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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

Huffington Post
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

DailyKos
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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December 2, 2008

MIDDAY ROUNDUP

@ 12:00 pm by Michael O'Brien

Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.) surprises bloggers with his decision to retire, with many liberals wondering which Democrats might step up to run in 2010. The reported pick of NBC newsman David Gregory to permanently host “Meet the Press” draws mixed reviews on both sides and the response from the incoming administration to the Mumbai bombings sparks debate among conservative bloggers.

Democrats may have lost their best shot at picking up Florida’s open 2010 Senate race as the state chief financial officer, Alex Sink, said she won’t run, Swing State Project’s James L. writes. While Sink’s announcement is clearly negative for Democrats, Jonathan Singer suggests at MyDD that Reps. Robert Wexler, Ron Klein, and Allen Boyd all have excess funds in campaign accounts that could be used for a Senate race.

Picking Gregory to moderate the venerable Sunday talk show was an uninteresting pick and makes it seem as though NBC is not interested in advancing “Meet the Press” after the late Tim Russert, but rather, to keep it in neutral, Todd Beeton writes at MyDD. Choosing Gregory would mean a distinct shift from Russert, Donklephant’s Justin Gardner claims, adding that Gregory has failed to give viewers insight. But Gregory could be better than interim host Tom Brokaw, who has been far from impartial during his tenure, Noel Sheppard asserts at Newsbusters.

Meanwhile, President-elect Barack Obama should support India’s right to retaliate against the Pakistani government when the government continues to use U.S. aid to support attacks against the U.S. and its interests, Commentary’s Abe Greenwald writes. But overly siding with India could alienate Pakistan’s radicals and seriously destabilize the situation between the two nuclear states, Jules Crittenden blogs.

FROM THE BLOGS:
How to Stay Alive in a Terrorized Hotel Jeffrey Goldberg
Jeb Looks for GOP Shadow Government – S. Benen, Political Animal
NYT’s Useless Budget Reporting – Dean Baker, Beat the Press
FL-Sen: Sink Says No to Bid – Jonathan Singer, MyDD
A Fairly Conservative NSA – Matt Stoller, Open Left
Georgia and the RNC Race – Jim Geraghty, Campaign Spot
Save the Papers! – Pete Abel, The Moderate Voice
Could McCain Lose Again? – Byron York, The Corner
A Hamiltonian by Any NameRoss Douthat
Red Friday – Jim Manzi, The Corner

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Biden Calls Palin a ‘Partner in Progress’The Hill
Capitol Addition Takes Too Much Away – P. Kennicott, Washington Post
Automakers Ready Pitch; UAW Mulling ConcessionsDetroit Free Press

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