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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.
Digby / Hullabaloo:
One Way Street — I saw something very interesting today on MSNBC. Barnicle, filling in for Matthews on Hardball, hosted Reverend Eugene Rivers, a well respected, uncontroversial African American preacher, and Mike Rogers, strident gay activist. — Loaded for bear, Rivers came out firing …
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 …
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.
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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 …
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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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight.com:Fox News Finds Typo, Blames Liberal Conspiracy
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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.
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 …
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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Benedict Carey / New York Times:
Drug Rehabilitation or Revolving Door? — ROSEBURG, Ore. — Their first love might be the rum or vodka or gin and juice that is going around the bonfire. Or maybe the smoke, the potent marijuana that grows in the misted hills here like moss on a wet stone. — But it hardly matters.
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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Martin Vaughan / Wall Street Journal:
IRS Audits of Large Companies Decline for 3rd Year in Row — WASHINGTON — Internal Revenue Service audits of large corporations fell for the third straight year, as the tax agency focused scarce resources on the growing area of partnership returns and the very largest corporations.
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The Politico:
Obama to use Lincoln Bible — From the transition team: — “Washington, D.C. - On January 20th, President-elect Barack Obama will take the oath of office using the same Bible upon which President Lincoln was sworn in at his first inauguration. The Bible is currently part of the collections of the Library of Congress.
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Jared Allen / The Hill:
Black lawmakers irked by Obama's diverse Cabinet — Some members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) are disappointed President-elect Obama did not appoint more African-Americans to his Cabinet. — Obama tapped four blacks for Cabinet posts, including Eric Holder.
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