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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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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.
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Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:
GEITHNER LIKELY TO BE TREASURY SECRETARY — 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. … Barring last minute changes …
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Jonathan Weisman / Wall Street Journal:
Geithner Tapped for Treasury Secretary — New York Federal Reserve Bank President Timothy J. Geithner is to be nominated as President-elect Barack Obama's Treasury secretary, according to a person close to the transition process. — The Federal Bureau of Investigation began calling Geithner confidants …
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 …
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Spencer Ackerman / ATTACKERMAN:
Supreme Clientele — The Washington Post's Chris Cilizza has an absurd item about Bill Richardson emerging as a leading contender for commerce secretary. Apparently Penny Pritzker is out for some sort of thorny — crooked? — business dealings and, let's not beat around the bush, Obama hasn't appointed any Latinos to anything.
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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David Rogers / The Politico:
Marine general may head National Security Council — President-elect Barack Obama is close to landing James L. Jones, the well-known retired Marine Corps general, as his national security adviser, sources said. — Jones is a former Marine Corps commandant and was head of U.S. and NATO forces in Europe …
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Bloomberg:
Obama Team Said to Explore ‘Prepack’ Auto Bankruptcy — Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) — President-Elect Barack Obama's transition team is exploring a swift, prepackaged bankruptcy for automakers as a possible solution to the industry's financial crisis, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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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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Christopher Beam / Slate:
Henry Waxman's victory is the biggest gift Obama could have asked for. — Out: Rep. John Dingell of Michigan, the tough, cantankerous eminence grise of the House Democratic caucus (he's 82), who was so deferential to Detroit as chairman of the House energy and commerce committee that Lee Iacocca once said he …
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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 …
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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.
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 …
Rowan Scarborough / Washington Times:
EXCLUSIVE: Obama to delay repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell' — Advisers see consensus building before lifting ban on gays — President-elect Barack Obama will not move for months, and perhaps not until 2010, to ask Congress to end the military's decades-old ban on open homosexuals in the ranks …
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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 …
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Frank James / The Swamp:
Obama sighting at Manny's deli — After remaining out of public view for most of the week, President-elect Barack Obama ventured out of his transition office this afternoon to grab lunch at a Chicago landmark. — Obama left the Kluczynski Federal Building in the Loop at 12:22 p.m …
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
No Way. No How. No Brennan. — Marc reports the Republican, former chief-of-staff for George Tenet (who authorized war crimes as CIA head), admirer of Dick Cheney, CEO of the company one of whose contract employees improperly accessed Obama's and McCain's passports, and defender of renditions and …
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