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11:35 AM ET, February 10, 2009

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New York Times:
Geithner Said to Have Prevailed on the Bailout  —  WASHINGTON— The Obama administration's new plan to bail out the nation's banks was fashioned after a spirited internal debate that pitted the Treasury secretary, Timothy F. Geithner, against some of the president's top political hands.
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Wall Street Journal:
Treasury Aims to Strengthen Banks
David Brooks / New York Times:
Showing Some Discipline  —  It's no fun being a leader in a financial crisis.
Discussion: Firedoglake
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
At His First Prime-Time News Conference, Obama Is Serious and Expansive  —  In a prime-time debut for the new Oval Office occupant and a press corps often accused of being too enamored of him, President Obama faced journalistic skepticism from the opening question.
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Joseph Curl / Washington Times:
Obama snubs black press  —  After the first black president completed his first prime-time press conference, the black press was red hot.  —  “We were window dressing,” said Hazel Edney, a reporter with the National Newspaper Publishers Association, also known as the Black Press of America.
Michael Calderone / Michael Calderone's Blogs:
Schultz gets front row seat  —  What if Sean Hannity or Rush Limbaugh were up front at Bush's press conferences in the East Room?  —  Well, as network correspondents sat in the second row, liberal radio host Ed Schultz managed to snag a seat up front, right next to Helen Thomas.
Discussion: The Foundry and The Seminal
Walter Shapiro / The New Republic:
Impressed Me Not  —  On Obama's first White House press conference.
Discussion: THE WEEK - Online
John Fund / Wall Street Journal:
Why Obama Wants Control of the Census  —  Counting citizens is a powerful political tool.  —  President Obama said in his inaugural address that he planned to “restore science to its rightful place” in government.  That's a worthy goal.  But statisticians at the Commerce Department …
Discussion: Michelle Malkin and Betsy's Page
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Taking on Critics, Obama Puts Aside Talk of Unity  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama has made a show of reaching across the aisle since taking office, inviting three Republicans into his cabinet and wining and dining other opposition leaders.  But by Monday, he sounded like a candidate back on the trail …
Discussion: Commentary, Gothamist, MSNBC and The Agonist
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John Bresnahan / The Politico:
Is solicitor hearing a trial balloon?  —  With the revelation last week that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is suffering from pancreatic cancer, the political stakes for Tuesday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the next solicitor general were raised dramatically.
Discussion: TalkLeft
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Harvard Dean, Chosen as Solicitor General, Goes Before Senators  —  When Harvard Law School hosted a huge dinner a few years ago for the conservative Federalist Society, the school's dean, Elena Kagan, received such long and enthusiastic applause that she felt compelled to hold up her arms in mock protest.
Discussion: TIME.com and SCOTUSblog
Bob Herbert / New York Times:
The Chess Master  —  It was just a week ago that the bad-mouthing of Barack Obama seemed to be reaching a fever pitch.  —  The president was taking heat for the tax problems of Tom Daschle, Timothy Geithner and other appointees and nominees.  Liberal supporters of the president were upset …
CNN:
Transcript: Obama takes questions on economy  —  (CNN) — President Obama held the first evening press conference of his presidency Monday, with the financial crisis as the main topic.  Before taking questions, he gave a brief speech.  Here is a transcript of the speech and news conference:
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William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion:
Obama's First Press Conference An Embarrassment — For The Press
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
The 180-degree reversal of Obama's State Secrets position  —  (updated below - Update II)  —  From the Obama/Biden campaign website, mybarackobama.com, here was what the Obama campaign was saying — back then — about the State Secrets privilege:  —  Apparently, the operative word …
Discussion: Balkinization
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John Schwartz / New York Times:
Obama Backs Off a Reversal on Secrets
Evan Perez / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Backs Rendition in Case
Discussion: The Corner
Quinnipiac University:
Connecticut's Rell Is Queen Of The Hill At Midterm, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Dodd Has Worst Approval Ever  —  Halfway through her first elected term as Connecticut Governor and one week after a grim budget message, Jodi Rell has a 75 - 19 percent approval rating and tops …
Discussion: TPMDC, Newshoggers.com, Open Left and MSNBC
Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
Roll Over the Republicans  —  Bipartisanship is safe and effective when used as directed.  In the present circumstance, however — dire economic crisis, hardheaded Republicans, time running out — bipartisanship is doing more harm than good.  President Obama and the Democratic majorities …
Los Angeles Times:
Miranda rule may hamper detainee trials  —  None of the men held at Guantanamo were advised of their rights against self-incrimination.  That and other issues may cause problems for President Obama's goal of trying them in a civil legal system.  —  Reporting from Washington …
Discussion: Flopping Aces
Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
Bush Faithful Rewarded With Jobs  —  On the Way Out, He Placed Aides and Big-Money GOP Donors  —  Fred F. Fielding, Emmet T. Flood, William A. Burck and Daniel M. Price worked together at the White House under George W. Bush.  Less than two weeks before leaving office …
Discussion: The Raw Story
www.dcexaminer.com:
Blue Dog nips Obama with a better stimulus idea  —  While President Barack Obama goes on the road to shore up slipping popular support for the $1 trillion stimulus porkfest that he ordered up from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Walt Minnick …
Discussion: Hot Air and Moe Lane
Los Angeles Times:
Suspect leads police on low-speed pursuit in a Bentley, kills self during standoff  —  A businessman of Pakistani origin who led police on a more than three-hour chase in a luxury Bentley sedan shot himself to death early today after more than a dozen police cruisers surrounded …
Discussion: Scripting News
Washington Post:
Poll of Afghans Shows Drop In Support for U.S. Mission  —  A new poll in Afghanistan shows sagging support for U.S. efforts in that country, with airstrikes a chief concern.  A quarter of the Afghans polled said that attacks on American or allied forces are justifiable, double the proportion saying so in late 2006.
James Duderstadt / Brookings Institute:
Energy Discovery-Innovation Institutes: A Step toward America's Energy Sustainability  —  Competitiveness, innovation, Energy Security, Information Technology, Sustainable Development  —  Mark Muro, Fellow and Policy Director, Metropolitan Policy Program  —  Gary Was, Director, Michigan Memorial Phoenix Energy Institute
Wall Street Journal:
Obama's Charm Isn't Working Wonders Abroad  —  Policy does matter after all.  —  Barack Obama has now been president for 21 days, following an inauguration that was supposed to have pressed the reset button on America's relations with the wider world and ushered in a new period of global cooperation against common threats.
 
 
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