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9:50 AM ET, December 12, 2008

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Associated Press:
$14B auto bailout dies in Senate  —  WASHINGTON - A bailout-weary Congress killed a $14 billion package to aid struggling U.S. automakers Thursday night after a partisan dispute over union wage cuts derailed a last-ditch effort to revive the emergency aid before year's end.
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Pan Pylas / Associated Press:
World markets plunge as US auto bailout fails  —  LONDON - World stock markets plunged Friday as the U.S. Senate's rejection of a $14 billion deal to rescue Detroit's ailing automakers stoked concerns that the recession in the world's largest economy will be even longer and deeper than projected.
Discussion: The RBC
Wall Street Journal:
Rescue Bid for Detroit Collapses in Senate  —  WASHINGTON — A frantic, last-ditch attempt to forge a relief package for the auto industry collapsed in the U.S. Senate, dealing a giant blow to the immediate hopes of the Big Three.  —  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada suggested …
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
‘THE PARTY OF HERBERT HOOVER’.... On Wednesday, Dick Cheney met with Senate Republicans and emphasized the importance of keeping the American automotive industry afloat.  “If we don't do this, we will be known as the party of Herbert Hoover forever,” the vice president said.
Discussion: Washington Post and RedState
Jim Puzzanghera / Los Angeles Times:
Senate Republicans kill auto bailout bill
CNN:
Auto bailout bill dies in Senate
Discussion: the talking dog
The Politico:
Obama damage control  —  He was elected president on a promise of “transparency” but barely five weeks later, Barack Obama is scrambling to meet his first big test on openness.  —  Obama's campaign lawyer Bob Bauer is taking a leading role in conducting what one top aide described as …
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Chicago Sun Times:
Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel ducks reporters' questions  —  President-elect Barack Obama's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, refused to take questions from reporters this morning about whether he was the Obama “advisor” named in the criminal complaint against Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
Eli Saslow / Washington Post:
Obama Worked to Distance Self From Blagojevich Early On  —  Like every other politician in Illinois, Gov. Rod Blagojevich waited for Barack Obama's call this summer.  He told colleagues that he expected a speaking role at the 2008 Democratic National Convention, a nice bit of payback …
New York Times:
Obama to Air Any Staff Talks About Senate Seat  —  CHICAGO — President-elect Barack Obama pledged Thursday to disclose any interaction between his transition team and the office of besieged Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich of Illinois, while declaring again that he and his staff had no involvement …
Katharine Q. Seelye / The Caucus:
The Obama Press Conference
Discussion: Althouse, NY Daily News and Spin Cycle
New York Times:
Prominent Trader Accused of Defrauding Clients  —  On Wall Street, his name is legendary.  With money he had made as a lifeguard on the beaches of Long Island, he built a trading powerhouse that had prospered for more than four decades.  At age 70, he had become an influential spokesman …
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Reuters:
Former Nasdaq chair arrested over alleged £33 billion fraud  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bernard Madoff, a quiet force on Wall Street for decades, was arrested and charged on Thursday with allegedly running a $50 billion (33 billion pounds) “Ponzi scheme” in what may rank among the biggest fraud cases ever.
Discussion: Donklephant and Silent Running
Bloomberg:
Madoff Charged in $50 Billion Fraud at Advisory Firm  —  A A A  —  Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) — Bernard Madoff, founder and president of a New York firm that invested funds for wealthy individuals, hedge funds and other institutions, was charged with operating what he told employees …
Discussion: Mercury Rising
Chicago Tribune:
Blagojevich fundraiser held by Jackson allies Saturday  —  As Gov. Rod Blagojevich was trying to pick Illinois' next U.S. senator, businessmen with ties to both the governor and U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. discussed raising at least $1 million for Blagojevich's campaign as a way to encourage …
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Chicago Sun Times:
What's next for Jesse Jackson Jr.?
Discussion: Time, TIME.com and On Deadline
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
McCain pollster: Wright wouldn't have worked  —  John McCain's top pollster, Bill McInturff, said this evening that attacking Barack Obama over his relationship with Rev. Jeremiah Wright would not have helped McCain's campaign and could have destroyed his presidency, had he been elected.
Discussion: Donklephant and marbury
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Adam Nagourney / The Caucus:
From Obama Camp, a What If?  —  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. …
Discussion: TIME.com
CNN:
Powell: GOP ‘polarization’ backfired in election  —  (CNN) — The Republican party must stop “shouting at the world” and start listening to minority groups if it is to win elections in the 21st century, former Secretary of State Colin Powell said Thursday.  —  In an interview with CNN's Fareed Zakaria …
Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
The Real Obama  —  Barack Obama has garnered praise from center to right — and has highly irritated the left — with the centrism of his major appointments.  Because Obama's own beliefs remain largely opaque, his appointments have led to the conclusion that he intends to govern from the center.
Discussion: Swampland, Soccer Dad and Betsy's Page
New York Times:
Report Blames Rumsfeld for Detainee Abuses  —  WASHINGTON — A report released Thursday by leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee said top Bush administration officials, including Donald H. Rumsfeld, the former defense secretary, bore major responsibility for the abuses committed …
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Los Angeles Times:
Rumsfeld blamed in detainee abuse scandals
 
 
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Chicago Tribune:
Sam Zell's financial adviser at Tribune Co. was middleman sought by Blagojevich
The Australian:
Print paupers could use bailout
Discussion: Commentary
Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
Jim Rogers calls most big U.S. banks “bankrupt”
Discussion: Vox Popoli
BBC:
UK says Merkel backs fiscal boost
Discussion: The RBC and Biased BBC
 Earlier Items: 
Agence France Presse:
India PM calls Pakistan ‘epicentre of terrorism’
Discussion: Jay Currie
Tom Coghlan / Times of London:
Taleban tax: allied supply convoys pay their enemies for safe passage
Discussion: Don Surber and FP Passport
Tom Lasseter / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
U.S. keeps silent as Afghan ally removes war crime evidence
Discussion: Taylor Marsh
Elizabeth Kolbert In / New Yorker:
NOTE TO DETROIT: CONSIDER THE REFRIGERATOR
Discussion: Kevin Drum and Talking Points Memo