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10:20 PM ET, January 4, 2009

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Associated Press:
Richardson withdraws as Commerce nominee  —  New Mexico governor cites pending investigation of business dealings  —  New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson on Sunday announced that he was withdrawing his nomination to be President-elect Barack Obama's commerce secretary amid a grand jury investigation …
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Michael D. Shear / Washington Post:
Va. Governor Kaine to Become DNC Chairman  —  Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine will become chairman of the Democratic National Committee later this month, serving as the top political messenger for Barack Obama's administration even while he finishes his final year in the governor's mansion, several sources said.
Dschabner / Political Punch:
Obama Team Feels Richardson Wasn't Forthcoming About Investigation Before Being Offered Commerce  —  Sources tell ABC News that officials on the Obama Transition Team feel that before he was formally offered the job of commerce secretary, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson was not forthcoming …
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Team Obama: Richardson misled us  —  It looks as if Barack Obama and his transition team know how badly Bill Richardson's resignation reflects on them.  They have started leaking to the press that Richardson's to blame for the embarrassing spectacle this afternoon of his withdrawal as a Cabinet nominee.
Discussion: Stop The ACLU and Sister Toldjah
Brian Knowlton / New York Times:
Richardson Withdraws as Commerce Nominee  —  WASHINGTON — Governor Bill Richardson of New Mexico, one of the country's most prominent Hispanic politicians and President-elect Barack Obama's choice to be commerce secretary, on Sunday dropped out of consideration for that post.
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine to head DNC  —  Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine has been chosen by President-elect Barack Obama to head the Democratic National Committee, a Democratic official said.  —  The pick is a bet that an energetic younger leader will help the party capitalize on the historic enthusiasm that swept Obama to his landslide win.
Discussion: The Swamp and TIME.com
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Virginia Governor Is Named Democratic Committee Chief
Michael D. Shear / Washington Post:
Richardson Withdraws Name as Commerce Secretary-Designee
Discussion: Federal Eye, MoJoBlog, Wizbang and City Desk
Martina Stewart / CNN:
Leading Democrat: Bush 'the worst president we've ever had'  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) - As the nation prepares for the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama, a leading Democrat is not letting up in his criticism of President George W. Bush.  —  “I really do believe President Bush …
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J. Taylor Rushing / The Hill:
McConnell says GOP could back stimulus
Discussion: Michelle Malkin
Wall Street Journal:
Obama Eyes $300 Billion Tax Cut  —  WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama and congressional Democrats are crafting a plan to offer about $300 billion in tax cuts to individuals and businesses, a move aimed at attracting Republican support for an economic-stimulus package and prodding companies to create jobs.
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Obama plans to unveil big tax cuts
Discussion: The Foundry and Reuters
Brian Knowlton / The Caucus:
Hoyer Says Don't Expect Stimulus Package Soon
Discussion: Truthdig
Gideon Levy / Haaretz:
And there lie the bodies  —  The legend, lest it be a true story, tells of how the late mathematician, Professor Haim Hanani, asked his students at the Technion to draw up a plan for constructing a pipe to transport blood from Haifa to Eilat.  The obedient students did as they were told.
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Michelle Malkin:
Who says conservative bloggers don't do reporting?  —  Before we fully launch into the action-packed first week of 2009, I want to provide you with a year-end wrap-up of original blog reporting on this site and across the conservative blogosphere.  Why?  Well, over the weekend …
Martin Kramer / Sandbox:
Israel's Gaza strategy  —  In the fog of war, it isn't just the truth that falls casualty.  So does common sense.  Quite a few pundits seem to think that Israel lacks a strategy in Gaza.  But unlike the Lebanon war of 2006, this war has been planned in advance, and every stage has been war-gamed.
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Chris McGreal / Guardian:
Why Israel went to war in Gaza
Ryan Powers / Think Progress:
George H. W. Bush: I'd like to see Jeb elected president.»  —  This morning on Fox News Sunday, host Chris Wallace asked former President George H.W. Bush about the possibility of his son, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, running for Senate.  The former president expressed his hope …
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Bill Sammon / Fox News:
Bush 41: Jeb Bush for President
Discussion: Tammy Bruce and JammieWearingFool
Media Matters for America:
Is NBC going to help Coulter sell this book? … As Media Matters for America has noted, author and syndicated columnist Ann Coulter recently announced that she is scheduled to appear on the January 6 broadcast of NBC's Today to promote the release of her new book, Guilty: Liberal “Victims” …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Multi Medium
John / Power Line:
THE HONEYMOON: OVER BEFORE IT BEGAN!  —  Many liberals have what strikes me as a touching faith that the election of Barack Obama will cause America to be better loved by people around the world, including those who are ideologically hostile to the United States.
Discussion: NO QUARTER and Townhall.com
Yves Smith / naked capitalism:
Woefully Misleading Piece on Value at Risk in New York Times  —  The New York Times Sunday Magazine has a long piece by Joe Nocera on value at risk models, which tries to assess how much they can be held accountable for risk management failures on Wall Street.
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Goldfarb Endorses Terrorist Ethics  —  The Weekly Standard's Michael Goldfarb makes the case that it's appropriate and praiseworthy for countries to deliberately target the wives and children of people they consider enemies.  This kind of moral posture is not unheard of, of course.
Discussion: Alas, a blog
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Timothy Williams / New York Times:
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Nedra Pickler / Associated Press:
Kaine to take over as DNC chairman
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Discussion: Mondoweiss
Blue Texan / Firedoglake:
Cheney Calls Iraq “Significant Success, Masterfully Done” …
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