama Taps Vice President-elect Biden to Chair  —  Washington, DC - Today the Obama Transition team announced the President-elect's intention to form …
Discussion: Think Progress and The Raw Story
Donna St. George / Washington Post:
Squeezed on All Sides, Parents Forgo Day Care  —  Education, Safety Sacrificed in Fiscal Crunch  —  In the Prince George's County community of Riverdale Park, town officials have noted a distressing sign of the national economic downturn: more children left home alone to fend for themselves …
Discussion: DownWithTyranny!
 
 
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Sebnem Arsu / New York Times:
‘Bush Shoe’ Gives Firm a Footing in the Market
Discussion: The Raw Story
Thomas A. Schweich / Washington Post:
The Pentagon is muscling in everywhere.  It's time to stop the mission creep.
Discussion: BLACKFIVE and Outside The Beltway
Parisa Hafezi / Yahoo! News:
Police raid Iran Nobel Laureate's office
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Colin McEnroe / To Wit:
Merry Christmas from Wayne LaPierre
Laura Olson / Los Angeles Times:
For Palin fans, a team of their own
Discussion: AmSpecBlog, alicublog and Don Surber
Associated Press:
AP study finds $1.6B went to bailed-out bank execs
Lori Monsewicz / Repository:
Pilot in plane crash had connections to White House
Discussion: AMERICAblog News
 

 
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Financial Times:
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Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
A federal court allows a claim by The Intercept that DMCA prevents OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline but throws out its claims against Microsoft

 
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