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10:50 PM ET, November 21, 2008

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Peter Baker / The Caucus:
Clinton Is Said to Opt for Secretary of State Position  —  Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton campaigning in Florida in October (Photo: Damon Winter/The New York Times)  —  Hillary Rodham Clinton has decided to give up her Senate seat and accept the position of secretary of state …
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The Campaign Spot:
Just What Has Obama Gotten Hillary Into?  —  Word is Hillary is saying yes.  —  President Obama could do a lot worse than a foreign policy team of National Security Adviser James Jones, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, and CIA Director John Brennan.
Spencer Ackerman / The Washington Independent:
Will Clinton Fill State Dept. With Loyalists?  —  Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama (WDCpix)  —  With Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) almost certain to become President-elect Barack Obama's secretary of state, some foreign-policy experts in the Obama orbit are expressing frustration.
Fredric U. Dicker / New York Post:
GOV & CHUCK HUG IT OUT OVER HILL
Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:
GEITHNER LIKELY TO BE TREASURY SECRETARY  —  From Chuck Todd and Andrea Mitchell  —  NBC News has learned that the president-elect is preparing to roll out his economic team on Monday — and will personally announce the team and answer questions — part of an effort to reassure markets.
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Wall Street Journal:
Geithner Tapped for Treasury Secretary  —  WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama is expected to nominate as Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and a figure who has been deeply involved in tackling the financial crisis.
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Richardson to Commerce?  —  Is New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson in line to become Commerce Department chief?  (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)  —  Updated, 1:58 p.m.  —  New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has emerged as a “serious contender” to head the Commerce Department under President-elect Barack Obama …
Jack Healy / New York Times:
Stocks Soar in Late Trading  —  After two days of punishing losses, Wall Street surged on Friday afternoon after news reports said that President-elect Barack Obama had tapped Timothy F. Geithner, the president of the New York Federal Reserve, to be secretary of the Treasury.
Discussion: CNN, AMERICAblog News and On Deadline
Eric Martin / Bloomberg:   U.S. Stocks Rally as Obama Picks Tim Geithner to Head Treasury
Spencer Ackerman / ATTACKERMAN:
Supreme Clientele  —  The Washington Post's Chris Cilizza …
Discussion: The Bellows and Matthew Yglesias
CNN:
Sources: Geithner ‘on track’ to be Treasury pick
Discussion: Daily Kos and MSNBC
James Pethokoukis / US News:
How Tom Daschle Might Kill Conservatism  —  The GOP strategist had been joking about the upcoming presidential election and giving his humorous assessments of the candidates.  Then he suddenly cut out the schtick and got scary serious.  “Let me tell you something, if Democrats take the White House …
Discussion: QandO and Donklephant
CNN:
Sources: Jones leading choice for national security advisor  —  CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) - Two sources close to the Obama transition team tell CNN retired Marine Gen. Jim Jones has emerged as President-elect's leading choice to become national security adviser in the White House.
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Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Obama daughters: Private D.C. school  —  The two young daughters of President-elect Barack Obama will be moving schools this winter as the family moves from Chicago to Washington, and the Obama family has settled on a tried-and-true setting for Washington's elite:  —  The private Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C.
Discussion: The Politico and American Power
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Huma Khan / Political Punch:
Obamas Pick Sidwell Friends School for Daughters
Discussion: Hot Air, Ben Smith's Blogs and Flypaper
Richard Leiby / Reliable Source:
Obamarama: The Obamas Pick a School — It's Sidwell Friends
The New Republic:
Hold Tight, Hillary: Russia Just Got Scarier  —  Julia Ioffe is a freelance writer living in New York.  —  If any proof were needed that the Russian political system operates in its own time-space continuum, it came this morning, when the parliament decided to deal with the country's economic meltdown by amending its constitution.
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias
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Cathy Young / New York Times:
From Russia With Loathing  —  SHORTLY before the presidential election …
Discussion: GINA COBB and Eunomia
Megan McArdle:
How much is a detroit autoworker really worth?  —  $70 per hour: right or wrong?  —  Felix Salmon argues that this figure for GM's labor costs is deceptive.  Sort of, but it's actually quite apt at showing the core problem with GM.  —  Felix says that “the average GM assembly-line worker makes …
Discussion: Unqualified Offerings
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Jonathan Cohn / The New Republic:
Assembly Line  —  Debunking the myth of the $70-per-hour autoworker.
Discussion: Daily Kos and Matthew Yglesias
Marc Elias / Wall Street Journal:
There's Nothing Unusual About the Minnesota Recount  —  I write to set straight just a few of the many false statements made in your Nov. 12 editorial “Mischief in Minnesota?”  —  Sen. Norm Coleman's lead over Al Franken shrunk by about 500 votes between election night and the end of the routine post-election canvass.
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Kevin Duchschere / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Day 3 of the recount: Ballot challenges rise in Ramsey County
Discussion: FiveThirtyEight.com and Daily Kos
Shane McGlaun / DailyTech:
AP Suspends Use of U.S. Army Photos Over Digital Alteration  —  Army says that photo was altered but did not break Army policies  —  The digital alteration of photos is nothing new in the world of print magazines and newspapers.  Photos on the cover of magazines are frequently digitally altered …
Discussion: Sadly, No! and Think Progress
Jennifer M. Freedman / Bloomberg:
American Hypocrisy in Auto Rescue Spurs Me-Too Trade Ire  —  Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) — A U.S.-triggered spate of global carmaker-bailout proposals may spark trade disputes over whether the Americans are unfairly trying to subsidize their industry or just making up for state aid foreign rivals already enjoy.
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias
The Huffington Post:
Sarah Palin Turkey Incident: Does TV Interview While Turkeys Are Slaughtered In The Background (VIDEO)  —  Some videos you just have to see to believe.  On Thursday, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin appeared in Wasilla in order to pardon a local turkey in anticipation of Thanksgiving.
Gavin Newsom / The Huffington Post:
Recharge America with Electric Cars  —  Today, our country is facing a set of seemingly insurmountable problems:  —  • an economic meltdown of historic proportions  —  • a car industry crashing, because of a lack of innovation and growth  —  • oil dependence transferring our wealth abroad
Philip Hersh / Chicago Tribune:
Obama: ‘Long supported hosting the Olympics’  —  President elect delivers taped address to IOC members  —  ISTANBUL - It didn't take long for Barack Obama to start playing a significant role in promoting Chicago's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics.  —  About 15 minutes into Chicago's Friday presentation …
Discussion: NO QUARTER, TIME.com and Boston Globe
 
 
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Matea Gold / Los Angeles Times:
Roger Ailes extends Fox deal
Discussion: TVNewser and Flopping Aces
Edward J. Rollins / New York Times:
Yes, Play Politics in the White House
Directorblue / Doug Ross:
Barack Obama and The Wisdom of Crowds
Discussion: Sadly, No! and AMERICAN DIGEST
Frank James / The Swamp:
Obama sighting at Manny's deli
Discussion: The Politico
Eileen Sullivan / Associated Press:
Air patrols, cameras to watch big inaugural crowd
Stephen Farrell / New York Times:
Protests in Baghdad on U.S. Pact
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The sham of sex harassment training
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Would-be appointees quizzed on guns
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