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12:05 PM ET, December 6, 2008

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William Ayers / New York Times:
The Real Bill Ayers  —  IN the recently concluded presidential race, I was unwillingly thrust upon the stage and asked to play a role in a profoundly dishonest drama.  I refused, and here's why.  —  Unable to challenge the content of Barack Obama's campaign, his opponents invented a narrative …
Arian Campo-Flores / Newsweek:
Public support grows, according to the new NEWSWEEK Poll.  —  When voters in California, Florida and Arizona approved measures banning same-sex marriage last month, opponents lamented that the country appeared to be turning increasingly intolerant toward gay and lesbian rights.
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Don Surber
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
With only 46 days left, Americans start re-liking George W. Bush  —  It makes sense if you think about it.  But who's investing a lot of thought nowadays in President George W. Bush?  —  Not many.  But the folks over at the Gallup Poll have found historically that American voters tend …
Discussion: The Swamp
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Agence France Presse:   Bush acknowledges for first time that US economy is ‘in a recession’
Munir Ahmed / Associated Press:
Hoax call fuels Pakistan-Indian tensions  —  ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — A man pretending to be India's foreign minister called Pakistan's president and talked in a “threatening” manner during the Mumbai terror attacks, prompting Pakistan to put its air force on high alert, a security official and a news report said Saturday.
CNN:
Huckabee and Palin top early 2012 list  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Barack Obama is still more than six weeks from White House, and the next Iowa caucuses are more than three years away — so naturally, it's time to start talking 2012, as a new national poll suggests that Sarah Palin and Mike Huckabee top …
Wall Street Journal:
Bridge Loan to Nowhere  —  Congress and business ‘viability’ rarely mix.  —  Once upon a time — about two weeks ago — GM, Ford and Chrysler came to Washington to seek emergency financing.  Congress sent them home empty-handed but gave them some homework: Give us a plan to restore …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Obama Pledges Massive Public Works Program  —  WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama committed Saturday to the largest public works building program since the creation of the interstate highway system a half century ago as he seeks to put together a plan to resuscitate the reeling economy.
New York Times:
Democrats Set to Offer Loans for Carmakers  —  WASHINGTON — Faced with staggering new unemployment figures, Democratic Congressional leaders said on Friday that they were ready to provide a short-term rescue plan for American automakers, and that they expected to hold a vote on the legislation in a special session next week.
White House:
President Bush Attends Saban Forum 2008  —  Washington, D.C.  —  Fact Sheet: Progress in the Middle East: Freedom, Prosperity, and Hope  —  In Focus: Middle East  —  THE PRESIDENT: John, thank you very much.  I thought for a minute you were going to say I was your favorite rabbi, but — (laughter.)
New York Times:
Kennedy Is Said to Cast Her Eye on Senate Seat  —  Caroline Kennedy, a daughter of America's most storied political family who for many years fiercely guarded her privacy, is considering whether to pursue the Senate seat expected to be vacated by Hillary Rodham Clinton early next year, a family member said Friday.
Peter Robinson / Forbes:
Run, Jeb, Run  —  The GOP needs that Bush in the Senate.  —  In January 2007, when Jeb Bush stepped down after two terms as governor of Florida, he had cut taxes, enacted the most extensive public school reform in any state, restructured health care and, after dealing with some three dozen hurricanes …
Discussion: Commentary
James F. Smith / Boston Globe:
Kennedy stepping down from Senate panel  —  WASHINGTON — Senator Edward M. Kennedy said today he will step down from his post as a senior and powerful member of the Senate Judiciary Committee when the new Congress convenes so he can concentrate on healthcare reform.
Discussion: Booman Tribune, The Caucus and The BLT
 
 
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Leon Wieseltier / The New Republic:
Washington Diarist: Out There  —  Counterfactuals are the inventions of logic or misery.
Satyam Khanna / Think Progress:
Interior Dept. overturns regulation, clearing the way for concealed …
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Warren Richey / Christian Science Monitor:
Supreme Court case: Can terror suspect in US be held indefinitely?
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 Earlier Items: 
Eric Ferreri / The Charlotte Observer:
UNC libraries to forgo Christmas trees
Discussion: protein wisdom and Don Surber
Ben Armbruster / Think Progress:
Bush: Laura and I gave up entertaining because of the Iraq war.»
Mike Soraghan / The Hill:
House will return to five-day work week in 2009