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11:40 AM ET, November 13, 2008

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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Bush, Out of Office, Could Oppose Inquiries  —  WASHINGTON — When a Congressional committee subpoenaed Harry S. Truman in 1953, nearly a year after he left office, he made a startling claim: Even though he was no longer president, the Constitution still empowered him to block subpoenas.
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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 …
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 …
Discussion: Salon, ACSBlog and The Seminal
Ralph Z. Hallow / Washington Times:
GOP to file suit to undo McCain rules  —  McCain-Feingold limits hurt presidential efforts  —  The Republican Party will file federal lawsuits Thursday seeking to overthrow the McCain-Feingold federal campaign finance regulations, Republican National Committee Chairman Robert M.
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Carrie Budoff Brown / The Politico:
Obama faces test on WH political office  —  CHICAGO — It was a standard applause line on the campaign trail: Barack Obama condemned the “perpetual campaign” that has consumed Washington, contending that the slash-and-burn politics practiced by the Bush White House had gotten in the way of governing.
David S. Broder / Washington Post:
Obama's Good Start
Discussion: TIME.com
Sean Cockerham / Anchorage Daily News:
Begich leads Stevens in latest tally  —  Mark Begich made a dramatic comeback Wednesday to overtake Ted Stevens for the lead in Alaska's U.S. Senate race.  —  Begich, who was losing after election night, now leads Stevens by 814 votes — 132,196 to 131,382 — with the state still …
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Klain accepts job as Biden chief of staff  —  Ronald A. Klain, former chief of staff and counselor to Vice President Al Gore, has accepted an offer to be chief of staff to Vice President-elect Joe Biden, Democratic officials said.  —  The position will put Klain, a seasoned political hand, at the heart of West Wing activity.
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Back to the vice presidency  —  The return of former Al Gore chief of staff Ron Klain is the second senior staff announcement, and the second Clinton-Gore insider to take one of those posts.  —  The willingness to bring back Clinton hands — many of whom were kept at arms length on the Obama campaign …
Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
For a Washington Job, Be Prepared to Tell All  —  WASHINGTON — Want a top job in the Obama administration?  Only pack rats need apply, preferably those not packing controversy.  —  A seven-page questionnaire being sent by the office of President-elect Barack Obama to those seeking cabinet …
Ted Nugent / Human Events:
Rino Season Is Now Open  —  Like any entity that abandons basic quality control, political parties rot from within.  It happened to the Democrats long ago, and now has become the case with the Republican Party, which has strayed from its conservative underpinnings.
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Jazz Shaw / The Moderate Voice:   The GOP of the Future  —  While talking heads are dashing …
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 …
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 …
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New York Post:
KEEP YOUR HEAD DOWN, SARAH
Discussion: NewsBusters.org and Salon
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.
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blogs
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Republican Governors Meet, Glumly  —  After Election Losses, Many See Bleak Future for Party  —  Republican governors were the brightest spot in an otherwise dispiriting election last week for the GOP, but the chief executives gathered here Wednesday provided a gloomy assessment …
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Sadly, No!
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Christopher Cooper / Wall Street Journal:
GOP Governors Seek to Rebuild Party
Discussion: NY Daily News and MSNBC
Times of London:
Royal Navy in firefight with Somali pirates  —  Michael Evans, Defence Editor and Rob Crilly  —  Pirates caught redhanded by one of Her Majesty's warships after trying to hijack a cargo ship off Somalia made the grave mistake of opening fire on two Royal Navy assault craft packed with commandos armed with machineguns and SA80 rifles.
CNN:
Catholic Church cuts off ACORN funding  —  (CNN) — The Roman Catholic Church is cutting off funds to the community organizing group ACORN, citing complaints over its voter registration drives in the November 4 election as part of the reason.  —  The Catholic Campaign for Human Development froze …
NBC Chicago:
7-Year-Old Political Blogger Gets Obama Thank You Letter  —  Edison Park 2nd grader supported President-elect  —  Watch out Politico and First Read.  Competition is on the horizon, albeit a distant one.  —  Stanislaw “Stas” Gunkel may soon be a big name in the political blogosphere.
Cathleen Falsani / beliefnet:
Obama's Fascinating Interview with Cathleen Falsani  —  The most detailed and fascinating explication of Barack Obama's faith came in a 2004 interview he gave Chicago Sun Times columnist Cathleen Falsani when he was running for U.S. Senate in Illinois.  The column she wrote about the interview …
Manu Raju / The Hill:
Bayh: Lieberman should apologize, keep chairmanship  —  Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) called on Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) to apologize for his attacks on Barack Obama, saying doing so would temporarily let him retain a key chairmanship position next Congress.  —  Bayh warned that stripping Lieberman …
Bloomberg:
Sacramento theater director resigns in Prop. 8 aftermath  —  More Prop. 8 fallout  —  Scott Eckern, the Sacramento theater director whose political donation in support of California's Prop. 8 ban on same-sex marriage turned into a lightning rod in the debate over gay rights, resigned Wednesday …
Catherine Clifford / CNNMoney.com:
85,000 homes lost to foreclosure in October  —  As government and industry scramble to reverse the tide of foreclosures, filings jumped 25% in October.  —  NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — As government and industry scrambled to stem the housing crisis, another 84,868 homes were lost to foreclosure in October …
Discussion: TIME.com
Yahoo! Finance:
Failure of auto industry could set off catastrophe  —  Advocates: Collapse of US auto industry could set off catastrophic chain reaction  —  DETROIT (AP) — Advocates for the nation's automakers are warning that the collapse of the Big Three — or even just General Motors …
Naomi R. Patton / Detroit Free Press:
City Council: Detroit needs $10-billion bailout  —  The Detroit City Council passed a resolution today calling for a $10-billion bailout for the city of Detroit.  —  Council President Pro Tem JoAnn Watson sponsored the resolution to use the money for public service employment …
Discussion: Right Wing News
Boston Globe:
Afghanistan's Korengal Valley  —  Yesterday was Veteran's Day (or Armistice or Remembrance Day, depending on where you live), a day set aside to honor those who have served in the military.  Today, on the day after, it seems appropriate to share some photographs of U.S. soldiers currently in the thick of war in Afghanistan.
Discussion: Neptunus Lex and Maggie's Farm
 
 
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Jonathan Freedland / New York Times:
An English Lesson  —  REPUBLICANS looking for a friendly shoulder …
Discussion: Clive Crook and The Confabulum
Bill Bradley / Vanity Fair:
Why Is the National Press Ignoring Small-Town Racism?
AccessNorthGa.com:
Ga. election policy could be revised
Discussion: BuzzFlash.org
Ann O'Neill / CNN:
Lawsuit seeks to bankrupt Klan group
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ABC Live:
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CBS News:
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