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Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
Warren On? Party Off. — Not that he was planning to attend, but Barack Obama should know that my sister's inauguration night party — the one for which she was preparing Obama Punch — has been canceled. The notice went out over the weekend, by e-mail and word of mouth …
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E. J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
A Gamble for Obama — By inviting Pastor Rick Warren to give the inaugural invocation, President-elect Barack Obama has alienated some of his friends on the left. By accepting, Warren has enraged some of his allies on the right. — Obama and Warren have helped each other in the past, and both know exactly what they're doing.
Melissa Etheridge / The Huffington Post:The Choice Is Ours Now — This is a message for my brothers …
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David M. Halbfinger / New York Times:
Kennedy Declines to Make Financial Disclosure — If she were applying to be, say, an undersecretary of education in Barack Obama's new administration, Caroline Kennedy would have to fill out a 63-item confidential questionnaire disclosing potentially embarrassing text messages and diary entries …
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Quinnipiac University:
New York Is Semi-Sweet On Caroline, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Cuomo Is Favored By Upstate Voters — New York State voters split 40 - 41 percent on whether Caroline Kennedy is qualified to be a U.S. Senator, but they expect by a 48 - 25 percent margin that Gov. David Paterson will name …
Aaron Blake / The Hill:
GOP recount guru advises Coleman — EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. - A veteran of the nation's most famous recount has been quietly advising Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.), who is fighting a fierce battle to hang on to his seat. — Florida recount guru Benjamin Ginsberg, who played a prominent role …
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Media Research Center:
Quote of the Year — Co-anchor Chris Matthews: “I have to tell you, you know, it's part of reporting this case, this election, the feeling most people get when they hear Barack Obama's speech. My — I felt this thrill going up my leg. I mean, I don't have that too often. — “Co-anchor Keith Olbermann: “Steady.
New York Times:
Clinton Moves To Widen Role Of State Dept. — WASHINGTON — Even before taking office, Hillary Rodham Clinton is seeking to build a more powerful State Department, with a bigger budget, high-profile special envoys to trouble spots and an expanded role in dealing with global economic issues at a time of crisis.
Bob Owens / Pajamas Media:
The Op-Ed the New York Times Wouldn't Run — An FBI informant's response to Bill Ayers' rewriting of history got the cold shoulder — but you can read it here. — On December 5, the New York Times afforded former domestic terrorist Bill Ayers a chance to publish an op-ed …
John O'Sullivan / Wall Street Journal:
Conservative Snobs Are Wrong About Palin — I know Maggie Thatcher. The two women have a lot in common. — Being listed in fourth place for Time magazine's “Person of the Year,” as Sarah Palin was for 2008, sounds a little like being awarded the Order of Purity (Fourth Class).
Peter J. Parisi / Washington Times:
Why do retailers fear using the word ‘Christmas’? — ANALYSIS/OPINION: — In the fall 2008 edition of “FYI Alexandria,” which the city bills as “Alexandria's Official Resident Newsletter,” a front-page blurb announced: “City Seeks 2008 Holiday Tree.” — Alexandria at the time was …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Washington lobbying booms as economy tanks — Washington's influence industry is humming steadily while the national economy is declining in what several economists predict will be the worst recession in 50 years. — More than half a million Americans lost jobs last month, and the value of most 401 …
Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
The Price Of Their Security — Understanding isn't the same as forgiving. The history-be-my-judge interviews that President Bush and Vice President Cheney have been giving recently help me understand why they acted with such contempt for our Constitution and our values …
Paul Steinhauser / CNN:
Poll: 1 in 5 say Cheney worst vice president ever — CNN Deputy Political Director — WASHINGTON (CNN) — A new national poll suggests that one out of five Americans think that Dick Cheney is the worst vice president in American history. — Twenty-three percent of those questioned …
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Paparazzi Photog Gets a ‘Pec-tacular’ Obama Shot — HONOLULU — More than a dozen photographs of a bathing suit-clad President-elect Barack Obama surfaced online Monday showing the shirtless Chicagoan accompanied by his wife, Michelle, and their two young daughters on the white-sand beach in front of their vacation home.
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