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10:50 AM ET, January 16, 2009

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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Forgive and Forget?  —  Last Sunday President-elect Barack Obama was asked whether he would seek an investigation of possible crimes by the Bush administration.  “I don't believe that anybody is above the law,” he responded, but “we need to look forward as opposed to looking backwards.”
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David Corn:
What Bush Left Out of His Flat Farewell  —  George W. Bush gave his final speech to the nation on Thursday night.  I skipped it to see my daughter, who has known no other president, perform with her school chorus.  But when I later sat before my television to see how the speech was being punditized …
Discussion: Firedoglake
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Full Text of President George W. Bush's Farewell Address  —  (UPDATE: The President made very few minor changes to the prepared text in his actual delivery.  We've made the changes in boldface below.  President-elect Obama did not watch the speech live at Blair House, the presidential guest …
John Conyers Jr / Washington Post:
Why We Have to Look Back  —  This week, I released …
Discussion: Democracy in America
Amy Westfeldt / Associated Press:
Hudson River hero is ex-Air Force fighter pilot  —  NEW YORK (AP) — The pilot who guided a crippled US Airways jetliner safely into the Hudson River — saving all 155 people aboard — became an instant hero Thursday, with accolades from the mayor and governor and a fan club online.
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J. Lynn Lunsford / Wall Street Journal:
Praise Heaped on Veteran Airman for Pulling Off Rare Feat  —  The pilots of US Airways Flight 1549 achieved one of the rarest and most technically challenging feats in commercial aviation: landing on water without fatalities.  —  Although commercial jetliners are equipped with life vests …
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David M. Herszenhorn / New York Times:
Senate Releases Second Portion of Bailout Fund  —  WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama's economic agenda advanced rapidly in Congress on Thursday as the Senate voted to release the second half of the financial industry bailout fund and House Democrats unveiled an $825 billion fiscal recovery plan aimed …
Joe Conason / Salon:
The real reason Bill Clinton pardoned Marc Rich  —  Eric Holder is sworn in at his confirmation hearing Thursday before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill.  —  From beginning to end, the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Eric Holder's nomination as attorney general observed …
Michelle Malkin:
AP's final dig at President Bush  —  President Bush delivered his farewell address this evening.  He leaves a mixed legacy.  I give him credit where it is due and blame where it is due.  But one thing is unadulterated: The pure contempt of the man from the MSM.
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Associated Press:
Bush address includes laundry list of back patting
Discussion: PoliBlog and BizzyBlog
Daniel Libit / The Politico:
King: Obama ‘bizarre’ to use ‘Hussein’  —  Apologize?  Not so much.  —  But Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa), who last March predicted Al Qaida would be “dancing in the streets” if Barack Obama were elected president, now concedes that the dynamic has merely “shifted” on the terrorist front.
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Wall Street Journal:
Suspend Your Disbelief  —  How to enjoy an inauguration fully.  —  Washington  —  Flying in, we take the route over the Lincoln Memorial, the Jefferson, the Tidal Basin: the signs and symbols of the great republic.  And you've seen it all a thousand times but you can't stop looking, and you can't help it, your eyes well.
Discussion: marbury and LewRockwell.com Blog
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Carrie Budoff Brown / The Politico:
A peek at Obama's Inaugural plan
Washington Post:
Pragmatist-in-Chief  —  PRESIDENT-ELECT Barack Obama came to The Post editorial board yesterday with two messages sketchy on details yet reassuring in approach: a commitment to fiscal discipline, and a determination not to be bound by liberal, or indeed any, orthodoxy.
Discussion: Shopfloor
Andy Kessler / Wall Street Journal:
The End of Citi's Financial Supermarket  —  The Internet did in Sandy Weill's business model.  —  The great unwind of Citigroup's financial supermarket has begun.  In the face of $10 billion in losses in the latest quarter, and with its stock at a 16-year low, Citi struck a deal on Tuesday …
Discussion: The Big Picture
New York Times:
Bank of America to Receive Additional $20 Billion  —  Kenneth D. Lewis gambled on bold acquisitions to build Bank of America into the nation's largest bank.  —  But the need for fresh government support to grapple with the newly revealed losses at Merrill Lynch, the brokerage firm he snapped …
Discussion: Monkeyfister
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Ernie Singer / Arutz Sheva:
“Iranian Unit” Destroyed, Hamas was Suprised  —  (IsraelNN.com) The so-called “Iranian Unit” of Hamas has been destroyed, according to Gaza sources cited Thursday by the Haaretz daily.  The sources said most of the unit's 100 members were killed in fighting in the Zeytun neighborhood of Gaza City.
Discussion: protein wisdom and Weasel Zippers
Prashant Gopal / Business Week:
America's Best High Schools  —  A state-by-state look at the best-performing high schools in the U.S. Does your child already go to one?  —  Watch the Video...  Kimberly Lynch, a redhead with freckles, had a keen interest in sunblock.  So much so that she spent the past year developing …
Discussion: Joanne Jacobs and Eduwonk
Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
HEY BABY.  I'VE BEEN THINKING THAT WE SHOULD BE EXCLUSIVE.  —  Over at Grist, Tom Laskawy examines Michael Pollan's proposal to make the House Agricultural Committee “exclusive.”  As Laskawy says, this looks like a better idea than it is.  An “exclusive” committee is a committee considered …
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias and Gristmill
Anne Hull / MSNBC:
Wary of Obama's America  —  Rural areas that rejected the president-elect are wary of his urban views  —  BRINKLEY, Ark. - Wayne Loewer's truck reveals a lot about his life.  A 12-gauge shotgun for duck hunting rests on the floorboard.  A blue thermal lunch bag containing elk meat …
Discussion: Redhot
Wall Street Journal:
The Wiretap Vindication  —  FISA sets the record straight.  —  Ever since the Bush Administration's warrantless wiretapping program was exposed in 2005, critics have denounced it as illegal and unconstitutional.  Those allegations rested solely on the fact that the Administration …
David Phelps / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Star Tribune files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy  —  Facing sharp revenue declines, Minnesota's largest newspaper seeks to cut labor costs and restructure its debt.  —  The Star Tribune, saddled with high debt and a sharp decline in print advertising, filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition Thursday night.
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Friday Senate Line: Retirements Roil GOP Prospects  —  Senate Republicans knew at the start of the 2010 election cycle that the path back to the majority was a long one.  But, a series of retirements in swing states have left many Republican strategists wondering whether things can get any worse.
Mary Frances Berry / New York Times:
Gay but Equal?  —  AS the country prepares to enter the Obama era, anxiety over the legal status and rights of gays and lesbians is growing.  Barack Obama's invitation to the Rev. Rick Warren, an evangelical pastor who opposes same-sex marriage, to give the invocation at his inauguration comes …
Discussion: Towleroad and ACSBlog
 
 
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Joseph F. Connor / Los Angeles Times:
Terrorists killed my dad
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
A real discussion on TV regarding U.S. policy towards Israel
Discussion: Bill Moyers Journal
Elana Schor / TPM Election Central:
Senate Shows Obama the Money
New York Times:
A Great Big Bipartisan Love Fest
Discussion: marbury
David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
To Those Who Gave Much, Much Will Be Given
Discussion: TIME.com
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Brian Rogers / Houston Chronicle:
Former rep Miles found not guilty of deadly conduct
Michelle Levi / CBS News:
Did Obama Skip Bush's Speech?
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Daily Mail:
Beam me up: Scientists left baffled as mysterious columns …
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
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