Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
11:45 AM ET, January 15, 2009

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
New York Times:
More Questions for Mr. Geithner  —  President-elect Barack Obama's team reacted predictably to the disclosure that Timothy Geithner, the nominee for Treasury secretary, failed to pay a chunk of his federal taxes over several recent years.  The script gets played out, with slight variations …
RELATED:
Roger Simon / The Politico:
What if I didn't pay taxes?  —  Would it be OK if I stopped paying …
Discussion: RedState
Hugh Hewitt / Townhall.com:
Confirm Geithner; Approve The TARP Funds, and Get The Stimulus Right
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP senators target two Obama nominees
Associated Press:
Israel Shells UN Headquarters In Gaza  —  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel shelled the United Nations headquarters in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, engulfing the compound and the main warehouse in fire and destroying thousands of pounds of food and humanitarian supplies intended for Palestinian refugees.
RELATED:
New York Times:
Israel Strikes U.N. Complex in Gaza Strip  —  GAZA — Amid reports that a United Nations building had been hit, Israeli forces shelled areas deep inside Gaza City and edged forward toward the city center Thursday, sending thousands of panicked residents fleeing from their homes, witnesses said.
Discussion: TPMCafe, UN Dispatch and The E&P Pub
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Obama Charms Even a Night's Grand Ol' Party  —  At one point during the party, CNBC's Larry Kudlow asked Barack Obama why he had hired several of the liberal guests who appeared on his program but left him Robert Reich.  —  “So someone will stick up for me on your show,” the president-elect replied.
RELATED:
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Playing to the Pundits  —  If you think the chattering classes were chattering about the Osama tape or the fate of the second $350 billion in bailout money yesterday, let me enlighten you.  —  It was all about the dinner party.  —  To wit, which members of the conservative commentariat were invited to dine with Obama?
Andrew Roberts / Telegraph:
History will show that George W Bush was right  —  The American lady who called to see if I would appear on her radio programme was specific.  “We're setting up a debate,” she said sweetly, “and we want to know from your perspective as a historian whether George W Bush was the worst president …
RELATED:
Robert Creamer / The Huffington Post:
The One Big Thing George W. Bush Did Right  —  History will record that George W. Bush made one critically important contribution to our country — and to the entire world.  He and his administration provided unquestionable proof of the bankruptcy of radical-conservative ideology …
Simon Romero / International Herald Tribune:
Chávez reopens oil bids to West as prices plunge  —  CARACAS: President Hugo Chávez, buffeted by falling oil prices that threaten to damage his efforts to establish a Socialist-inspired state, is quietly courting Western oil companies once again.
Discussion: Daniel W. Drezner
RELATED:
Clifford Krauss / New York Times:
Where Is Oil Going Next?  —  HOUSTON — From the Indian Ocean …
Discussion: Don Surber
Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
Intelligence Court Rules Wiretapping Power Legal  —  WASHINGTON — A federal intelligence court, in a rare public opinion, is expected to issue a major ruling validating the power of the president and Congress to wiretap international phone calls and intercept e-mail messages without a court order …
Bob Woodward / Washington Post:
10 Take Aways From the Bush Years  —  There's actually a lot that President-elect Barack Obama can learn from the troubled presidency of George W. Bush.  Over the past eight years, I have interviewed President Bush for nearly 11 hours, spent hundreds of hours with his administration's key players …
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's … and TIME.com
RELATED:
Wall Street Journal:
Bush and the Libby Pardon  —  As the curtain closes on the presidency of George W. Bush, the one loose end dangling is the pardon of I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby.  In 2007 Mr. Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, was convicted for perjury and obstruction of justice.
Discussion: protein wisdom and The Opinionator
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Biden Outlines Plans to Do More With Less Power  —  WASHINGTON — He was in the Senate for 36 years and visited the White House under seven presidents.  But Joseph R. Biden Jr. has never seen the inside of the vice president's office in the West Wing.  “I never thought a lot about the vice presidency …
Wall Street Journal:
Even Businessmen Deserve a Lawyer  —  How Eric Holder enabled federal prosecutors to bully defendants.  —  The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Eric Holder's nomination for attorney general has failed to focus on the threat to constitutional rights posed by what is known as the “Holder Memorandum.”
Discussion: Washington Post
RELATED:
Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
Parties Brace for a Fight on Justice Dept. Choice
Eli Lake / Washington Times:
EXCLUSIVE: Panetta faces rendition queries  —  Panel eyes CIA pick's role in shaping policy during the Clinton era  —  President-elect Barack Obama's choice for CIA director, Leon Panetta, served as White House chief of staff during the time the Clinton administration accelerated a practice …
Isabel Kershner / New York Times:
War on Hamas Saps Palestinian Leaders  —  JERUSALEM — Israel hoped that the war in Gaza would not only cripple Hamas, but eventually strengthen its secular rival, the Palestinian Authority, and even allow it to claw its way back into Gaza.  —  But with each day, the authority, its leader …
Richard L. Connor / CQ Politics:
History May See Lincoln-Like Greatness in George W. Bush  —  It's easy to make comparisons between President-elect Barack Obama and former President Abraham Lincoln.  We have the Illinois connections and then the hovering, dark clouds of war, a nation divided and in crisis, and other similarities that provide a historic link.
Brad Stone / New York Times:
Apple's Chief Takes a Medical Leave  —  Casting a pall over one of the world's most closely watched companies, Steven P. Jobs, chief executive of Apple, said on Wednesday that he was taking a leave of absence because of health concerns.  —  Mr. Jobs wrote in a letter to Apple employees …
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Democrats Finishing Up Stimulus Proposal  —  President-Elect Is Expected to Tout Plan Tomorrow  —  Congressional Democrats are putting the final touches on an economic stimulus package worth almost $850 billion, hoping to have the details ready in time for President-elect Barack Obama …
Del Quentin Wilber / Washington Post:
Citing Weak Evidence, Judge Orders Guantanamo Detainee Freed  —  A federal judge ordered the release yesterday of a detainee at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, ruling that the government's evidence is too weak to justify the man's continued confinement.
Discussion: TPMMuckraker
Joel Mowbray / Fox News:
U.N. Agency That Runs School Hit in Gaza Employed Hamas and Islamic Jihad Members  —  The United Nations agency that administers a school in Gaza where dozens of civilians were killed by Israeli mortar fire last week has admitted to employing terrorists to work at its Palestinian schools in the past …
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 11:45 AM ET, January 15, 2009.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 Who's Hiring in Media? 
 
 See Also: 
memeorandum: site main
memeorandum River: reverse chronological memeorandum
memeorandum Mobile: for phones
memeorandum Leaderboard: memeorandum's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
memeorandum RSS feed
memeorandum on Mastodon
 
 
 More Items: 
John Hollenhorst / KSL-TV:
Group in town to stage protest against Robert Redford
Discussion: Hot Air and RedState
Dennis McLellan / Los Angeles Times:
Patrick McGoohan dies at 80; TV's ‘Secret Agent’ and ‘Prisoner’
New York Times:
Military Planners, in Nod to Obama, Are Preparing for a Faster Iraq Withdrawal
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Of Judges, By Judges, For Judges
 Earlier Items: 
Washington Post:
Bank Losses Complicate U.S. Rescue
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and Swampland
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Americans Want Details Before Release of More TARP Funds
Sacramento Bee:
Assembly retirements teach a corrosive lesson
Discussion: Reason
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Best of All Possible Presidencies
Discussion: Salon and Commentary
Michael Stokes Paulsen / Wall Street Journal:
The Minnesota Recount Was Unconstitutional
Discussion: Betsy's Page and AmSpecBlog
 

 
From Techmeme:

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority:
Source: Google has canceled the development of a second-generation Pixel Tablet, planned for release in 2025, due to concerns that it wouldn't sell very well

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is testing a more conversational version of Siri, dubbed “LLM Siri”, with plans to release it in spring 2026 as part of iOS 19 and macOS 16

The Information:
Sources: OpenAI considered making a browser, discussed deals to power AI features on Samsung devices and search on sites and apps from Condé Nast and others

 
Sister Sites:

Techmeme
 Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web
Mediagazer
 Top news and commentary for media professionals from all around the web
WeSmirch
 The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page