If Clinton Chosen, Campaign Debts Would Wait
New York Times - Nov 19, 2008
By MICHAEL LUO Vendors still owed money from Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential campaign could be out of luck for years should she become secretary of state.
Hillary's $7.5 Million Problem ABC News
Clinton May Need to Pay Off Debt Before Accepting Cabinet Post Bloomberg
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Telecom, Google Vets to Write Obama Tech Policy Priorities
Washington Post - Nov 19, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama has named two telecom industry and policy veterans and a leader of Google's philanthropy arm to craft the new administration's high-tech policy priorities.
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Former FCC Staffers, Google.org Chief to Help Obama PC World
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'Joe the Plumber' lands book deal
BBC News - 9 hours ago
The man who shot to fame in the recent US presidential election as "Joe the Plumber" is set to become "Joe the Published" after signing a book deal.
Joe the Plumber Lands Book Deal New York Times
Joe the Plumber now Joe the Published Sydney Morning Herald
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For ‘60 Minutes,’ a Jump in Ratings
New York Times - 21 hours ago
By JACQUES STEINBERG On paper it hardly seems like the blueprint for a hit TV series: a news program that reports regularly from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, devotes nearly 20 minutes to an arcane underpinning of the financial crisis known as …
Video: Obama And The Presidency CBS
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Duo make Obama's FCC shortlist
Variety - 16 hours ago
By WILLIAM TRIPLETT President-elect Barack Obama has turned to two contenders for the FCC chairmanship to identify technology priorities that his administration should pursue.
Former FCC Staffers, Google.org Chief to Help Obama PC World
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McCain wins Missouri's 11 electoral votes; Obama still president-elect
Los Angeles Times - 16 hours ago
Fifteen days after the presidential election, John McCain was declared the unofficial winner of the state of Missouri, his 0.12% victory over Barack Obama delivering the Show Me State's 11 electoral votes to the Republican ticket.
McCain wins Missouri in blow to bellwether status The Miami Herald
Presidential Race In Missouri Finally Called; McCain Wins 'By A Hair' AHN
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Clinton draws strong NY support
Bizjournals.com - 16 hours ago
A majority of New Yorkers would like to see Sen. Hillary Clinton appointed as US secretary of state, according to a poll released Wednesday.
Marist: Nyers Like Clinton For SoS, Cuomo As Senator New York Daily News
Clinton for State? — New Yorkers Weigh In ABC News
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Some abortion foes shifting focus from ban to reduction
Salt Lake Tribune - Nov 18, 2008
By Jacqueline L. Salmon WASHINGTON - Frustrated by the failure to overturn Roe v. Wade, a growing number of anti-abortion pastors, conservative academics and activists are setting aside efforts to outlaw abortion and instead are focusing on building …
For Catholics, the abortion debate changed Denver Post
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Top house Democrat: "fighting hard to hold the line" in 2010
guardian.co.uk - 15 hours ago
Historically, the party in power loses congressional seats in the mid-term elections, and Van Hollen hopes to buck that trend in 2010.
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Daschle returns to Washington spotlight with Obama
The Associated Press - 9 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) - Tom Daschle's new job as secretary of Health and Human Services would mark his return to Washington politics after a bitter Senate defeat left him searching for a way to stay involved.
Daschle tapped for HHS Washington Times
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Pete Sessions wins leadership role in GOP campaign efforts 12:33 PM CT
Dallas Morning News - 12 hours ago
By TODD J. GILLMAN / The Dallas Morning News WASHINGTON - House Republicans installed Dallas Rep. Pete Sessions at the helm of their campaign arm this afternoon, betting he can round up the cash and candidates they’ll need to climb out of a deepening …
2 with S.A. ties get party leadership posts San Antonio Express
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Mike Huckabee: Heading to Iowa while ducking questions about 2012
Christian Science Monitor - 7 hours ago
By Dave Cook | 11.19.08 By Dave Cook Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee is ducking questions about whether he will run again for president - but is heading to Iowa Thursday on a book tour.
Huckabee defends criticism of Romney Boston Globe (registration)
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Can Lincoln's playbook help Obama in the years ahead?
CNN - 9 hours ago
By Ed Hornick Barack Obama and Joe Biden attend a rally in front of the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois. Both Abraham Lincoln and President-elect Barack Obama were not from Illinois but became two of the state's top politicians.
Goodwin on the relevancy of 'Rivals' MLive.com
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The GOP needs an intervention
Charleston City Paper - 19 hours ago
BY CHRIS HAIRE The GOP is as junk-sick as Jeff Conaway, the chief head case on VH1's Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew. In this reality TV nightmare world, starpower is measured by the number of times a celebrity can be caught on camera puking into a …
Conservative pundits RE: Palin Anchorage Daily News (registration)
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In a New Climate, Former Weatherman Bill Ayers Speaks
Washington Post - Nov 17, 2008
By David Montgomery William Ayers, the Weather Underground founder, popped up in Washington yesterday from his self-imposed no-publicity, no-comment underground and looked like he was loving the sunshine.
Ayers speech at NU a no-go Chicago Tribune
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Obama says aiding economy trumps budget deficit
Reuters - Nov 16, 2008
By Jeff Mason CHICAGO (Reuters) - The United States government should not worry about deficits over the next two years while spending money to jumpstart the ailing economy, President-elect Barack Obama said in a television interview that aired on …
Obama to make good on climate change promise Business Day
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Biden's son rules out filling Senate seat
USA Today - 13 hours ago
By Jeff Montgomery, The News Journal Iraq-bound Beau Biden, Delaware's attorney general, has ruled out taking any current appointment to the US Senate seat now held by his father, Vice President-elect Joe Biden, adding to speculation about who will …
Biden's Guv Plans Midnight Swearing-in ABC News
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Healthcare 2009: Issues and Challenges
Human Resource Executive Online - 17 hours ago
What to know about healthcare with new political leadership on the horizon and no end in sight to rising costs. By Helen Darling In 2009, the nation will still be struggling with a slow economy, tough business challenges and dispirited consumers, …
Health-care reform: Can it be done in this climate? Meriden Record-Journal
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Those Lazy, Hazy Days of Presidential Transition
New York Times - Nov 17, 2008
By JOHN HARWOOD As President-elect Barack Obama rushes from secret job interviews with onetime rivals in the Democratic primary season to briefings on the financial crisis, to discussions of saving the American auto industry, the postelection period …
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Obama's talks with rivals precede Cabinet picks
USA Today - Nov 16, 2008
By David Jackson, USA TODAY WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama has often praised Abraham Lincoln for his "team of rivals" approach to governing, and there are signs the Democrat may seek to emulate that tactic.
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Political temperature may be just right for healthcare overhaul
Los Angeles Times - 16 hours ago
Experts say the nation's hard times may paradoxically quicken a sweeping reform of the healthcare system. By Noam N. Levey and Lisa Girion Reporting from Los Angeles and Washington — When Barack Obama steps into the Oval Office in January, …
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Obama Team Anything but Shy and Retiring
New York Times - 16 hours ago
By HELENE COOPER After running a campaign known for its almost military-like cool and discipline, the president-elect is now assembling a staff whose members are known for their combativeness.
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Priest urges penance for Obama voters over abortion
USA Today - Nov 13, 2008
By Ben Szobody, The Greenville News GREENVILLE, SC - A priest at St. Mary's Catholic Church in downtown Greenville has told parishioners that those who voted for Barack Obama placed themselves under divine judgment because of his stance on abortion and …
You said it Dallas Morning News
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Huckabee Finally Settles His Campaign Scores
TIME - 22 hours ago
By Michael Scherer / WASHINGTON Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008 Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee is not the sort of politician who likes to bite his tongue.
Huckabee settling old scores? CNN Political Ticker
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Obama Gets Geeky
ITworld.com - 21 hours ago
by JR Raphael The man who built a high-tech campaign out of the concept of "change" is already bringing Internet technology into his administration.
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Obama fared better than feared with Jews
MLive.com - 14 hours ago
by Politico.com You know, the one discussed in most every outlet, including this one, and that that was going to cost him Florida and the election?
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Gingrich fades as likely next RNC chairman, sources say
Washington Times - 10 hours ago
GOP governors and state party chairmen say former House Speaker Newt Gingrich will be a leading Republican spokesman but not as its national chairman, a post likely to be filled by someone from within the ranks of the 168-member Republican National …
Candidates set focus on top RNC post USA Today
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Barack Obama gave up his Blackberry, but New Yorkers can't
New York Daily News - 16 hours ago
BY CHAD SMITH and OWEN MORITZ Now that America's gadget-loving President-elect is giving up his "BlackBerry" - or "crackberry" - as addicted users call it, will New Yorkers do the same?
Lose the BlackBerry? Yes He Can, Maybe New York Times
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Obama and McCain meet for the first time since the election
guardian.co.uk - 16 hours ago
John McCain and President-elect Barack Obama and smile during their meeting at Obama's transition office in downtown Chicago on Monday.
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Huckabee settling old scores?
CNN Political Ticker - 11 hours ago
(CNN) - Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee appears to be settling scores with two Republicans he battled during his bid for the Republican presidential nomination.
Huckabee Finally Settles His Campaign Scores TIME
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Obama solicits donations for CA wildfire victims
The Associated Press - 11 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Barack Obama is using the fundraising power of his campaign Web site to solicit donations and volunteers for wildfire relief efforts in Southern California.
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Among Republicans, a Debate Over the Party’s Roadmap Back to Power
New York Times - Nov 16, 2008
By MICHAEL COOPER Nearly 30 years after Ronald Reagan ushered in a period of conservative ascendancy in American politics, how should the movement re-energize itself?
Obama tries to pick GOP leader Paradise Post
Obama failed to gain 'impressive' mandate liberal romantics claim News-Leader.com
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