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Now that the Obama era is underway, consider this the first illustration (and casualty) of the new art of war. (And, I'm not talking about the way Cheney, Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz, Bolton, Bush, McCain and those other cavemen thought to practice it. I'm talking about something a lot more Taoist.) In June,…
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Like it's not bad enough. I've been hearing loons talk about secession up here my whole life. In Alaska, the three top ballot seats: President, Senate and House of Representatives, have candidates on the ballot from the secessionist Alaska Independent Party. In two of the three, the AIP holds at least…
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This is not change we can believe in. Not if Robert Rubin or his protégé, Lawrence Summers, get to call the shots on the economy in President-elect Barack Obama's incoming administration. Both Clinton-era treasury secretaries deserve a great deal of the blame for the radical deregulation of the financial…
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Until November 4th, the prospect of recovering America's battered image around the world seemed dismal at best. The prospect of recovering it seemed unlikely until the day that millions of citizens went to the polls freely to elect an articulate and charismatic black man as their next president. The…
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The Treasury secretary and Fed chairman were pressed by a House panel about their efforts to implement the rescue package, and members assailed Treasury's reluctance to be more aggressive on preventing foreclosures. (Remarks)
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Not much info in the piece because the information is not public yet, but a DA has indicted Cheney and Alberto Gonzalez and a few others on charges that are related to corruption in the private prison system following an inmate's death. And not surprising
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Obama is signaling that his administration will toughen regulations at federal agencies that oversee consumer products, environmental policy and workplace safety.
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A behind-the-scenes look at how President-elect Obama's Transition Team is approaching climate issues.
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President-elect Obama recorded a message for the Global Climate Summit, promising "a new chapter of American leadership on climate change." Learn more at Change.gov.
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While the election has been trumpeted as a triumph over prejudice, those declarations are premature. In numerous states, prejudice and discrimination against lesbian and gay people was further institutionalized. Arizona, California and Florida passed bans on gay marriage, while Arkansas banned gay couples…
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Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich (D) defeated Sen. Ted Stevens, ending the tenure of the longest-serving Republican in Senate history, after the counting of more ballots yesterday gave him a larger lead than the number of votes still untallied, Alaska election
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I thought all those stories about the bang up business at gun stores after Obama's win sounded hokey. And they are, according to Jack Schafer at Slate , who he has numbers to back him up. First, gun sales in the past sales period were no higher than usual. They were, in fact, lower than some other years.…
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President-elect Barack Obama has picked Peter Orszag, the head of the Congressional Budget Office, to head his Office of Management and Budget, a top Democratic source told CNN Tuesday.
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Democrat-turned-independent Sen. Joe Lieberman managed to keep his Senate committee chairmanship in part because President-elect Barack Obama didn't want to punish him for supporting Sen. John McCain, Lieberman said Tuesday.
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Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, the Republican lawmaker convicted on felony corruption charges in October, was defeated in his bid for re-election by Democrat Mark Begich, according to a release from Begich's campaign and unofficial results from state officials.
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Some of my fellow progressives are understandably gnashing their teeth over the sparing of Judas Joe Lieberman. They may find it ironic that Hillary Clinton -- who wrote most of the script for the McCain attacks on Barack Obama -- might end up as Secretary Of State if she decides to. On MSNBC, Chris…
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In 1950, when GM signed a contract with the UAW, the Big Three's share of America's domestic auto market was about 95 percent. The economies of Japan and Germany were still ravaged by World War II and were not a threat. The Big Three and their workers' union were certain their oligopoly was secure.…
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Vice President Dick Cheney and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales have been indicted on separate charges related to alleged prisoner abuse in federal detention centers, Willacy County, Texas, District Attorney Juan Angel Guerra told CNN Tuesday.
Posted 10hrs 52mins ago From CNN.com - Politics.
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It's Green Week at NBC (and all other NBC-Universal properties) and thus we're treated to an extra helping of energy and environment stories from Nightly's globe-trotting, business savvy environment correspondent, Anne Thompson. Tonight's report included some serious straight talk about so-called "clean…
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I get asked a lot of investing questions. I am conflicted in answering them. I want to be helpful but I also want to be tactful. Here are some of the most common questions I am asked. They are followed by the answers I wish I could give. Q. Have the markets bottomed out? A. I don't have a clue. If I…
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Free fall. The US has lost private sector jobs for 10 straight months. One quarter of all businesses in the US plan to cut payroll over the next year. Retail sales fell in October by the largest monthly drop on record. Auto sales have collapsed, driving the auto companies towards the precipice. Unemployment…
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It's not too soon to start to look for markers that change is not only coming to Washington and politics but to the arts. They say that artists and designers channel the zeitgeist better than the rest of us, that even if they are not actively talking with each other, somehow, similar themes pop up like…
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Disclosure first: I live in Southern California, and I'm almost certain they don't sell American cars here. The cops drive Crown Vics, but only to give the criminals a sporting chance to get away. Makes the freeway chases last longer. Good for ratings. I guess I've rented American cars. I drove a Dodge…
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A few years ago Eyl – the main lair of Somalia’s modern-day pirates – was nothing more than a tiny fishing port.
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(cross-posted from La Marguerite blog) With less money to spend every month, many Americans are turning to coupons to stretch their food budget. Last weekend, I decided to join the ranks, and sat down at my kitchen table, armed with scissors and the two inserts from our Sunday paper. And started clipping…
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An odd report out of South Texas where a Willacy County grand jury has apparently indicted Vice President Dick Cheney and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. But this doesn't look like the comeuppance so many have hoped for. I can't piece together from the news reports what the precise allegations…
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This week, donor nations will convene in Kabul for the Return and Reintegration conference. The objective is to enhance efforts to reintegrate Afghan refugees in their homeland. The conference is a good reminder that the Afghan refugee situation, among the longest running and most complex in the world,…
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(CNN) –Sources tell CNN’s Ed Henry and John King Barack Obama has chosen Eric Holder as his nominee for Attorney General.
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Alaska has resumed its vote counting in the Senate race, and Ted Stevens (R-AK) is now trailing by more than 2,000 votes. It's a large enough margin -- at this point -- that an automatic recount would not be triggered.
More soon.
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The next Congress took shape behind closed doors Tuesday as Republicans and Democrats in the House and Senate elected leaders and conferred on the fates of their frowned-upon colleagues.
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You wouldn't expect a Republican former secretary of state to embrace the leading Democratic contenders for the job, but in an appearance on MSNBC this afternoon Lawrence Eagleburger went off, reserving faint praise only for Hillary Clinton:
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Lawmakers challenged Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on his handling of the $700 billion bank bailout program and stressed the importance of doing more to help homeowners.
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Howard Dean tells TPM Election Central that Senate Dems were just following Obama's lead on handling Joe Lieberman. "He called the shots, and that's fine," Dean says.
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How many companies are taking public bailout money and simultaneously lobbying the government to cut the strings that the money came with?
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More than a week after voters in California, Arizona and Florida passed ballot initiatives outlawing same-sex marriage, thousands of people across the country protested the bans in simultaneous rallies Saturday. In California, Proposition 8 overturned a May ruling by the California Supreme Court that…
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Nobody knows for sure yet if Hillary Clinton will be the next secretary of state. But of course that hasn't stopped the world of television pundits from weighing in on the possibilities ...
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Democratic senators come together and make up with a mildly repentant Joe Lieberman. He keeps his homeland security committee chairmanship, but relinquishes a subcommittee chairmanship and a seat on the separate Environment and Public Works Committee. And the Dem caucus passes resolution "rejecting"…
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Did Mark Cuban, the Internet entrepreneur turned owner of the Dallas Mavericks basketball team, and would-be buyer of the Chicago Cubs, violate insider trading laws in a particularly egregious fashion? Or is he the victim of a political hit job...
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Ford Motor Company chief executive Alan Mulally defended his company Tuesday against charges that Ford caused its own problems and said bailing out Detroit was essential to the U.S. economic recovery.
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Former President Bill Clinton's international business dealings, global foundation and penchant for going off script could present a significant obstacle to Hillary Clinton becoming secretary of state, observers say.
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Joe Lieberman's fate to be decided today, by a very forgiving Democratic caucus. That and the day's other news in the TPM Election Central Morning Roundup.
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Officials in Alaska, one of three states yet to certify winners in the November 4 U.S. Senate races, say they hope to have nearly all ballots counted on Tuesday.
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