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Obama's Intel Picks Short On Direct Experience

Mon, 01/05/2009 - 21:40
WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama's decision to fill the nation's top intelligence jobs with two men short on direct experience in intelligence gathering surprised the...


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Democrats' Factions Could Stall Grand Plans

Mon, 01/05/2009 - 21:03
WASHINGTON -- The new Congress sweeps into town Tuesday with many members comparing themselves to the 1933 Congress that enacted much of President Franklin Roosevelt's...


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Arianna Huffington: Obama Isn't the Only One Being Inaugurated on Jan. 20th

Mon, 01/05/2009 - 20:58
The night before Obama is sworn in, HuffPost is co-hosting a pre-Inaugural ball at the Newseum in Washington. Just before midnight we will have a Countdown to a New Era. It's a new era not just because Bush will be out and Obama in, but because taking on the challenges America is facing will require a new era of citizen engagement. To illustrate this we are putting together a video that will symbolize that we are all stakeholders -- all being inaugurated on January 20th -- by having people from across America send us video of themselves taking the presidential oath of office. The preamble of the Constitution starts with We the People. And it has never been clearer that we can't "form a more perfect Union" without the active participation of millions of us.


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CPS Consultant Peter Cunningham To Run Education Department Communications Under Duncan

Mon, 01/05/2009 - 20:55
Education secretary designate, Arne Duncan, CEO of the Chicago Public Schools, has named his strategic consultant and sometime spokesman Peter Cunningham to head the education...


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Burris To Appear Before Blagojevich Impeachment Panel Thursday

Mon, 01/05/2009 - 20:51
Senate appointee Roland Burris says he's planning to travel to Springfield on Thursday after being subpoenaed by the panel considering the impeachment of Illinois Gov....


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Obama Causes Stir Among Former Colleagues At Durbin's DC Party

Mon, 01/05/2009 - 20:39
President-elect elicited a "roar" when he made an unannounced appearance at Sen. Dick Durbin's party for incoming Senators Monday. From the pool report by the...


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Chris Weigant: Burris, Race, Religion, And The Senate

Mon, 01/05/2009 - 20:30
"I am now the junior senator from the state of Illinois. . . . Friends, we're going to have to have some powerful prayer. ....


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John R. Bohrer: Enough About 'Roland Burris, Good Guy'

Mon, 01/05/2009 - 20:21
It doesn't matter how clean his record was when he was in office a decade ago or if he didn't pay a cent for his appointment: Roland Burris is a willing pawn in a very corrupt game.


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Bush Chooses Uribe, Blair, Howard For Medal Of Freedom

Mon, 01/05/2009 - 20:18
WASHINGTON — President George W. Bush is giving the nation's highest civilian award to three foreign leaders who have been among his most loyal partners...


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Mark Nickolas: When A Picture Will Suffice

Mon, 01/05/2009 - 20:06
In just two short years, the face of America looks very different... and well-represented, for a change.


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Bob Ostertag: Death of an American Hero

Mon, 01/05/2009 - 19:16
Tom Bernard was one of the WORMS (We Openly Resist Military Stupidity), one of the many thousands of American servicemen and women who actively opposed the Vietnam war.


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Analysis: Barack Obama Tested By Stimulus, Scandal

Mon, 01/05/2009 - 19:15
WASHINGTON — Welcome to Washington, Mr. President-elect. Just two weeks before Inauguration Day, congressional Democrats have stalled Barack Obama's economic recovery legislation while his pick...


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Phil Bronstein: Al Franken's a Senator Now -- But is He a Bigger Laugh than Burris?

Mon, 01/05/2009 - 19:03
Compared to Burris, Mr. Franken's declared victory in the seemingly endless Minnesota senate battle has generated some cheering, for sure, but surprisingly little laughing or hilarity. And what a shame that is.


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Sherry Johnston Pleads Not Guilty To Drug Dealing

Mon, 01/05/2009 - 19:01
The mother of Sarah Palin's future son-in-law pleaded not guilty to the drug charges against her today. A Palmer grand jury on Friday indicted Sherry...


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Lanny Davis: Advice to Obama: Revive 'Gang of 14'... Or More

Mon, 01/05/2009 - 18:47
Some of the "Gang of 14" were liberals, some were moderates, some were conservatives. All thought that the hyperpartisan and double standards that led to this stalemate needed to end.


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David Sirota: New Yorkers Saying No to Aristocracy As Sole Qualifier In a Democracy

Mon, 01/05/2009 - 18:47
The forces of money and power in New York are trying to replicate what their counterparts engineered here in Colorado.


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Chris Meserole: Israel's Risk

Mon, 01/05/2009 - 18:42
As Israeli ground forces continue to fight their way through Gaza, there's been no shortage of commentary on the causes and possible consequences of the...


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Ken Bacon: No Exit for Civilians in Gaza in the Midst of War

Mon, 01/05/2009 - 18:40
"The current conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas is having a devastating impact on civilians. An immediate ceasefire is essential. But with bleak prospects...


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Marisa Treviño: Richardson's Withdrawal from Cabinet Consideration Could be a Blessing in Disguise

Mon, 01/05/2009 - 18:32
The news that Bill Richardson withdrew his name for consideration for Obama's cabinet is leaving those of us who advocated for his inclusion with huevo all over our faces.


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Durbin Doubts Franken Will Be Seated Without Certification

Mon, 01/05/2009 - 18:31
Fallout from the surreal political scandal in Illinois has now wafted into Minnesota. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is refusing to seat Roland Burris, appointed...


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