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12:35 PM ET, December 16, 2008

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John Bresnahan / The Politico:
Pelosi lays down the law with Rahm  —  In a recent conversation with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Rahm Emanuel offered some advice on a Democratic House leadership race.  Pelosi's response, according to several Democratic sources: It is “an internal House Democratic Caucus matter, and we'll handle it.”
The Politico:
Madoff bought influence in Washington  —  Within a day of the Dec. 11 arrest of Wall Street financier Bernard L. Madoff, his Washington lobbyists were scrambling to sever all ties to a man who's been accused of a $50 billion fraud and who may go down in history as the largest financial scam artist ever.
Discussion: TPMMuckraker
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Robert Chew / Time:
How I Got Screwed by Bernie Madoff  —  Bernard Madoff, founder of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, on his trading floor in New York in 1999  —  The call came at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 11.  I had been waiting for it for five years.  When the call finally arrived, it was my wife Sarah who answered.
Megan McArdle:
How did Bernie Madoff get away with it?
Discussion: marbury
Stephen Labaton / New York Times:
S.E.C. Image Suffers in a String of Setbacks
Discussion: The New Republic
Henry Blodget / clusterstock.alleyinsider.com:
Fairfield Greenwich Group: We Thought Bernie Madoff Was Best Money Manager In World
Discussion: Power Line
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
FIRST THOUGHTS: SENATE BRAIN DRAIN  —  From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and Carrie Dann  —  *** Senate brain drain: At 11:45 am ET, Obama will hold yet another press conference — this one at Dodge Renaissance Academy in Chicago, where he will nominate Arne Duncan …
Discussion: Washington Post, Salon and The Note
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Clinton chides supporters on Kennedy
Discussion: TIME.com and Salon
BBC:
Shoe thrower ‘beaten in custody’  —  The brother of the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at US President George W Bush has said that the reporter has been beaten in custody.  —  Muntadar al-Zaidi has suffered a broken hand, broken ribs and internal bleeding, as well as an eye injury, his older brother, Dargham, told the BBC.
Washington Post:
Majority of Public Opposes Auto Rescue  —  Poll Finds Most Blame Industry for Problems, Believe Failure Won't Hurt Economy  —  Most Americans continue to oppose a government-backed rescue plan for Detroit's Big Three automakers as majorities blame the industry for its own problems …
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Todd J. Zywicki / Wall Street Journal:
Bankruptcy Is the Perfect Remedy for Detroit
Discussion: Dartblog and The Corner
Los Angeles Times:
Obama clears himself and staff in Blagojevich case  —  The president-elect says an internal review shows there were no inappropriate conversations with the Illinois governor about who would fill the vacant Senate seat.  —  Reporting from Washington and Chicago — Barack Obama said Monday …
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Joe Carroll / Bloomberg:
Illinois Democrats Let Blagojevich Keep Naming Power
Pat Doyle / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Readers' analysis of challenged ballots shows Coleman lead erased  —  The Star Tribune has performed its own analysis of the challenged ballots by relying on a virtual “canvassing board” of more than 26,000 readers.  —  With thousands of frivolous challenges discarded …
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John / Power Line:   THE “FIFTH PILE”: WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT?
Jules Crittenden:
The Bulge  —  Goering, Hitler and Guderian survey plans for Wacht Am Rhein, a.k.a. The Battle of the Bulge, October 1944.  —  It began at dawn on Dec. 16, 1944, 64 years ago today, with rapid assaults through the Ardennes forest, as the Germans blitzed one last time, hoping to split the Allied armies and take Antwerp.
Discussion: Neptunus Lex and Scared Monkeys
Washington Post:
Poll Finds Support for Obama's War Views  —  Less Pessimism on Iraq, But 70% Back Pullout  —  Americans are more upbeat about U.S. prospects in Iraq than at any time in the past five years, but nearly two-thirds continue to believe the war is not worth fighting and 70 percent …
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Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
The War's End  —  I keep hearing vague rumors that Obama may not deliver on his campaign promise to swiftly withdraw US forces from Iraq.  My guess would be that such rumors are wrong, primarily because not doing so would be crazy.  It's a campaign pledge.  It's the right thing to do.
Discussion: ATTACKERMAN
Sam Dillon / New York Times:
Chicago Schools Chief Is Obama's Education Pick  —  Arne Duncan, the Chicago schools superintendent known for taking tough steps to improve schools while maintaining respectful relations with teachers and their unions, is President-elect Barack Obama's choice as secretary of education, Democratic officials said Monday.
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Maria Glod / Washington Post:
Education Secretary Nominee Will Reach Out to Unions, School Reform Groups
Discussion: Donklephant and The Moderate Voice
Caroline Graham / Daily Mail:
Gay penguins expelled from zoo colony for stealing eggs are given their own to look after following animal rights protest … A pair of gay penguins thrown out of their zoo colony for repeatedly stealing eggs have been given some of their own to look after following a protest by animal rights groups.
Al Kamen / Washington Post:
The Cabinet: Who's Next?  —  With five days to go before President-elect Barack Obama jets to Hawaii for his Christmas vacation, just a handful of his Cabinet-level posts remain open.  Based on the race so far, here's how the slate looks as Obama tries to assemble a diverse administration …
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Bloomberg:   Obama Cabinet Is Shy on Southerners, Republicans
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
CO-Senate: Salazar Departure Creates GOP Opportunity  —  The expectation that Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar will be nominated as Interior Secretary by President-elect Barack Obama presents Republicans with a prime pickup opportunity in a swing state, an early sign that their fortunes may be turning …
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
An Empire of Sentimentality  —  I think this kind of sentiment from Dave Dilegge at the COIN hotspot Small Wars Journal reflects some dangerous trends in American culture: … Americans love and respect the men and women who volunteer for military service under our flag.
Justin Elliott / TPMMuckraker:
Will Hillary Follow Through On Campaign Pledge To Ban ‘Private Mercenaries’?  —  Back in February, Senator Hillary Clinton cosponsored legislation calling for the Secretary of State to ban the use of private contractors like Blackwater from guarding State Department employees …
 
 
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Jeanne Cummings / The Politico:
Bailout payout tops $8 trillion
Ryan Tate / Gawker:
Blago a Huge Nixon Groupie
Chicago Tribune:
Patti Blagojevich apologizes to neighbors for media ‘barrage’
Fouad Ajami / Wall Street Journal:
The Return of Realpolitik in Arabia
Laura Washington / Chicago Sun Times:
Black leaders see Senate seat being hijacked
Discussion: NewsBusters.org and Brendan Nyhan
Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Colemans tap top lawyers, as does friend named in suit
 Earlier Items: 
Wall Street Journal:
Barack Obama-san  —  As January 20 nears, Barack Obama's ambitions …
Discussion: Betsy's Page
David Zaring / Conglomerate:
Will Toyota Sue if Treasury Bails Out GM?
Discussion: The Right Coast and PoliPundit.com
New York Times:
Bomb Found at Paris Dept. Store
Discussion: Gawker and A Blog For All
Herman J. Cohen / New York Times:
Can Africa Trade Its Way to Peace?
Discussion: Stop The ACLU and UN Dispatch
Dan McSwain / Change.gov:
Open for Questions: Response
Daphne Retter / New York Post:
CHARLIE'S SICK HOUSE VOTE RECORD
Richard Posner / The Becker-Posner Blog:
The Auto Bailout Issue—Posner