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Drudge banners: "IOU" and links to this LA Times story on the budget crisis in California. And the U.S. says North Korea does not appear to be readying a missile launch in this Bloomberg story is also highlighed on Drudge. ... READ MORE

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The Huffington Post banners: "Obama's first major military operation underway in Afghanistan" and links to this AP story. Unemployment to hit a 9.6 percent, a 26 year high, according to this AP report, highlighted on the HuffPo. And Jesse Berney ... READ MORE

HotAir
The Obama administration doesn't see the contradiction between calling for free elections in Honduras and staying out of the election in Iran, writes Allahpundit. And veteran White House reporter Helen Thomas went "nuclear" on the White House for controlling the ... READ MORE

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Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) wants to president but "she couldn't even get her own campaign's scheduling staff to give her enough time to run," writes Jed Lewison. And South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's (R) recent confessions have set off ... READ MORE

Townhall
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's (R) Republican enemies hope he stays in office, writes Matt Lewis. And, drawing on examples from other countries, Carol Platt Liebau writes what ObamaCare "really means." READ MORE

OpenLeft
Advancing the debate over torture is always going to be difficult, writes Daniel de Groot. And Mike Lux takes a look at the fight over a new Pecora commission. READ MORE

RedState
The press is "finally" calling out the Obama administration for controlling the press, writes Paint it Red. And Moe Lane takes a detailed look at the 2010 election and the ages of several Democratic committee chair people. READ MORE

MyDD
Mitt Romney appears to be urging Republicans to stand up to President Obama, writes Charles Lemos. And Lemos also writes that South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) must think the Associated Press is a "licensed therapist." READ MORE

Powerline
Rep. Robert Wexler (D-Fla.) appeared to open the door to the Obama administration making more demands Israel in the peace process while in the country, writes Paul. And new polling shows that support for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor is ... READ MORE

Matthew Yglesias
The entire committee system in Congress "leaves a lot to be desired," writes Matthew Yglesias. And Yglesias also points out a general thought among the punditry right now: Congress is asserting its dominance in setting and controlling the agenda, not ... READ MORE

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November 17, 2008

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@ 5:43 pm by Walter Alarkon

The possibility of having Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) serve as Secretary of State is scrutinized by an old Clinton foe on the left but supported by new friends on the right. If President-elect Barack Obama adds Clinton to his Cabinet, he risks undercutting his "no-drama" reputation, bloggers write. And conservative bloggers go after former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) for attacking fellow Republicans in his upcoming book.

Obama would be playing with fire by naming Clinton to head the State Department, since he would be perpetuating the "Clinton dominion" in U.S. politics, writes The New Republic's Marty Peretz. Clinton, who is more hawkish than Obama, would be a better fit for Secretary of Defense, according to The Plank's Noam Scheiber. But The Weekly Standard's Michael Goldfarb suggests that her hawkishness and the potential for her being a nuisance to the president make her a good choice.

The "exasperation" expressed by Obama sources over vetting Clinton's husband doesn't mesh with the "No-Drama Obama" theme, writes TalkLeft's Big Tent Democrat. But the idea that Obama's disciplined campaign has anything to do with governing is wrong, writes Contentions' Jennifer Rubin. Obama won't be able to rely on his ability to "look thoughtful" when he's actually the president, Rubin writes.

Huckabee knocks former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R), Christian conservative leaders and anti-tax groups in his book, which hits shelves Tuesday. The book provides a nice jolt of post-election campaign drama and presages a potential 2012 showdown for evangelical voters between Huckabee and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R), writes Hot Air's Allahpundit. Huckabee's tough attacks, however, will make it hard for him to smooth things over with Republicans in time for the next campaign, writes Townhall's Matt Lewis. What's worse is that Huckabee's criticism of small-government, libertarian positions is in opposition to the views of Ronald Reagan, notes AmSpecBlog's John Tabin.

FROM THE BLOGS:
Kissinger is For Her! I'm Not. - Marty Peretz, The Spine
Make Hillary Defense Secretary - Noam Scheiber, The Plank
Hail Clinton - Michael Goldfarb, Weekly Standard
The Lion is Back - Taylor Marsh
Vetting [Bill] Clinton - Alex Koppelman, War Room
The Campaign Was the Easy Part - Jennifer Rubin, Contentions
High Drama ObamaNOTS - Big Tent Democrat, TalkLeft
Huckabee Reflects, Picks His Targets - Steve Benen, Political Animal
Huckabee Hits in New Book - Matt Lewis, Townhall
Huckabee Rips Pretty Much Everyone - Allahpundit, Hot Air
Huckabee's Heartless, Soulless Conservatism - J. Tabin, AmSpecBlog

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Obama, McCain Vow to Work On 'D.C.'s Bad Habits' - Associated Press
Obama-Pelosi Stimulus Mail Fail to Reignite Economy - Bloomberg
Ted Kennedy Returns to Work - The Hill

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