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4:55 PM ET, November 13, 2008

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Obama will resign Senate seat Sunday  —  President-elect Barack Obama said today he will step down from his Senate seat effective this Sunday.  —  The decision adds to the pressure on Gov. Rod Blagojevich, a fellow Democrat, who under state law has the sole responsibility for naming a successor to Obama …
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Lynn Sweet:
Obama resigning Senate seat as of Sunday  —  WASHINGTON—President-elect Barack Obama will step down from his U.S. senate seat on Sunday, he said in a statement on Thursday.  All political eyes in Illinois are on Gov. Rod Blagojevich to see who he will select to replace Obama for the two years remaining in his term.
Discussion: Think Progress and Don Surber
Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:
Obama to Leave His Senate Seat
Monica Davey / New York Times:
Picking Obama Successor Puts Spotlight on Governor
Discussion: Marc Ambinder and D-Day
Frank Newport / Gallup:
No Clamoring for Palin to Become a National Political Figure  —  But she enjoys support of three-quarters of Republicans  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Just 45% of Americans would like to see Sarah Palin become a major national political figure for many years to come, while a slight majority of 52% say they would not.
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CNN:
Palin decries ‘extreme partisanship’  —  MIAMI, Florida (CNN) — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on Thursday argued that she and her fellow Republican governors were ready to put aside “extreme partisanship” and act if Washington fails to provide the leadership America needs.
Celeste Katz / NY Daily News:
Palin gets cold reception in Sunshine State GOP gathering  —  MIAMI - As Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin arrived in Florida for a Republican governors summit, there was a hint of a chill in the air from her potential rivals for the 2012 White House race.  —  A week after the GOP …
Vaughn Ververs / CBS News:
Who Were Those Clinton-McCain Crossover Voters?  —  CBS News' Election and Survey Unit's survey analyst extraordinaire Jennifer De Pinto goes inside the exit polls from last week's election and finds some interesting nuggets about those Hillary Clinton supporters who voted for John McCain:
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Marc Ambinder:
Transition Rumor Patrol: Political Office, Daschle's Role, Clinton For SoS?
Discussion: The Politico and The Raw Story
David S. Broder / Washington Post:
Obama's Good Start
Thomas Erdbrink / Washington Post:
Facing Obama, Iran Suddenly Hedges on Talks  —  Since 2006, Iran's leaders have called for direct, unconditional talks with the United States to resolve international concerns over their nuclear program.  But as an American administration open to such negotiations prepares to take power …
Marc Ambinder:
The RNC Throws A Pie In John McCain's Face  —  Nine days after the election, the Republican National Committee is no longer interested in being friends with their nominee.  —  They've filed suit today in courts in Louisiana and Washington, D.C. claiming that the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act …
Discussion: Political Radar and Donklephant
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Ali Frick / Think Progress:
Bill O'Reilly and Dennis Miller make homophobic jokes about Barney Frank.»  —  Last night on the O'Reilly Factor, Dennis Miller said President-elect Obama should “flatten these punks at AIG.”  When O'Reilly suggested Obama should arrest Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), Miller laughed and said, “Barney might want to be arrested.”
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Stephen Colbert / The Huffington Post:
O'Reilly Factor: Dennis Miller's Homophobic Joke About Barney Frank  —  Dennis Miller appeared on The O'Reilly Factor tonight (Miller is a frequent guest on Bill O'Reilly's show) and went on a rant regarding what Barack Obama should do to the executives of AIG when he takes office, namely …
Tom LoBianco / Washington Times:
Gore says no to ‘Climate Czar’ role  —  President-elect Barack Obama's transition team is flirting with creating a White House “Climate Czar,” but climate change crusader Al Gore says he doesn't want the job.  —  The Obama team declined to comment on such a post, even as environmentalists …
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Steven Greenhouse / The Caucus:   A Labor Leader for Labor Secretary?
Debbie Schlussel:
EXCLUSIVE: Did Next Commander-in-Chief Falsify Selective Service Registration?  Never Actually Register?  Obama's Draft Registration Raises Serious Questions  —  By Debbie Schlussel  —  **** Copyright 2008, Must Cite Debbie Schlussel and link to DebbieSchlussel.com ****  —  *** SCROLL DOWN FOR UPDATE ***
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Carrie Johnson / Washington Post:
Obama Team Faces Major Task in Justice Dept. Overhaul  —  Goal Is to Restore Confidence in Law Enforcement Actions  —  As a transition team for the Obama administration begins work on a Justice Department overhaul, the key question is where to begin.  —  Political considerations affected every crevice …
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Post-partisan harmony vs. the rule of law
Discussion: Eunomia and The Confabulum
Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
An awkward press conference  —  After much anticipation from a room full of reporters and other curiosity-seekers, Sarah Palin this morning took four questions from reporters in a press conference that lasted 11 minutes.  —  Actually, taking away Texas Gov. Rick Perry's opening statement, the session lasted under 10 minutes.
Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
History Favors Republicans in 2010  —  The 2008 election numbers are not as stark as the results.  —  Political races are about candidates and issues.  But election results, in the end, are about numbers.  So now that the dust is settling on the 2008 presidential race, what do the numbers tell us?
John Kass / Chicago Tribune:
Tolerance fails T-shirt test  —  Catherine Vogt, 14, conducted an experiment in political tolerance at her Oak Park middle school and learned some valuable lessons.  (Tribune photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo / November 12, 2008)  —  As the media keeps gushing on about how America has finally adopted tolerance …
Amanda Carpenter / Townhall.com:
Secret ballots for We, but not for Thee.  —  We all know the Democrats are frothing at the mouth at the chance to pass the Orwellien Employee Free Choice Act, a bill to eliminate the secret ballot process required to unionize workplaces.  So, this little bit of information should be thrown in their faces over and over again.
Discussion: protein wisdom and TPMCafe
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The Politico:   Hoyer steps in Waxman-Dingell fight
Roger Simon / The Politico:
Gingrich says GOP is outmatched  —  How bad off is the Republican Party right now?  Ask Newt Gingrich.  —  “The Republican Party right now is like a midsize college team trying to play in the Superbowl,” Gingrich told me Wednesday.  “It is pretty hard to say our losses were because of John McCain's campaign.
Jonathan Stein / Kevin Drum:
DISAPPOINTMENT WATCH... If you're looking for an indication of what the first schism between the Obama Administration and the Democratic Congress will be, consider the question of investigations.  —  Congressional Democrats are gearing up for a season of post-Bush inquiries …
Mark Benjamin / Salon:
Obama's plans for probing Bush torture  —  WASHINGTON — With growing talk in Washington that President Bush may be considering an unprecedented “blanket pardon” for people involved in his administration's brutal interrogation policies, advisors to Barack Obama are pressing ahead with plans …
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
After Taking Some Shots, She Fires Back  —  Palin Aims at Detractors In Remaking Her Image  —  Sarah Palin is fighting back against the “jerks.”  —  Cooking moose chili and slicing sandwiches for Matt Lauer and Greta Van Susteren, chatting up Larry King and Wolf Blitzer …
Michele Catalano / Pajamas Media:
Obama's Call for Community Service Is Not Marxism  —  It's not “slavery” either — and the comparison insults one's intelligence.  —  Is community service synonymous with slavery?  Whether that service is mandated or suggested, could it in any way be construed as enslaving citizens?
Elizabeth Moyer / Forbes:
Washington's $5 Trillion Tab  —  Fighting the financial crisis has put the U.S. on the hook for some $5 trillion a report says.  So far.  —  For all the fury over Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's $700 billion emergency economic relief fund, it seems downright puny when compared …
Discussion: Outside The Beltway and Philly.com
Ashley Fantz / CNN:
Getting inside Obama's ‘brain’  —  (CNN) — Karen Kornbluh is not famous, but her ideas are.  As Barack Obama's chief policy director, political insiders call her his “brain.”  —  “Karen is a big ideas person, but more than that, she's able to bring a lot of really smart people together …
Discussion: The Washington Note
 
 
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