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8:25 AM ET, November 26, 2008

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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Gates agrees to stay on under Obama  —  Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has agreed to stay on under President-elect Obama, according to officials in both parties.  Obama plans to announce a national-security team early next week that includes Gates at the Pentagon and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton …
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Washington Post:
Agreement Near for Gates to Stay On as Defense Secretary
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Guardian
Washington Post:   Gates Expected to Remain at Defense
Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Barack Obama chafes inside the ‘bubble’  —  Barack Obama wants his BlackBerry back - or at least some good way to communicate better with people outside the immediate circle of the president-elect.  —  And Obama isn't too impressed with the way that automakers have conducted themselves …
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blogs
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ABCNEWS:
Obama on Auto Execs' Private Jets: ‘A Little Tone Deaf’  —  Excerpts from Barbara Walters' Exclusive Interview: President-Elect Reveals He Is Negotiating to Keep His Blackberry  —  The following are excerpts from Barbara Walters' interview with President-Elect Barack Obama, conducted Tuesday in Chicago.
Discussion: Top of the Ticket and TIME.com
Matthew Berger / Marc Ambinder:
Is Clinton barred from State job?  —  Pete Williams of NBC raised the question on MSNBC this afternoon: Is Hillary Clinton barred by the Constitution from accepting the post of secretary of state?  —  Article One, Section Six of the U.S. Constitution says:
Discussion: Stop The ACLU and AMERICAblog News
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Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:
HRC, STATE — AND THE CONSTITUTION  —  From NBC's Pete Williams  —  If President-elect Barack Obama nominates Hillary Clinton to be secretary of state, many legal scholars believe it would be the former law professor's first violation of the Constitution as president.  —  Why?
Jonathan Weisman / Wall Street Journal:
Volcker Tapped for Advisory Role  —  Ex-Fed Chief to Lead New Economic Panel of Outside Experts Who Will Brief Obama  —  President-elect Barack Obama will appoint former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker on Wednesday to be the chairman of a new White House advisory board tasked with helping …
Discussion: The Big Picture
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
The Return of Larry Summers  —  A few weeks ago, I called a well-known economist with a question about the financial crisis.  “I hope the only reason you're calling me,” he said, “is that you couldn't reach Larry.”  —  Larry would be Lawrence Summers, the intellectually fierce economist …
Discussion: Economix
Joby Warrick / Washington Post:
Brennan Withdraws From Consideration for Administration Post  —  Former CIA Official Had Come Under Fire for Agency's Interrogation Policies  —  A former CIA official who was in the running for a top intelligence post in the Obama administration withdrew his candidacy today after coming under criticism …
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Exceptional news: John Brennan won't be CIA Director or DNI
Mark Mazzetti / The Caucus:   Candidate for C.I.A. Post Withdraws His Name
Ken Armstrong / Seattle Times:
State justice confirms he yelled “Tyrant!” at Mukasey before AG collapsed  —  Richard Sanders, a justice on the Washington State Supreme Court, has never been one to shy from controversy or blunt language.  And last week, as he sat at a Federalist Society dinner and listened …
Michael Scherer / Time:
The Anti-Obama Campaign That Didn't Happen  —  What if the McCain campaign had run ads using footage of Barack Obama dancing with Ellen DeGeneres to show his coziness with celebrity?  Or followed up on its Paris Hilton ad with others featuring Donald Trump and Jessica Simpson?
Jane Black / Washington Post:
Americans' Food Stamp Use Nears All-Time High  —  Fueled by rising unemployment and food prices, the number of Americans on food stamps is poised to exceed 30 million for the first time this month, surpassing the historic high set in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina.
James C. Dobson, Ph.D. / CitizenLink:
Dr. Dobson: 'We Won't Be Silenced'  —  Washington Post columnist says the Republican Party must ditch God in order to survive.  —  So, Kathleen Parker has determined that getting rid of social conservatives and shelving the values they fight for is the solution to what ails the Republican Party ("Giving Up on God," Nov. 19).
Discussion: Political Machine
David Roberts / Gristmill:
Politico's journalist malpractice  —  Today brings two of the most jaw-droppingly moronic stories I've ever seen, both in Politico, both written by Erika Lovley, who one can only assume is either the most dimwitted, gullible reporter in D.C. or ... um, I can't think of another explanation.
James Gordon Meek / NY Daily News:
Rangel paid Clinton lawyer six figures for ethics probe help  —  Veteran Harlem congressman Charlie Rangel speaks at the Harriet Tubman Memorial Dedication on Nov. 13.  He has released a statement saying he paid a lawyer known for fixing messes for Bill Clinton.
Discussion: Don Surber
Matt Corley / Think Progress:
Norquist: 'The Economy's In The Present State' Because Democrats Took Control Of Congress In 2006  —  On CNBC this morning, Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist claimed that the current financial crisis facing America is rooted in the fact that Democrats took control of the House and Senate in 2006.
Discussion: Brookings Institute
Ilya Somin / The Volokh Conspiracy:
Obama Chief of Staff Hopes to Exploit the Economic Crisis to Expand the Growth of Government:  —  In earlier posts (e.g. - here and here) I have emphasized the risk that the combination of economic crisis and unified Democratic control of Congress and the White House would lead to a vast expansion of government.
Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
Inquiry Set on Mormon Aid for California Marriage Vote  —  SAN FRANCISCO — California officials will investigate accusations that the Mormon Church neglected to report a battery of nonmonetary contributions — including phone banks, a Web site and commercials — on behalf of a ballot measure to ban same-sex marriage.
Elizabeth Drew / New York Review of Books:
The Truth About the Election  —  As he demonstrated in his campaign for the presidency, Barack Obama thinks long.  Hence, the new President-elect is better prepared to take office than any other newly elected chief executive in the history of the modern presidency.
Diana B. Henriques / New York Times:
First Audit Said to Cite Some Snags With Bailout  —  The first operational audit of the $700 billion financial rescue plan, to be delivered to Congress next Tuesday, is expected to be critical of the Treasury Department's failure to set up ways to track how its bailout money is being used in the marketplace …
Discussion: naked capitalism
 
 
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Dietmar Hawranek / Spiegel Online:
German Auto Industry Facing the Abyss
Discussion: Daimnation!
Andy McCarthy / The Corner:
While We're on the Subject of Holder
Hilzoy / Washington Monthly:
Throw The Bums Out  —  In a sign that the End Times are upon us …
Discussion: Kevin Drum
Shannon McCaffrey / Associated Press:
Sarah Palin to stump with Sen. Saxby Chambliss
Discussion: Don Surber
David Barboza / New York Times:
A Global Downturn Puts the Brakes on China's Industry
Discussion: naked capitalism
Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
Obama Places Stringent Limits on Inaugural Contributions
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Matthew Hadro / CNSNews:
Struggling Banks Paid President Clinton $2.1 million for ‘Speeches’
Discussion: Don Surber
CTV.ca:
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Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
GAO: Labor Dept. Misled Congress
 

 
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