Recent Barack Obama News
Black seeks pardon
Posted from Michael Calderone's Blogs 13 hours ago
Jailed press baron Conrad Black, currently serving a six-and-a-half year term from defrauding shareholders, is asking President Bush for a pardon, according The Times of London. Black's media empire once included The Daily Telegraph, Chicago Sun-times, Jerusalem Post, and National Post. ... (original story)
Message from David Plouffe: "The Presidential transition"
Posted from Obama HQ 13 hours ago
Below is a message from Campaign Manager David Plouffe to the millions of supporters who helped fund this campaign over the last two years: I have a special request for you. The Obama-Biden Transition Project is a nonpartisan entity whose purpose is to facilitate the transition to a new government ... (original story)
GA-Sen: RNC drops $2 million, Obama cuts radio ad
Posted from Daily Kos 13 hours ago
With the polling showing the numbers in the Georgia Senate race essentially unchanged from what we've seen over the last few months, turnout is absolutely essential for the December 2 runoff election. This might be the most important election we'll see until November 2010. It almost certainly will represent the greatest opportunity for progressives during that time, to replace one of the very worst Senators in the game today with an actual progressive, the most progressive candidate to run statewide in Georgia in years, Democrat Jim Martin. The hits keep coming for Republican incumbemt Saxby... (original story)
Remainders: Ailes five-year plan
Posted from Michael Calderone's Blogs 13 hours ago
Ailes intends to keep Fox on top the next five years. CNN's Roberts tries loosening up. No, not this much. The Atlantic.com increases traffic post-election. Obama transition team gets leaky. But is that such a problem? AP lifts ban on Pentagon photos. NPR kills "Infinite Mind" show after Sen Grassley investigation. And NYT reports (on A1!) about People's pro-Angelina deal. People editor responds. (original story)
Obama aides: Lieberman would have helped
Posted from Politico.com: Politics '08 13 hours ago
Obama aides: Lieberman could have undermined Obama claim to new politics. See also: LIVESTREAM (original story)
Sidwell Friends wins daughter primary
Posted from Ben Smith's Blogs 13 hours ago
Blog: The Obamas choose the same D.C. private school for their daughters as the Clintons did, AP reports. Tapper has some background from a (original story)
Remainders: Hillary, again
Posted from Ben Smith's Blogs 13 hours ago
Blog: More than 200,000 people have sent in resumes to the transition. Hard-to-watch/must-watch Palin turkey video. Jim Jone (original story)
HRC campaign sale: Everything must go!
Posted from Politico.com: Politics '08 14 hours ago
The Clinton camp is selling gear to pay off its debt. See also: Own a piece of Obama history! (original story)
Who she brings
Posted from Ben Smith's Blogs 14 hours ago
Blog: Which Clinton team goes to State is at the center of much speculation at the moment, with the question of who would be take the top, deputy secretar (original story)
MN-Sen: Franken within 140 votes
Posted from Daily Kos 14 hours ago
With 48% of the recount in Minnesota's Senate race complete, Democrat Al Franken has narrowed Republican Norm Coleman's lead from 215 votes to 140. The Minnesota Star-Tribune has an excellent page keeping track of the recount results as they come in. It certainly appears that a good number of the ballots remaining to be counted again are in Franken strongholds; Hennepin County is less than half in, St. Louis County has counted less than 40% of ballots, and Ramsey County has recounted 30% of ballots. Meanwhile, several counties haven't even started the recounts yet. And both campaigns ... (original story)
The end of the Brooks-o-meter
Posted from Ben Smith's Blogs 14 hours ago
Blog: The Brooks-o-meter explodes into a cloud of fairy dust. (original story)
The Abiding Mystery Pt. 4
Posted from Talking Points Memo 14 hours ago
From TPM Reader JB, a former GOP Hill staffer who's moved on to greener pastures ... How many Congressional Republicans had political identities distinct from that of President Bush, while Bush was still popular among Republican voters? The answer to... (original story)
Not Change We Can Believe In
Posted from Talking Points Memo 15 hours ago
Can we make it a condition that Richardson can only become Commerce Secretary if he agrees to grow back his beard?... (original story)
Spokesman: Clinton SoS 'on track'
Posted from Ben Smith's Blogs 15 hours ago
Blog: Clinton confidants are saying she's said yes to Secretary of State. (original story)
Bill Richardson may be asked to head Commerce Dept.
Posted from AMERICAblog News| A great n... 15 hours ago
From the Wash Post:New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has emerged as a "serious contender" to head the Commerce Department under President-elect Barack Obama, according to a Democratic official close to the proceedings.Richardson was originally in the mix to be the secretary of State but Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) is now expected be announced for that post after the Thanksgiving holiday.Commerce was originally rumored to be going to Penny Pritzker, the finance chairwoman of Obama's campaign and a close friend of the Illinois senator, but she removed herself from consideration on Thursday ... (original story)
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