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12:45 PM ET, November 11, 2008

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David Brooks / New York Times:
Darkness at Dusk  —  It's only been a week since the defeat, but the battle lines have already been drawn in the fight over the future of conservatism.  —  In one camp, there are the Traditionalists, the people who believe that conservatives have lost elections because they have strayed from the true creed.
David Hinckley / NY Daily News:
Sarah Palin says she'll ‘plow through the door’ if there's an opening in 2012 or beyond  —  That gosh-darned mainstream media.  Can't live with 'em, can't campaign without 'em.  —  Less than a week after she and John McCain lost their bid for the White House, a combative Sarah Palin …
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Drudge Report:
BUSH ANGER: OBAMA AIDES LEAK CHAT DETAILS  —  Just hours after President Bush and President-elect Obama met in the Oval Office of the White House, details of their confidential conversation began leaking out to the press, igniting anger from the president, sources claim.
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Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
Obama Asks Bush to Provide Help for Automakers  —  WASHINGTON — The struggling auto industry was thrust into the middle of a political standoff between the White House and Democrats on Monday as President-elect Barack Obama urged President Bush in a meeting at the White House to support immediate emergency aid.
Washington Post:
Obama Asks Bush to Back Rescue of Automakers
Discussion: QandO and TIME.com
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Obama Spokesperson: He Doesn't “Hold Any Grudges” Against Lieberman, Won't Take Position On Whether To Oust Him From Committee  —  President-Elect Barack Obama doesn't “hold any grudges” against Senator Joe Lieberman for opposing his presidential candidacy, and will not take any position …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST  —  John Hinderacker, arguably the most influential conservative blogger in the country ...  At the feet of masters.
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Digby / Hullabaloo:
My God
The Politico:
Obama-Clinton soap opera takes new turn  —  Michelle Obama wasn't always an admirer of Hillary Clinton, but last Wednesday the soon-to-be first lady dialed up the former first lady for pointers on protecting her two young daughters from the media maelstrom of the White House.
Adam Nossiter / New York Times:
For South, a Waning Hold on Politics  —  VERNON, Ala. — Fear of the politician with the unusual name and look did not end with last Tuesday's vote in this rural red swatch where buck heads and rifles hang on the wall.  This corner of the Deep South still resonates with negative feelings about the race of President-elect Barack Obama.
Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Obama to Explore New Approach in Afghanistan War  —  The incoming Obama administration plans to explore a more regional strategy to the war in Afghanistan — including possible talks with Iran — and looks favorably on the nascent dialogue between the Afghan government and “reconcilable” …
Ralph Z. Hallow / Washington Times:
EXCLUSIVE: Gingrich, Steele duel privately for RNC job  —  A behind-the-scenes battle to take the reins of the Republican National Committee is taking off between former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele.  —  Neither man will acknowledge his interest in the post …
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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Sparring Starts as Republicans Ponder Future
Discussion: Daily Kos and The Jed Report
Mark J. Penn / The Politico:
Most affluent voters key to Obama sweep  —  Barack Obama promised he would lower taxes for 95 percent of Americans and presumably raise them for the 5 percent who benefited most under President Bush's tax policies.  But, remarkably, the most affluent 5 percent supported Obama and that was perhaps the key to his victory last week.
Wall Street Journal:
McCain Owes Sarah Some Straight Talk  —  Where's John McCain's honor when we need it?  —  We'll find out tonight, when the Arizona Republican appears on “The Tonight Show” with Jay Leno.  In the week since the election, Mr. McCain's campaign team has leaked some nasty stuff about Sarah Palin.
Siobhan Gorman / Wall Street Journal:
Intelligence Policy to Stay Mostly Intact  —  WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama is unlikely to radically overhaul controversial Bush administration intelligence policies, advisers say, an approach that is almost certain to create tension within the Democratic Party.
Kyle Hopkins / Anchorage Daily News:
Most uncounted ballots will be tallied Wednesday  —  90,000 VOTES: Stevens vs. Begich isn't the only race in question.  —  khopkins@adn.com  —  Look for the needle to move on Alaska's landmark U.S. Senate race and other tight contests this week, with the Division of Elections planning …
Ben Evans / Associated Press:
Georgia congressman warns of Obama dictatorship  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican congressman from Georgia said Monday he fears that President-elect Obama will establish a Gestapo-like security force to impose a Marxist or fascist dictatorship.  —  “It may sound a bit crazy and off base …
Associated Press:
John Edwards returns to public stage in Indiana  —  BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards is returning to the public stage for a speech at Indiana University, three months after he acknowledged an affair with a woman hired to produce videos of him in 2006.
Keith B. Richburg / Washington Post:
In Northeast, Lost in a Blue Wave  —  Region's GOP Moderates Alienated by Party Agenda, Some Leaders Say  —  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Among the biggest casualties from last week's election here in the Northeast may be the Republican Party itself.  —  A map of the states won by President-elect Barack …
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Paul Waldman / American Prospect:
Goodbye and Good Riddance  —  After eight years of President Bush, we almost don't know how to function without him — almost.  But before we move on, we should pause to remember just what we're leaving behind.  —  Just over two years into George W. Bush's presidency …
Discussion: Democratic Strategist
Jack Shafer / Slate:
Don't Count Drudge Out  —  His demise is overreported once again.  —  At the beginning of the summer, the press considered the Drudge Report so influential that its proprietor, Matt Drudge, was thought to be in position to determine the fall election's results.
Discussion: The Raw Story and Gawker
 
 
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
From Tiny Sect, Weighty Issue for Justices
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Gareth Porter / The Raw Story:
Documents linking Iran to nuclear weapons push may have been fabricated
Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Argument analysis: As Kennedy goes...
Discussion: Althouse
Keith Olbermann / MSNBC:
Gay marriage is a question of love
Discussion: Feministing and Shakesville
Christopher Hitchens / Slate:
Obama's victory didn't magically eliminate America's problems and enemies.
Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
Obama's Cabinet: Start With Al Gore
Discussion: Salon and NewsBusters.org
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Paul Caron / TaxProf Blog:
Tax Rates During the Great Depression
Discussion: Power Line
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
IRRATIONAL FEAR OF THE FAIRNESS DOCTRINE.... Over the weekend …
Discussion: The Corner, Eschaton and Wizbang
Scott / Power Line:
What's happening in Minnesota? part 5
Discussion: Hot Air
Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
ATTACK IRAN!  —  Without getting into the argument over what …
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias
Paul Ryan / Wall Street Journal:
Take Some Political Risks  —  After two straight electoral defeats …
Discussion: Commentary
ABCNEWS:
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