memeorandum: As MSNBC's Ratings Sink, CNN's Stelter, Dan Rather Debate Future of Liberal TV (Evan McMurry/Mediaite)

11:35 PM ET, November 9, 2014

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Warner Todd Huston / BREITBART.COM:

OBAMA'S ATTORNEY GENERAL NOMINEE LORETTA LYNCH REPRESENTED CLINTONS DURING WHITEWATER (CORRECTED) — New York federal prosecutor Loretta Lynch, the new nominee for attorney general, has a career filled with high profile cases — and she was a member of Bill Clinton's defense team during the 1992 Whitewater corruption probe.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, The Huffington Post, Raw Story and Lawyers, Guns & Money

Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:

Cruz, Lee Already Prepping To Delay AG Nominee Over ‘Executive Amnesty’ — The same day that President Obama nominated Loretta Lynch to be the next attorney general, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) signaled that it won't be an easy process. — “President Obama's Attorney …

Matthew Boyle / BREITBART.COM:
TED CRUZ, MIKE LEE: OBAMA'S ATTORNEY GENERAL NOMINEE MUST DENOUNCE PLANNED EXECUTIVE AMNESTY

Discussion: Conservative Tribune, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and No More Mister Nice Blog

Noam Scheiber / The New Republic:

No one has understood Valerie Jarrett's role, until now — Even at this late date in the Obama presidency, there is no surer way to elicit paranoid whispers or armchair psychoanalysis from Democrats than to mention the name Valerie Jarrett. Party operatives, administration officials …

Discussion: Washington Monthly

The Atlantic Online:

Lichtgrenze 2014: Commemorating the Fall of the Berlin Wall — Numerous events were held this weekend across Berlin, Germany, remembering the November 9, 1989 fall of the Berlin Wall that once divided the city. A project called “Lichtgrenze 2014” (literally “Lightborder 2014") was erected …

Discussion: Firedoglake and Wired

BBC:

Berlin Wall: Thousands of balloons released to mark fall — Some 8,000 helium balloons have been released into the night sky over Germany's capital at the culmination of events to mark the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. — Earlier, Chancellor Angela Merkel said the fall …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Gawker

Alison Smale / New York Times:
On Berlin Wall Anniversary, Somber Notes Amid Revelry

Discussion: Samizdata and Instapundit

Melvyn P. Leffler / Foreign Policy:
The Free Market Did Not Bring Down the Berlin Wall

Discussion: RedState and Power Line

Evan McMurry / Mediaite:

As MSNBC's Ratings Sink, CNN's Stelter, Dan Rather Debate Future of Liberal TV — Former CBS News anchor and now roaming elder statesmen Dan Rather and former MSNBC host Dylan Ratigan debated the future and viability of liberal news in the wake of MSNBC's sinking ratings …

Discussion: FOX News Radio

Michael D. Shear / New York Times:

Post-Election, Obama Says The Blame Is on Him — WASHINGTON — Just days after his party was routed in the midterm elections, President Obama said that he and his White House team had not succeeded in effectively selling the benefits of his policies to the American people, calling it a …

Discussion: JustOneMinute

Rebecca Kaplan / CBS News:
Obama outlines “new phase” in the fight against ISIS

Discussion: BuzzFeed and Patterico's Pontifications

David Masciotra / Salon:

You don't protect my freedom: Our childish insistence on calling soldiers heroes deadens real democracy — It's been 70 years since we fought a war about freedom. Forced troop worship and compulsory patriotism must end — Put a man in uniform, preferably a white man, give him a gun, and Americans will worship him.

Discussion: Hot Air and protein wisdom

Jack Jenkins / ThinkProgress:

Pope Demotes Outspoken Conservative Cardinal — Pope Francis has officially demoted Cardinal Raymond Burke, a prominent American Cardinal who has been highly critical of the pontiff's increasingly progressive tone when discussing issues such as homosexuality and abortion.

Discussion: Crux, TIME, ncronline.org, Vatican Radio English, Raw Story and New York Times

Eric Lipton / New York Times:

Link Shows How Lobby Firm Cultivates Influence — Attorney General Pam Bondi of Florida, after taking a free ride on a chartered jet last year to a resort island far from her home state, made an unusual offer to one of the corporate lawyers from Washington who helped foot the bill …

Matea Gold / Washington Post:

Left struggled to move voters with Koch attacks and other big-money messages — One clear lesson emerged from last week's midterms: running against big money in politics is hard to do. — Democrats and their allies made the topic one of their central lines of attack this year …

Evan McMurry / Mediaite:

George W Bush: ‘No Regrets’ over Decision to Invade Iraq — Former President George W Bush told Bob Schieffer Sunday morning that he had no regrets over the decision to invade Iraq. — Bush was on to discuss his new book praising his father (and to honor Face The Nation'ss sixtieth anniversary) …

Discussion: TheBlaze.com and FOX News Radio

Kyle Balluck / The Hill:
George W. Bush: Odds ‘50-50’ Jeb runs

Discussion: Hinterland Gazette

Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:

Fox Host Calls On Fox To Drop 2016 Candidates From Payroll (VIDEO) — Fox News' host Howard Kurtz on Sunday urged the network to drop contributors if they are considering a run for office. — Fox dropped Dr. Ben Carson as a contributor, which Kurtz said was a good call.

Discussion: Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times