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12:00 PM ET, January 13, 2009

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Sharon Theimer / Associated Press:
AP: Clinton acted on concerns of husband's donors  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State appointee Hillary Rodham Clinton intervened at least six times in government issues directly affecting companies and others that later contributed to her husband's foundation, an Associated Press review of her official correspondence found.
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Wall Street Journal:
The Clinton Business  —  Bill out-negotiated Barack on financial disclosure.  —  These columns have long believed that a President deserves the cabinet members he wants, barring some major dereliction.  So if Barack Obama wants to make Hillary and Bill Clinton part of his governing team, that's his business.
Washington Post:
In Foreign Policy, a New Trio at the Top  —  With Hearing Today, Clinton, Kerry and Obama Begin to Realign Their Roles  —  When Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) gavels the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to order today and welcomes Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) to her confirmation hearing …
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Clinton to emphasize ‘smart power’
Discussion: The Swamp
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Criticisms, political pressure and Barack Obama  —  (updated below - Update II)  —  Barack Obama's announced intentions on ABC News this Sunday regarding Guantanamo sparked substantial objections from civil liberties and human rights advocates.  The result of those objections?  From today's New York Times:
Discussion: Informed Comment
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The Politico:
44 to reverse 43's executive orders  —  President-elect Barack Obama is expected to move swiftly to reverse executive orders regarding torture of terror suspects, the military prison at Guantanamo Bay and other controversial security policies, sources close to his transition said …
New York Times:
Obama's Plan to Close Prison at Guantánamo May Take Year  —  President-elect Barack Obama plans to issue an executive order on his first full day in office directing the closing of the Guantánamo Bay detention camp in Cuba, people briefed by Obama transition officials said Monday.
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Olmert Says He Made Rice Change Vote  —  WASHINGTON — In an unusually public rebuke, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel said Monday that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice had been forced to abstain from a United Nations resolution on Gaza that she helped draft, after Mr. Olmert placed a phone call to President Bush.
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Monday / Monday Morning Clacker:
Meghan McCain Sits Down With MMC To Talk Blogs, Bikers, Politics & Why She Only Takes Off Her High Heels To Swim  —  Meghan McCain is an American blogger and daughter of the 2008 Republican nominee for President, John McCain.  —  Most recently, Ms. McCain spent almost two years …
www.dcexaminer.com:
Who Is Roland Burris?  —  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has climbed down from his initial refusal to allow the seating of Roland Burris to succeed President-elect Barack Obama as the junior senator from Illionis.  —  Burris was appointed by embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich despite warnings …
Discussion: RedState
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Burris Will Take His Seat as a Senator From Illinois
Discussion: TIME.com
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:   Maybe Roland Burris needs a bailout
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
For Senate GOP, 2010 Losses on Top Of the 2008 Losses  —  Voinovich Is Latest to Say He'll Resign  —  A spate of retirement announcements by Senate Republicans this year have further complicated attempts by GOP strategists to begin rebuilding a party devastated by across-the-board losses in recent elections.
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Where Some See Mistakes, He Sees Disappointments  —  “This is the ultimate exit interview,” President Bush told the White House press corps yesterday as he faced it for a final time in the briefing room.  —  And the interviewee had come with well-rehearsed lines for any question his interviewers could devise.
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Walter Alarkon / The Hill's Blog Briefing Room:
Emanuel to Bolten: 'I'll Miss You'
Discussion: TIME.com
Shailagh Murray / Washington Post:
Obama Shelves Jobs-Credit Proposal  —  Democrats Said $3,000 Tax Incentive Could Be Abused by Businesses  —  Bowing to widespread Democratic skepticism, President-elect Barack Obama will drop his bid to include a business tax break he once touted in the economic stimulus bill now taking shape on Capitol Hill, aides said last night.
Kenneth Lovett / NY Daily News:
Governor dishes on Caroline  —  ALBANY - Gov. Paterson said Caroline Kennedy “impressed” him in her interview for the U.S. Senate seat, but he's not ready to declare the front-runner just yet.  —  In an exclusive interview with the Daily News, Paterson said he has interviewed 15 people …
Discussion: Spin Cycle and TIME.com
David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
DOJ IG TAKES DOWN SCHLOZMAN  —  The long-awaited inspector general report on the politicization of the Bush DOJ Civil Rights Division has been released, and our old friend Bradley Schlozman is firmly in the cross-hairs: … Interestingly, the report is dated July 2, 2008, but was only released today.
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Eschaton
Clemente Lisi / New York Post:
O TO ARRIVE IN A ‘LINCOLN’  —  INAUGURAL THEMES WILL HARKEN BACK TO GREAT EMANCIPATOR  —  They're going to party like it's 1861!  —  In what will be a Lincoln-themed inauguration from top to bottom, Obama won't only follow in the footsteps of the former president - he'll also eat like him, it was announced yesterday.
Discussion: Gothamist and MSNBC
Thom Shanker / New York Times:
Top Officer Urges Limit on Mission of Military  —  WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Monday that senior officers must work to prevent the militarization of American foreign policy, and he urged generals and admirals to tell civilian leaders when they believed …
Michael Yon:
Michael Moore Lawsuit  —  Due to many meetings and holiday travel, I am still working on pieces about the incredible U.S. soldiers who took me on some dangerous missions in December.  Also, my trip with Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, harvested important information.
Discussion: Sister Toldjah
 
 
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Laura Rozen / The Cable:
The Obama orphans  —  As Secretary of State designate Hillary …
Discussion: The New Republic and Danger Room
Andrew Zajac / Chicago Tribune:
Fee paid Bill Clinton by firm in 2003 raises questions
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BBC:
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Discussion: Washington Monthly
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