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11:15 AM ET, January 15, 2009

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Roger Simon / The Politico:
What if I didn't pay taxes?  —  Would it be OK if I stopped paying my taxes until Barack Obama names me to be his secretary of the treasury?  —  That is a deal I would like to get.  That is the deal financial wizard Timothy Geithner got.  —  He didn't pay all of his federal taxes for years.
Discussion: RedState
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP senators target two Obama nominees
Hugh Hewitt / Townhall.com:
Confirm Geithner; Approve The TARP Funds, and Get The Stimulus Right
Byron York / National Review:
York: Geithner Accepted IMF Reimbursement for Taxes He D...
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.
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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.
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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 …
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Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
Intelligence Court Rules Wiretapping Program 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 …
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
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Clifford Krauss / New York Times:
Where Is Oil Going Next?  —  HOUSTON — From the Indian Ocean …
Discussion: Don Surber
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
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David Corn / MoJoBlog:
Why Eric Holder Represents What's Wrong with Washington
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:
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
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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
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 …
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 …
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 …
 
 
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
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Bank Losses Complicate U.S. Rescue
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Citing Weak Evidence, Judge Orders Guantanamo Detainee Freed
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Best of All Possible Presidencies
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Shaky economy means ‘bye-bye baby’ for some
Christopher Buckley / The Daily Beast:
Inaugural Freak Show
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Michael Stokes Paulsen / Wall Street Journal:
The Minnesota Recount Was Unconstitutional
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
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