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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 5, 2008

MORNING READ

@ 9:21 am by Walter Alarkon

Liberal bloggers push back against Democrats in Congress pressing President-elect Barack Obama to do more about the economic crisis. One blogger's suggestion that it's time to make the District of Columbia a state splits bloggers on both sides. But the blogosphere comes together to dismiss lawsuits over Obama's eligibility for the presidency.

Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) and other Democrats have suggested that Obama hasn't been assertive enough in his support of the auto bailout. But Obama isn't even president yet and deserves more time, writes Awesome Blog's Lee Stranahan, who wonders whether other presidents-elect have been as active as Obama has been. Even as president-elect, Obama doesn't have more legal power than a regular citizen, notes Balkinization's Sandy Levinson.

By making the District of Columbia a state, Congress would uphold the basic idea that citizens should be allowed to vote and be represented, writes Matthew Yglesias. But kos wonders why no one's talking about having most of the District annexed by either Maryland or Virginia. Making the District a state would violate serious principles, since it's just a tiny city that has fewer residents than every state except for Vermont, writes James Joyner at Outside the Beltway.

The "truthers" on the right who are agitating for courts to consider whether Obama was really born in the United States are just like the conspiracists who wondered whether Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) is really the mother of her newborn, writes Michelle Malkin. The fringe lawsuits are part of the new American tradition of trying to overturn presidential results by any means necessary, writes Dave Weigel at Slate.

FROM THE BLOGS:
Great Expectations? Impossible Ones? - L. Stranahan, Awesome Blog
Power and Authority in Time of Crisis - Sandy Levinson, Balkinization
Geithner: Kick Bair Out - Ian Welsh, Firedoglake
Obama's Muslim Speech - Abe Greenwald, Commentary
D.C. Statehood - Matthew Yglesias
State of Columbia - kos, Daily Kos
D.C. Statehood Violates Principles - J. Joyner, Outside the Beltway
Truthers to the Left and Right of Me - Michelle Malkin
Crazies at SCOTUS - Mustang Bobby, Bark Bark Woof Woof
Fringe Movement to Stop Obama - Dave Weigel, Slate

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Back on Cap Hill, Auto Executives Still Find Skeptics - NY Times
HHS to Shepherd Health Care Reform - Washington Post
Obama Fundraising Close to $1 Billion - Los Angeles Times
Dems: Obama Needs Hands-On Econ. Approach - Associated Press

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