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7:00 AM ET, February 3, 2009

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David Rogers / The Politico:
Obama picks Gregg for Commerce  —  Sen. Judd Gregg will be nominated as the new Commerce secretary Tuesday morning, giving President Obama a fresh independent voice in his Cabinet but at a huge cost to Republicans and the larger Senate.  —  The run-up to the nomination has focused on backroom deals …
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Marc Ambinder:
Lynch Will Appoint Republican If Obama Nominates Gregg  —  Gov. John Lynch (D-NH) indicated today he'll appoint a Republican to replace Sen. Judd Gregg if Obama nominates the New Hampshire senator to be Secretary of Commerce.  In a statement, Lynch said that Gregg made it clear …
Michelle Malkin:
Judd Gregg and Team Obama: A perfect fit  —  Well, it looks increasingly likely that GOP Sen. Judd Gregg will be named the new Commerce Secretary nominee following the Bill Richardson fiasco.  —  Gregg championed the Crap Sandwich and regurgitated every Chicken Little talking point and fiscal myth to sell it:
Discussion: Riehl World View
CNN:
Sources: Gregg accepts Commerce post
Discussion: Daily Pundit
Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Obama Set to Add Republican to Cabinet
Discussion: The Politico and Climate Progress
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Neil A. Lewis / New York Times:
Holder Is Confirmed as Attorney General
Discussion: The Caucus and Washington Monthly
Michael Sandler / The Hill:
Holder confirmed as Obama's attorney general
Discussion: The Politico and Michelle Malkin
Gareth Porter / IPS Inter Press Service:
US-IRAQ: Generals Seek to Reverse Obama Withdrawal Decision  —  CENTCOM commander Gen. David Petraeus, supported by Defence Secretary Robert Gates, tried to convince President Barack Obama that he had to back down from his campaign pledge to withdraw all U.S. combat troops from Iraq within 16 months at an Oval Office meeting Jan. 21.
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Wayne Slater / Dallas Morning News:
Sarah Palin endorses Texas Gov. Rick Perry for re-election  —  wslater@dallasnews.com  —  AUSTIN - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has endorsed Rick Perry for re-election, calling him the “true conservative” in a primary election showdown with fellow Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
STRAIGHT OUTTA HOOVERVILLE  —  It gets better.  The latest from RNC Chair Michael Steele: “Not in the history of mankind has the government ever created a job.”  —  This is such transparent nonsense it's hard to know where to start; but I guess it builds on the DeMint nonsense.
New York Times:
The Travails of Tom Daschle  —  When President Obama nominated former Senator Tom Daschle to be his secretary of health and human services, it seemed to be a good choice.  Mr. Daschle, as the co-author of a book on health care reform, knew a lot about one of the president's signature issues.
Alex Isenstadt / The Politico:
Joe the Plumber advises GOP-ers  —  Featured Topics: - Barack Obama - Presidential Transition  —  Fresh off his stint as a war correspondent in Gaza, Joe the Plumber is now doing political strategy with Republicans.  —  When GOP congressional aides gather Tuesday morning for a meeting …
Discussion: Daily Kos, TBogg and Firedoglake
Jeff Poor / The Business & Media Institute:
Cramer on Obama's Anti-Wall Street Comments: ‘We Heard Lenin’  —  ‘Mad Money’ host compares new president's attack on corporate profits to rhetoric from Russian communist.  —  Business & Media Institute  —  With all the populist sentiment generated from the economic slowdown by politicians …
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Ex-Journalists' New Jobs Fuel Debate on Favoritism  —  WASHINGTON — Republicans have long accused mainstream journalists of being on the payroll of President Obama and the Democratic Party, a common refrain of favoritism especially from those on the losing end of an election (see Bush vs. Gore, Clinton vs. Bush and Bush vs. Dukakis).
Discussion: TIME.com and Soccer Dad
Nat Hentoff / Washington Times:
A free speech killer  —  UN warns: Don't defame religions, especially Islam  —  On Inauguration Day, after it got the United Nations to pass a gag rule on insulting religions, the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) told our new president in a New York Times ad that Muslims …
Discussion: The Corner, Soccer Dad and Jihad Watch
Mesh / Middle East Strategy at Harvard:
Behind the blow-out at Davos  —  From Michael Reynolds  —  Origins of a cooperation.  For the past two decades, cooperative relations between Turkey and Israel had been one of the constants of international relations in the Middle East.  While it would be incorrect to describe those ties …
Discussion: Israel Matzav
Eric Kleefeld / TPMDC:
Is Coleman Aiming for a Do-Over Election?  —  The Coleman team appears to be laying out a continued strategy of casting doubt on the legitimacy of the Minnesota election result by pointing to a fundamental underlying idea of this dispute: The margin of error is simply too big in a race this close.
Discussion: The BRAD BLOG and Daily Kos
John / Power Line:
HAMAS RALLIES AT MINNESOTA STATE CAPITOL  —  On January 5, representatives of Hamas and Fatah rallied on the steps of the Minnesota state capitol in St. Paul.  Their purpose was to condemn Israel, and an Israeli flag was burned.  Mostly, though, the rally turned into a confrontation between …
Bryan Bender / Boston Globe:
Obama seeks assessment on gays in military  —  No rush to repeal 'don't ask, don't tell'  —  WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is telling the Pentagon and gay-rights advocates that it will have to study the implications for national security and enlist more support in Congress before trying …
Discussion: The Huffington Post and Towleroad
Byron York / The Corner:
Daschle — And Solis, Too  —  While everyone is looking at Tom Daschle's tax problems (I am too, working on a story for tomorrow morning), a new issue has arisen concerning another Obama cabinet nomination, that of Rep. Hilda Solis to be Secretary of Labor.  —  Solis had a rough hearing …
Mike Dorning / Chicago Tribune:
How the stimulus might help Illinois  —  Pay, jobless benefits, food stamp aid would grow slightly  —  WASHINGTON — If the Obama administration's economic stimulus package is passed and signed into law, the first way most working people in Illinois would feel it would be a small increase …
Discussion: Publius' Forum
Gardiner Harris / New York Times:
Peanut Product Recall Took Company Approval  —  WASHINGTON — Even though federal health officials have begun a criminal investigation into whether the Peanut Corporation of America deliberately sold contaminated products, the government still needed the company's permission last week before announcing a huge recall of its products.
 
 
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David Segal / New York Times:
Wall St., a Financial Epithet, Stirs Outrage
Discussion: Corrente
Tami Luhby / CNNMoney.com:
California delays $3.5B in payments
Discussion: Donklephant and The Raw Story
Randeep Ramesh / Guardian:
India to launch credit crunch £7 laptop, world's cheapest computer
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Report: Obama advisors have been meeting with Iran, Syria since before the election
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Americans Approve of Most Obama Actions to Date
Discussion: Flopping Aces and Don Surber
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The Huffington Post:
Bailed Out Bankers To Be Hauled Before Congress
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How Quickly Will the Stimulus Kick In?
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Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Oh, c'mon, laugh! Pres. Obama does have big ears
Discussion: RedState
 

 
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