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9:35 PM ET, November 10, 2008

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Paul Steinhauser / CNN:
Bush leaving office more unpopular than Nixon  —  CNN Deputy Political Director  —  WASHINGTON DC (CNN) — On the day that President-elect Barack Obama is visiting the White House, a new national poll suggests that the current occupant at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is the most unpopular …
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Brian Knowlton / New York Times:
As Transfer of Power Begins, Obamas Visit White House  —  WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, received a warm welcome at the White House shortly before 2 p.m. Eastern time by the current occupant, President George W. Bush, a man with whom he expressed a sea …
On Politics:
Gallup: 68% ‘favorable rating’ for Obama  —  President-elect Barack Obama comes away from Election Day with a 68% “favorable rating,” the latest USA TODAY/Gallup Poll shows.  That's up from 62% who said they think favorably of him just before the election.  The poll numbers were released just moments ago.
The Politico:
Bush is less popular than Nixon in final days
Discussion: Spin Cycle
The Huffington Post:
Obama Wants Lieberman To Remain In Democratic Caucus  —  President-elect Barack Obama has informed party officials that he wants Joe Lieberman to continue caucusing with the Democrats in the 111th Congress, Senate aides tell the Huffington Post.  —  Obama's decision could tie the hands …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES
Discussion: Daily Kos and Open Left
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Will Obama Support Lieberman Staying As Chair Of Homeland Security Committee?
Discussion: Daily Kos and MyDD
Marty / Martin Eisenstadt's Blog:
Eisenstadt the source for Sarah Palin Africa leak... and proud of it.  —  By now you've all heard the Fox News report last week that “unnamed” former McCain advisers leaked that Sarah Palin was confused about whether Africa was a continent, and which countries were in NAFTA.
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: MSNBC falls for Palin/Eisenstadt hoax  —  Specifically, this hoax.  I'd love to throw stones at them and TNR, but people on our own side were taken in too.  —  Guys?  The post at Shakespeare's Sister revealing the hoax is linked on the first page of the Google results for “Martin Eisenstadt.”
Discussion: Donklephant
Michael Crowley / The New Republic:
Even More Palin Cluelessness [UPDATED]  —  Update: Oy—this would appear to be a hoax.  Apologies.  —  After the original report that Palin didn't know whether Africa was a country or a continent, I complained that people were being too credulous about her foibles.  And then I committed the very same sin.
John R. Lott Jr / Fox News:
Minnesota Ripe for Election Fraud  —  Minnesota is becoming to 2008 politics what Florida was in 2000 or Washington State in 2006 — a real mess.  The outcome will determine whether Democrats get 58 members of the U.S. Senate, giving them an effective filibuster-proof vote on many issues.
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight.com:
Franken's Odds of Winning Recount May Be Long — or Short  —  Votes counted in Minnesota's senate race: 2,833,089  —  Votes separating Norm Coleman and Al Franken: 221  —  Determining a candidate's odds of winning a recount is a function of three parameters.
The Huffington Post:
Dean Prepares To Step Down As DNC Chair  —  After four years at the helm of the Democratic National Committee, Howard Dean is preparing to relinquish his chairmanship.  —  Dean, who has been serving in the post since 2005, has said in the past that he would serve only one term …
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Adam Nagourney / The Caucus:
Dean Steps Down as D.N.C. Chair
Discussion: Campaign Silo and Corrente
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Odd Lies Of Sarah Palin XXI: “Correcting The Record”  —  Just to get back to her looniness.  A classic quote from the KTUU interview: … Proven?  Where?  And where in the MSM did anyone report that Trig was not her biological son?  All I did was ask questions - and never received any proof of anything.
Discussion: Brian Beutler
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Brian Stelter / TV Decoder:
MSNBC Extends Keith Olbermann's Contract  —  Keith Olbermann, the anchor of “Countdown” on MSNBC.  (NBC)  —  Keith Olbermann, the anchor of “Countdown,” will remain at MSNBC through the next presidential election season, the cable news channel announced Monday afternoon.
The Trail / Washington Post:
White House to Establish Office of Urban Policy  —  The intense back-stabbing amongst Democrats for top jobs in the Obama administration assumes there are a fixed number of jobs worth having.  But it's looking likely that some extremely choice, even consequential, jobs are going to be created by the new administration.
Discussion: Think Progress and TIME.com
Bob Lewis / Associated Press:
Terry McAuliffe officially signals potential Governor's campaign  —  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Former Democratic National Committee chairman Terry McAuliffe filed papers Monday necessary to run for governor in Virginia next year.  —  McAuliffe established his campaign committee, Friends of Terry McAuliffe …
Discussion: The Caucus and Yahoo! News
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Eric Kleefeld / TPM Election Central:
Terry McAuliffe Files For Virginia Governor In 2009
CNN:
CNN RELIABLE SOURCES  —  Did Media Hype Obama?  ; McCain v. Palin  —  THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT.  THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.  —  HOWARD KURTZ, HOST (voice-over): The history and the hype.  Did some journalists get carried away during Barack Obama's election victory?
Daniel Gross / Slate:
Why the rich voted for Obama against their own economic interest.  —  For several years, I've been writing about Bushenfreude, the phenomenon of angry yuppies who've hugely benefited from President Bush's tax cuts funding angry, populist Democratic campaigns.
Washington Post:
President Bush Greets Obama at White House  —  President Bush rolled out the red carpet today for his successor, meeting with President-elect Barack Obama in the Oval Office for a talk so private that no one else was in the room.  —  The White House meeting between the two men followed …
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
EXCLUSIVE: Agenda disappears from Obama Web site  —  Over the weekend President-elect Barack Obama scrubbed Change.gov, his transition Web site, deleting most of what had been a massive agenda copied directly from his campaign Web site.  —  Gone are the promises on how an Obama administration …
Bryan Bender / Boston Globe:
Pentagon board says cuts essential  —  Tells Obama to slash large weapons programs  —  WASHINGTON - A senior Pentagon advisory group, in a series of bluntly worded briefings, is warning President-elect Barack Obama that the Defense Department's current budget is “not sustainable,” …
Discussion: TIME.com and Truthdig
Deroy Murdock / Real Clear Politics:
GOP Needs to Excommunicate Its Heretics  —  Congratulations to Barack Obama, the incoming 44th president of the United States.  He soon will fill America's highest office after a nearly flawless, first-time White House bid.  He demonstrates that education, eloquence, and elegance trump lingering racial bias.
Discussion: www.redstate.com and Eunomia
New York Times:
MGM to Post Full Films on YouTube  —  SAN FRANCISCO — YouTube is by far the world's biggest stage for online video.  But in some ways Hulu is stealing the show.  —  With critical plaudits and advertising dollars flowing to Hulu, the popular online hub for television shows and feature films …
Discussion: Bits and MediaFile
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Probably?  —  I totally understand the anger, hurt and pain now roiling the gay community and our families, especially in California.  But it's important to keep our heads.  —  Tolerant and inclusive Mormons should not be forgotten; the Mormon tradition of church-state separation should not be forgotten either.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
 
 
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Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:
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Simon Elegant / Time:
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Rasmussen Reports:
Number of Black Voters Who View Society Fair and Decent Nearly Doubles …
Al Giordano / The Huffington Post:
Kerry Is the No Drama Option for Secretary of State
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
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The Trail / Washington Post:
Michelle Obama Visits Georgetown Day School
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The Huffington Post:
Obama Hires Progressive Liaison For Transition Team
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