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November 22nd, 2008
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Obama's (Rumored) Pick for Secretary of the Treasury Makes Wall Street Happy

Obama's (Rumored) Pick for Secretary of the

Treasury Makes Wall Street Happy

He's going to be the Secretary of the Treasury

in the midst of a financial crisis, so it's probably

worth taking the time to get to know him.

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Reports: Clinton Accepts Secretary of State Nomination; Geithner and Richardson Also Likely Cabinet Choices

Reports: Clinton Accepts Secretary of State Nomination;

Geithner and Richardson Also Likely Cabinet Choices

The New York Times reports that Sen. Hillary Clinton

(D-NY) "has decided to give up her Senate seat and

accept the position." Read more »


Maddow Fails to Question Huckabee On His Recent Anti-Gay Statements. Update: Maddow Responds

Maddow Fails to Question Huckabee On His Recent

Anti-Gay Statements. Update: Maddow Responds

When contacted by ThinkProgress, Rachel Maddow

explained her reasons for avoiding the subject of gay

rights with Huckabee. Read more »


Poll: Public's Loathing of the GOP Hits All Time High

Poll: Public's Loathing of the GOP Hits All Time High

Couldn't happen to a nicer party.

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Unhinged Chambliss Grabs Camera When Asked About Lawsuit

Unhinged Chambliss Grabs Camera When Asked

About Lawsuit

The pressures of the runoff and the continuing

questions about his ties to a scandal-scarred sugar

company seem to be getting to Chambliss.

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Obama's Team Makes Good on Threat of Bipartisanship

Obama's Team Makes Good on Threat

of Bipartisanship

White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel

spent a day on the Hill doing Republican outreach.

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Just How Destructive Will Bush's Last-Minute Deregulations Be?

Just How Destructive Will Bush's Last-Minute

Deregulations Be?

Bush admin pushing "midnight regulations"

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Kristol Continues His Love Affair With Sarah Palin

Kristol Continues His Love Affair With Sarah Palin

Albeit with one small concession concerning

Joe Lieberman.

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Bush Is Pushing Hard to Gut the Endangered Species Act

Bush Is Pushing Hard to Gut the

Endangered Species Act

Perino: The Endangered Species Act 'doesn't

help support any species, including our own.'

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Franken: Coleman's Lead Is Less Than 100 Votes

Franken: Coleman's Lead Is Less Than 100 Votes

"It is fair to say that Norm Coleman's lead is now

in the double digits."

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Who Is in Charge? Economic Crisis Worsens Because of Transitional Power Vacuum

Who Is in Charge? Economic Crisis Worsens

Because of Transitional Power Vacuum

Yet another parallel between 2008 and 1932.

Who Is in Charge?

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Iraqi Oil Exports Have 'Nosedived'

Iraqi Oil Exports Have 'Nosedived'

Iraq's oil exports are decreasing by nearly

100,000 barrels a day every month, according

to the former oil minister.

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Obama, the Senate, and China ... All Eying the Big 3

Obama, the Senate, and China ...

All Eying the Big 3

"If I was GM's CEO, I'd be on a

plane to China."

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Will Gen. Jim Jones Be Obama's National Security Advisor?

Will Gen. Jim Jones Be Obama's

National Security Advisor?

Although not as bad as keeping Gates as

Secretary of Defense it would still be a very

disappointing selection.

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