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Bill Sammon / Fox News:
Pelosi Open to Prosecution of Bush Administration Officials — The House speaker suggests to “FOX News Sunday” that the law might compel Democrats to press forth on some prosecutions of Bush administration officials, saying they may not “have a right to ignore” them. — FOXNews.com
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Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Pelosi open to prosecuting Bush DOJ — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Sunday that she was open to pursuing investigations of abuses by the Bush Justice Department. — “I think that we have to learn from the past and we cannot let the politicizing, for example, of the Justice Department …
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Daniel Libit / The Politico:
Obama naysayers speak out — With Barack Obama's approval ratings in the 70s and his visage plastered on every shop window and Metro card in Washington, it's hard to remember that 58 million Americans voted for the other guy. — Even President Bush — who presumably counts himself among that group …
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Jorge Silva / Reuters:
Venezuela's Chavez says Obama has “stench” of Bush — CAMPO CARABOBO, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Saturday Barack Obama had the “stench” of his predecessor as U.S. president and was at risk of being killed if he tries to change the American “empire.”
Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
SAVE OBAMA'S BLACKBERRY! — If the Presidential Records Act makes IM and Blackberries impossible because it means even the most casual and speculative conversations will be included in future records, then the thing to do is not rip instant messaging — and all its rapid efficiencies …
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Associated Press:
Obama Aide: Military Advisers to Meet on First Day — WASHINGTON (AP) — On his first full day as president, Barack Obama will meet with high-ranking military officers to discuss the Iraq war, a conflict he has vowed to end after six years of fighting, a top adviser to Obama said Saturday.
Robin McKie / Guardian:
President Obama ‘has four years to save Earth’ — Barack Obama has only four years to save the world. That is the stark assessment of Nasa scientist and leading climate expert Jim Hansen who last week warned only urgent action by the new president could halt the devastating climate change that now threatens Earth.
Matt Apuzzo / Associated Press:
Obama hosting pricey party in a dicey economy — Featured Topics: - Barack Obama - Presidential Transition — WASHINGTON - Unemployment is up. The stock market is down. Let's party. — The price tag for President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration gala is expected to break records …
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Washington Post:
Obama's $100,000-Plus Donors Were Able to Give to Several Entities — Obama's $100,000-Plus Backers Were Able to Contribute to Several Entities — Nearly 100 wealthy families and power couples contributed at least $100,000 each to help Barack Obama over the past two years …
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Binding U.S. law requires prosecutions for those who authorize torture — (updated below) — It seems fairly easy — even for those overtly hostile to the basic rules of logic and law — to see what conclusions are compelled by these clear premises: — Associated Press, April 11, 2008:
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
A Farewell Warning On Iraq — President Bush teased his ambassador in Baghdad by giving him the nickname “Sunshine,” because of his sometimes-gloomy assessments of the political situation there. But Ryan Crocker persisted down to the last days in describing things precisely as he saw them.
Brent Baker / NewsBusters.org:
Celebs Giddy for Obama's ‘Magic Moment’ After ‘Hell’ of Bush Years — “I'm so happy my children have a real hero to look up to” in “a truly scholarly man” who will make an “intelligent, constitutionally brilliant President” at a time when “people are so ready to rejoice and celebrate …
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