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12:05 AM ET, February 3, 2009

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Marc Ambinder:
Lynch Will Appoint Republican If Obama Nominates Gregg  —  Gov. John Lynch (D-NH) indicated today he'll appoint a Republican to replace Sen. Judd Gregg if Obama nominates the New Hampshire senator to be Secretary of Commerce.  In a statement, Lynch said that Gregg made it clear …
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David Rogers / The Politico:
Obama picks Gregg for Commerce  —  Sen. Judd Gregg will be nominated as the new Commerce secretary Tuesday morning, giving President Obama a fresh independent voice in his Cabinet but at a huge cost to Republicans and the larger Senate.  —  The run-up to the nomination has focused on backroom deals …
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Gregg's demand: GOP replacement  —  The White House is expected to announce New Hampshire Sen. Judd Gregg as its nominee to be the new Commerce secretary Tuesday morning, amid near certainty that Gregg will be replaced by a Republican, dashing Democratic hopes of obtaining a 60-seat majority.
Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Obama Set to Add Republican to Cabinet
Discussion: Climate Progress
Washington Post:   WH Official: Gregg to Be Nominated Tuesday for Commerce Job
Larry Margasak / Associated Press:
Senate confirms Holder as first black AG  —  Featured Topics: - Barack Obama - Presidential Transition  —  WASHINGTON - Eric Holder won Senate confirmation Monday as the nation's first African-American attorney general, after supporters from both parties touted his dream resume …
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Michael Sandler / The Hill:
Holder confirmed as Obama's attorney general  —  Eric Holder was confirmed by a wide bipartisan Senate vote on Monday to become the nation's first black attorney general.  —  The Senate voted 75-21 to confirm Holder, who overcame early concerns raised by Republicans regarding his role …
Discussion: The Politico and Michelle Malkin
Murray Waas / TPMMuckraker:
Attorney: Rove Will Cooperate With DOJ Probes
CNN:
Holder confirmed as attorney general
Discussion: TalkLeft
Gareth Porter / IPS Inter Press Service:
US-IRAQ: Generals Seek to Reverse Obama Withdrawal Decision  —  CENTCOM commander Gen. David Petraeus, supported by Defence Secretary Robert Gates, tried to convince President Barack Obama that he had to back down from his campaign pledge to withdraw all U.S. combat troops from Iraq within 16 months at an Oval Office meeting Jan. 21.
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Jamison Foser / Media Matters:
The LA Times takes a cheap shot at Dr. Jill Biden.  —  In an article portraying Jill Biden - who is teaching at a community college in Virginia, though she could doubtless land a gig at Georgetown or GW if she chose - as pompous, the Los Angeles Times falsely suggests her use of the title “Doctor” is fraudulent.
Discussion: Emptywheel and Hullabaloo
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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:   Ex-Journalists' New Jobs Fuel Debate on Favoritism
Scott Horton / Harper's:
Renditions Buffoonery  —  In a breathless piece of reporting …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
STRAIGHT OUTTA HOOVERVILLE  —  It gets better.  The latest from RNC Chair Michael Steele: “Not in the history of mankind has the government ever created a job.”  —  This is such transparent nonsense it's hard to know where to start; but I guess it builds on the DeMint nonsense.
Discussion: Salon and Comments from Left Field
Eric Kleefeld / TPMDC:
Is Coleman Aiming for a Do-Over Election?  —  The Coleman team appears to be laying out a continued strategy of casting doubt on the legitimacy of the Minnesota election result by pointing to a fundamental underlying idea of this dispute: The margin of error is simply too big in a race this close.
Discussion: Daily Kos
Byron York / The Corner:
Daschle — And Solis, Too  —  While everyone is looking at Tom Daschle's tax problems (I am too, working on a story for tomorrow morning), a new issue has arisen concerning another Obama cabinet nomination, that of Rep. Hilda Solis to be Secretary of Labor.  —  Solis had a rough hearing …
Eric Kleefeld / TPMDC:
Poll: Republicans Want Party To Be Like Palin  —  A new Rasmussen poll further demonstrates that the GOP could be in for a long stretch in the wilderness: A majority of GOP voters now say that the party should be more like Sarah Palin.  —  The numbers: 55% of Republicans say the party should be like Palin …
Carrie Budoff Brown / The Politico:
Did POTUS diss Jessica Simpson?  —  A comment at the end of Matt Lauer's interview has left people wondering whether Obama called pop singer Jessica Simpson fat:  —  “Mr. President: Didn't Michelle teach you to never, ever comment on a woman's weight - even if you are just reading a headline off an entertainment magazine?”
John / Power Line:
HAMAS RALLIES AT MINNESOTA STATE CAPITOL  —  On January 5, representatives of Hamas and Fatah rallied on the steps of the Minnesota state capitol in St. Paul.  Their purpose was to condemn Israel, and an Israeli flag was burned.  Mostly, though, the rally turned into a confrontation between …
Alex Isenstadt / The Politico:
Ashley Judd: Palin's new foe  —  From Alex Isenstadt:  —  Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has a new foe — Ashley Judd.  —  Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund, with a hand from the actress, has launched a Web-based campaign targeting Palin over her environmental record.
Alex Isenstadt / The Politico:
Joe the Plumber advises GOP-ers  —  Featured Topics: - Barack Obama - Presidential Transition  —  Fresh off his stint as a war correspondent in Gaza, Joe the Plumber is now doing political strategy with Republicans.  —  When GOP congressional aides gather Tuesday morning for a meeting …
Discussion: Firedoglake
Nat Hentoff / Washington Times:
A free speech killer  —  UN warns: Don't defame religions, especially Islam  —  On Inauguration Day, after it got the United Nations to pass a gag rule on insulting religions, the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) told our new president in a New York Times ad that Muslims …
Discussion: The Corner
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Americans Approve of Most Obama Actions to Date  —  Widespread support for decisions on ethics reform, interrogations, fuel standards  — USA - Government and Politics - Presidential Ratings - The Presidency - Americas - Northern America  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Of seven actions Barack …
Discussion: Don Surber and Flopping Aces
Noam Scheiber / The Plank:
How Quickly Will the Stimulus Kick In?  —  You may recall how, the week before last, Republicans were up in arms over a CBO report showing that under 40 percent of the estimated $350 billion in stimulus spending projects would hit the economy in the first two years.
The Huffington Post:
Bailed Out Bankers To Be Hauled Before Congress  —  Rep. Barney Frank plans to call the heads of major bailed-out banks to testify before his committee next week, two aides to the House Financial Services Committee chairman said.  —  Frank, a Massachusetts Democrat, has been a vocal proponent …
Discussion: New York Magazine
ABCNEWS:
Bailed Out Bank of America Sponsors Super Bowl Fun Fest  —  Morgan Stanley Hosts Conference at 5-Star Resort in Palm Beach  —  Despite a near collapse that required $45 billion in federal taxpayer bailout funds, Bank of America sponsored a five day carnival-like affair just outside …
Lisa Taddeo / Esquire:
The Man Who Made Obama  —  Campaign manager David Plouffe got the first black president elected.  Now he's moving on to something even more difficult, and potentially more important.  —  Plouffe with Obama at the second presidential debate last October.  The prep was serious, he says, “but we had fun.
April Witt / Washington Post:
Deadly Force  —  What a SWAT team did to Cheye Calvo's family may seem extreme.  But decades into America's war on drugs, it's business as usual.  —  Payton swung his big, goofy head onto the bed, worked his snout under a pillow and gave a gentle bump.  The mayor's wife, nudged awake, opened her eyes and smiled.
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Defining ‘Cruel and Unusual’ When Offender Is 13  —  In 1989, someone raped a 72-year-old woman in Pensacola, Fla. Joe Sullivan was 13 at the time, and he admitted that he and two older friends had burglarized the woman's home earlier that day.  But he denied that he had returned to commit the rape.
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Dodd: I'll move my Friends of Angelo loans  —  Chris Dodd has decided that the best way to put his sweetheart deals with Countrywide Mortgage behind him is to make them disappear.  Dodd announced today that he will have those mortgages refinanced, and managed by a third party to protect against allegations of influence peddling:
Josh Rogin / CQ Politics:
OMB Draws Line on Defense Budget  —  The Obama administration has given the Pentagon a $527 billion limit, excluding war costs, for its fiscal 2010 defense budget, an Office of Management and Budget official said Monday.  —  If enacted, that would be an 8 percent increase from the $487.7 billion allocated …
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Report: Obama advisors have been meeting with Iran, Syria since before the election  —  Ed asked this morning if any “preparations” have been made for that meeting of the minds Obama's planning with Chavez.  Given this bombshell, a better question might be just how long The One's been “preparing.”
Discussion: The Jawa Report and Mere Rhetoric
 
 
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Salman Masood / New York Times:
American U.N. Official Is Abducted in Pakistan
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Fox News:
CIA Director: Al Qaeda is Job 1 of Top 10 Security Challenges in 2009
CNN:
Dems drop anti-smoking, STD prevention from stimulus
Discussion: Salon
New York Times:
Daschle Apologizes Over Taxes as Allies Give Support
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Oh, c'mon, laugh! Pres. Obama does have big ears
Discussion: RedState
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Little Green Footballs:
ElBaradei: 'I'm Not Taking Sides' on the Destruction of Israel
Thomas Schaller / Salon:
Just how bad off is the Republican Party?
Brian Stelter / New York Times:
The Political Suspicions of 9/11  —  A coming episode …
Discussion: Reason and Macsmind
 

 
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