Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
6:55 PM ET, December 15, 2008

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:
Caroline Kennedy to Seek Clinton's Senate Seat  —  Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of an American political dynasty, has decided to pursue the United States Senate seat being vacated by Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York, a person told of her decision said on Monday.
RELATED:
CNN:
Sources: Kennedy wants Clinton's Senate seat
Discussion: Wizbang and Spin Cycle
Kenneth Lovett / NY Daily News:
Caroline speaks with Shelly about Senate seat
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Majikthise
Riyadh Muhammad / Baghdad Bureau:
Brother Explains Shoe-Tossing Iraqi Journalist's Anger  —  (Photo: Johan Spanner for The New York Times)  —  BAGHDAD — The brother of Muntader al-Zaidi, the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President Bush during a joint press conference on Sunday with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki …
RELATED:
Eric Owles / Baghdad Bureau:
‘Shoedenfreude’ and Shame: Reaction From Around Iraq  —  Hitting someone with a shoe is a strong insult in Iraq.  It means the person is as low as the dirt underneath the sole of a shoe, and the actions of Muntader al-Zaidi, a correspondent for an independent Iraqi television station …
Ali Frick / Think Progress:
Bush On Al Qaeda Not Existing In Iraq Before Invasion: ‘So What?’  —  Yesterday, after an Iraqi journalist used “[t]wo of the worst insults in Islam” against him, an unfazed President Bush sat down with ABC's Martha Raddatz for an exit interview in Iraq.  When Raddatz asked Bush about his legacy …
RELATED:
Patrick / FishBowlDC:
Jay Carney Leaves Time
Discussion: Outside The Beltway
Denver Post:
Salazar poised to head Interior  —  Colorado's senior senator is said to be a leading contender for a Cabinet post that is vital to Western issues.  —  U.S. Senator Ken Salazar answers questions during a press conference in March.  (Special to the Post |  William Woody)
Washington Post:
Democrats' Dilemma in Illinois: To Appoint or to Elect?  —  Whether or not Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich resigns today (and The Fix is loath to predict what “Pay-Rod” will do), Senate Democrats may well have a problem on their hands as they seek to decide how to fill the seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama.
RELATED:
David K. L I / New York Post:
PATERSON IN A BLIND RAGE OVER ‘SNL’ SKIT  —  Gov. Paterson didn't see the humor in a “Saturday Night Live” bit that mocked his blindness.  —  During the “Weekend Update” segment of NBC's irreverent comedy show, actor Fred Armisen played Paterson, imitating his wandering eye, gravelly voice and blunt, self-effacing demeanor.
The Huffington Post:
Senate Democrats May Return Thousands In Madoff Contributions  —  Bernard Madoff built a major investment shop largely on smoke and mirrors — convincing investors that his fund was a safe and consistent return when it was mostly a house of cards.  —  And yet the relationship between Bernard …
RELATED:
Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
Obama Transition: We Can't Release Info Until Christmas Week  —  The Obama transition office just sent out this release about its internal “review” of contacts with disgraced Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich: … Last week, in a press conference on Thursday, President-elect Obama announced …
Discussion: JustOneMinute and protein wisdom
Chicago Breaking News:
Lake Co. sheriff switches parties  —  Flanked by some of the state's most prominent Republicans, Democratic Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran announced Monday he is joining the GOP.  —  “I am changing parties as a matter of conscience,” Curran said at a news conference at the Lake County GOP headquarters in Libertyville.
Marc Ambinder:
A Republican Governor Is Antsy About The Bailout  —  Gov. Mark Sanford (R-SC) has written President Bush urging him not to use TARP funds to bailout the auto industry.  Sanford, the chairman of the RGA and a possible 2012 presidential candidate, writes that “every struggling industry …
RELATED:
Manu Raju / The Crypt's Blogs:
Sanford blasts Bush plans on bailout
Discussion: Below The Beltway
Helen Smith / Pajamas Media:
Ask Dr. Helen: How Can I Keep My Students From Becoming Little Marxists?  —  It's not easy to keep young minds open to a variety of political views.  —  Scott from North Carolina is concerned with the radical views of his students: … Dear Scott:  —  You are correct to be concerned.
Discussion: Right Wing News
Rasmussen Reports:
45% Suspect Obama Team Involved in Blagojevich Scandal  —  Forty five percent (45%) of U.S. voters say it is likely President-elect Obama or one of his top campaign aides was involved in the unfolding Blagojevich scandal in Illinois, including 23% who say it is Very Likely.
Amit R. Paley / Washington Post:
Limits on Executive Pay May Prove Toothless  —  Loophole in Bailout Provision Leaves Enforcement in Doubt  —  Congress wanted to guarantee that the $700 billion financial bailout would limit the eye-popping pay of Wall Street executives, so lawmakers included a mechanism …
Danielle Allen / Washington Post:
Red-State Army?  —  In Hopewell Township, N.J., the veterans of American Legion Post 339 have put their building up for sale.  “Today's vets don't come out,” 82-year old Jim Hall told The Times of Trenton last month.  The post is down from 425 paying members in the 1960s and '70s to 202 this year; only about a dozen regularly attend.
William Kristol / New York Times:
Left and Right, Piling On  —  In 1953, the president of General Motors, Charles Wilson, was nominated by President Eisenhower to be secretary of defense.  During his confirmation hearings, Wilson was asked if he'd be able, as defense secretary, to make decisions contrary to the interests …
Washington Wire:
Introducing Members of Obama's Energy and Environment Team  —  The text of a press release sent by President-elect Barack Obama's transition team announcing members of his energy and environment team.  —  Today, President-elect Barack Obama announced key members of his energy and environment team …
Sam Dillon / The Caucus:
Obama Picks Arne Duncan for Education Post  —  President-elect Barack Obama will name Arne Duncan, the superintendent of schools in Chicago, to be his Secretary of Education, a senior Democratic official and a second person close to the decision said.  —  Mr. Duncan is a Harvard graduate whose friendship …
Discussion: TIME.com and Progress Illinois
CNN:
Supreme Court rejects appeal questioning Obama's citizenship  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — The Supreme Court has dismissed a second emergency appeal questioning Barack Obama's eligibility to be president because he had dual British-American citizenship at birth.  —  The justices without comment …
Discussion: New York Times
ABCNEWS:
Transcript: Cheney Defends Hard Line Tactics  —  In an Exclusive Interview with ABC News, Vice President Dick Cheney Opens Up About His Hard Line Tactics  —  The following is an excerpted transcript from ABC News' Jonathan Karl's exclusive interview with Vice President Dick Cheney on Dec. 15, 2008 in the Executive Office Building.
NY Daily News:
Paterson proposes ‘Obesity Tax’  —  ALBANY - A can of Coke could soon cost New Yorkers more than just calories.  —  Gov. Paterson, as part of a $121 billion budget to be unveiled Tuesday, will propose an “obesity tax” of about 15% on nondiet drinks.  —  This means a Diet Coke might sell for a $1 …
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 6:55 PM ET, December 15, 2008.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 See Also: 
memeorandum: site main
memeorandum River: reverse chronological memeorandum
memeorandum Mobile: for phones
memeorandum Leaderboard: memeorandum's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
memeorandum RSS feed
memeorandum on Mastodon
 
 
 More Items: 
City Room:
Officer Is Indicted in Toppling of Cyclist
Discussion: Gawker, Gothamist and MediaMemo
S. J. Komarnitsky / Anchorage Daily News:
Accelerant poured around Palin's church
Discussion: Power Line and On Deadline
Andrew Breitbart / Washington Times:
Sinise: A man for all services
Discussion: Cassy Fiano
Mary Ann Akers / The Sleuth:
Hollywood Coughs Up Cash for Obama Inaugural
Alan Jacobs / Text Patterns:
more kindling
Discussion: The Opinionator
Bjorn Lomborg / The Australian:
Hot air from Obama
Discussion: protein wisdom
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight.com:
Bayh's Blue Dogs: Bane or Boon?
Discussion: Daily Kos and First Draft
Associated Press:
Obama: Probe shows no contact in Ill. gov scandal
Discussion: Reuters
 Earlier Items: 
Joseph Welch / Counterknowledge.com:
15 questions 9/11 ‘truthers’ now need to answer
Huma Khan / Political Radar:
Attorney Says Case Against Blago ‘Significantly Exaggerated’
Discussion: Chicago Breaking News and The Note
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Right And Abu Ghraib I
Discussion: Instapundit and Chicago Boyz