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03 Dec 19 : 40 | Federal Prosecutor Is Making Inquiries in the Investigation ... (Carrie... Carrie Johnson / Washington Post: Federal Prosecutor Is Making Inquiries in the Investigation of the Dismissal of 9 U.S. Attorneys in 2006 — A prosecutor who is investigating the dismissals of nine U.S. attorneys has been meeting with defense lawyers, dispatching subpoenas and seeking... Source : memeorandum 12 hours ago |
03 Dec 18 : 10 | Obama Gives Political Ambassadors Their Pink Slips (The Trail/Washington... The Trail / Washington Post: Obama Gives Political Ambassadors Their Pink Slips — The incoming Obama administration has notified all politically-appointed ambassadors that they must vacate their posts as of Jan. 20, the day President-elect Barack Obama takes the oath of office, a State... Source : memeorandum 14 hours ago |
03 Dec 16 : 25 | Obama to Announce Choice of Richardson for Commerce Secretary (Chris... Chris Cillizza / Washington Post: Obama to Announce Choice of Richardson for Commerce Secretary — President-elect Barack Obama will name New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson to head the Commerce Department at a news conference today in Chicago, according to transition sources. — Richardson... Source : memeorandum 15 hours ago |
03 Dec 03 : 35 | Holbrooke Under Consideration for South Asia Diplomatic Role (The... The Trail / Washington Post: Holbrooke Under Consideration for South Asia Diplomatic Role — President -elect Barack Obama is seriously considering giving former ambassador Richard Holbrooke a key role in handling diplomacy in south Asia, a move that would put one of America's most prominent... Source : memeorandum 28 hours ago |
02 Dec 21 : 45 | Pardon My Exception - Soon after Bill Clinton pardoned Marc Rich ...... Richard Cohen / Washington Post: Pardon My Exception — Soon after Bill Clinton pardoned Marc Rich, the former president and I had a brief telephone conversation. I had been downright heated about the pardon, a lot angrier than I had ever been about Monica Lewinsky. Clinton implied that I... Source : memeorandum 34 hours ago |
02 Dec 16 : 25 | Gates's Top Deputies May Leave (Ann Scott Tyson/Washington Post) Ann Scott Tyson / Washington Post: Gates's Top Deputies May Leave — Major Shifts at Pentagon Anticipated in Obama Administration — Although President-elect Barack Obama's decision to keep Robert M. Gates at the helm of the Pentagon will provide a measure of continuity for a military... Source : memeorandum 39 hours ago |
02 Dec 15 : 25 | Report Sounds Alarm on Threat of Weapons of Mass Destruction (Joby... Joby Warrick / Washington Post: Report Sounds Alarm on Threat of Weapons of Mass Destruction — The odds that terrorists will soon strike a major city with weapons of mass destruction are now better than even, a bipartisan congressionally mandated task force concludes in a draft study that... Source : memeorandum 40 hours ago |
02 Dec 14 : 45 | The Sovereignty Dodge (Robert Kagan/Washington Post) Robert Kagan / Washington Post: The Sovereignty Dodge — What Pakistan Won't Do, the World Should — “We don't think the world's great nations and countries can be held hostage by non-state actors,” Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari said yesterday. Fair enough. But what is the... Source : memeorandum 41 hours ago |
02 Dec 02 : 30 | David Gregory To Moderate "Meet The Press" (The Huffington Post) The Huffington Post: David Gregory To Moderate “Meet The Press” — David Gregory will take the reins as moderator of NBC's “Meet the Press,” the Huffington Post has learned. Gregory has been a leading contender for the permanent spot since Tom Brokaw stepped in as interim moderator... Source : memeorandum |
03 Dec 21 : 38 | SITE NEWS: Guess what? Automated news doesn't quite work. Any competent developer who tries to automate the selection of news headlines will inevitably discover that this approach always comes up a bit short. Automation does indeed bring a lot to the table -- humans can't possibly discover and organize news as fast as computers can. But too often the lack... Source : memeorandum 10 hours ago |
01 Dec 16 : 25 | Senate Could Give New President Early Legislative Victories (Paul... Paul Kane / Washington Post: Senate Could Give New President Early Legislative Victories — As Senate Democrats prepare for next year's agenda, they are likely to have a working filibuster-proof majority on a variety of legislative issues that could provide early victories for President-elect... Source : memeorandum |
01 Dec 15 : 10 | Pentagon to Detail Troops to Bolster Domestic Security (Washington Post) Washington Post: Pentagon to Detail Troops to Bolster Domestic Security — The U.S. military expects to have 20,000 uniformed troops inside the United States by 2011 trained to help state and local officials respond to a nuclear terrorist attack or other domestic catastrophe, according to... Source : memeorandum |
01 Dec 05 : 45 | I'm Still Tortured by What I Saw in Iraq (Matthew Alexander/Washington... Matthew Alexander / Washington Post: I'm Still Tortured by What I Saw in Iraq — I should have felt triumphant when I returned from Iraq in August 2006. Instead, I was worried and exhausted. My team of interrogators had successfully hunted down one of the most notorious mass murderers of... Source : memeorandum |
30 Nov 17 : 35 | Acorn Watchers Wonder What Happened to Crop (Brigid Schulte/Washington... Brigid Schulte / Washington Post: Acorn Watchers Wonder What Happened to Crop — The idea seemed too crazy to Rod Simmons, a measured, careful field botanist. Naturalists in Arlington County couldn't find any acorns. None. No hickory nuts, either. Then he went out to look for himself. ... Source : memeorandum |
30 Nov 15 : 00 | Top Officers Hopeful That Obama Will Bring More Realistic View Than Bush... Karen DeYoung / Washington Post: Top Officers Hopeful That Obama Will Bring More Realistic View Than Bush — Adm. Michael Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, went unarmed into his first meeting with the new commander in chief — no aides, no PowerPoint presentation, no briefing... Source : memeorandum |
30 Nov 14 : 25 | GOP Looks to Young Louisiana Gov. Jindal as Its Own Version of Obama... Michael Leahy / Washington Post: GOP Looks to Young Louisiana Gov. Jindal as Its Own Version of Obama — Jindal May Prove To be Republicans' Version of Obama — CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Last weekend, 18 days after Barack Obama decisively defeated their candidate for president, a mostly... Source : memeorandum |
29 Nov 09 : 25 | Adviser Who Insulted Clinton Has Role in Transition (Michael D.... Michael D. Shear / Washington Post: Adviser Who Insulted Clinton Has Role in Transition — Samantha Power, the Harvard professor who was forced to resign from Barack Obama's presidential campaign last spring after calling Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton “a monster,” is now advising the... Source : memeorandum |
28 Nov 21 : 55 | A Win-Win Bankruptcy Reform (Rich Leonard/Washington Post) Rich Leonard / Washington Post: A Win-Win Bankruptcy Reform — I watched a middle-aged widow lose her home recently. — Her story was familiar. She owned her simple brick residence outright until four years ago, when a mortgage broker stopped by and offered her a loan too good to be... Source : memeorandum |
28 Nov 16 : 15 | Area's Other Obamas Revel in Rare Moniker (Steve Hendrix/Washington Post) Steve Hendrix / Washington Post: Area's Other Obamas Revel in Rare Moniker — Nicanor Obama began to realize he might be on to a good thing when he didn't get a speeding ticket not long ago. After stopping the 28-year-old for a little lead-footing near the Verizon Center, a District police... Source : memeorandum |
28 Nov 06 : 35 | Deepak Chopra on Mumbai: Too Controversial for CNN? (Michelle Haimoff/The... Michelle Haimoff / The Huffington Post: Deepak Chopra on Mumbai: Too Controversial for CNN? — A CNN journalist interviewed Deepak Chopra last night about his take on the Mumbai attacks and how to prevent similar attacks in the future, but it looked like producers cut Chopra off when he started... Source : memeorandum |
27 Nov 20 : 40 | Good Time For a Brainy President (David S. Broder/Washington Post) David S. Broder / Washington Post: Good Time For a Brainy President — When I started covering the White House more than 50 years ago, I believed that the smarter a president was, the better he would be. That was wrong. — Lyndon Johnson and Ronald Reagan were certainly not... Source : memeorandum |
27 Nov 18 : 40 | 'Eight Israelis held by terrorists in Mumbai Chabad House' (Jerusalem... Jerusalem Post: ‘Eight Israelis held by terrorists in Mumbai Chabad House’ — Indian commandos and police were evacuating civilians and cordoning off the area apparently in preparation to storm the Chabad House in Mumbai, India, where a rabbi, his wife and several other Israelis were being... Source : memeorandum |
27 Nov 17 : 30 | Iraqi Lawmakers Extend Agreement With U.S. Military for 3 Years (Sudarsan... Sudarsan Raghavan / Washington Post: Iraqi Lawmakers Extend Agreement With U.S. Military for 3 Years — The Iraqi Parliament on Thursday approved a security pact that charts the way for the U.S. military to end its presence in Iraq eight years after the invasion by a U.S.-led coalition led to... Source : memeorandum |
27 Nov 09 : 55 | Voters Fail the Test (Kathleen Parker/Washington Post) Kathleen Parker / Washington Post: Voters Fail the Test — WASHINGTON — So much for the wisdom of The People. — A new report from the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) on the nation's civic literacy finds that most Americans are too ignorant to vote. — Out of 2,500 American... Source : memeorandum |
27 Nov 08 : 29 | LET SANTA LIGHT THE MENORAH (Lukas I. Alpert/New York Post) Lukas I. Alpert / New York Post: LET SANTA LIGHT THE MENORAH — WHITE HOUSE IN HANUKKAH TREE GAFFE — Merry Hanukkah from the White House! — The president and the first lady invited leaders of America's Jewish community for a Hanukkah reception at the White House next month - but... Source : memeorandum |
26 Nov 22 : 30 | No New Torture Probes (Jack Goldsmith/Washington Post) Jack Goldsmith / Washington Post: No New Torture Probes — There has been much speculation about how the Obama administration will deal with what many view as the Bush administration's harsh, abusive and illegal interrogation program. Some have called for an investigation by Congress or the... Source : memeorandum |
26 Nov 20 : 00 | Michelle Obama's 'Mommy' Stamp (Ruth Marcus/Washington Post) Ruth Marcus / Washington Post: Michelle Obama's ‘Mommy’ Stamp — When Michelle Obama took to describing her new role as mom in chief, my first reaction was to wince at her words. My second reaction was to identify with them. — I was okay, actually, with what Obama said. But I... Source : memeorandum |
26 Nov 18 : 55 | Send Bill Clinton to the Senate (Washington Post) Washington Post: Send Bill Clinton to the Senate — Amid the blizzard of résumés blanketing Washington as the Obama era dawns, there is a superbly qualified candidate for full employment whose name has been overlooked. We refer, of course, to William Jefferson Clinton, America's 42nd chief... Source : memeorandum |
26 Nov 15 : 15 | Americans' Food Stamp Use Nears All-Time High (Jane Black/Washington Post) Jane Black / Washington Post: Americans' Food Stamp Use Nears All-Time High — Fueled by rising unemployment and food prices, the number of Americans on food stamps is poised to exceed 30 million for the first time this month, surpassing the historic high set in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina. Source : memeorandum |
25 Nov 22 : 30 | Brennan out of running for top intel post (Associated Press) Associated Press: Brennan out of running for top intel post — WASHINGTON: John Brennan, President-elect Barack Obama's top adviser on intelligence, took his name out of the running Tuesday for any intelligence position in the new administration. — Brennan wrote in a Nov. 25 letter to... Source : memeorandum |
25 Nov 20 : 00 | WE HEAR . . . WE HEAR (New York Post) New York Post: WE HEAR . . . WE HEAR — THAT although we didn't think it would be pos sible to silence Ann Coulter, the leggy reaction- ary broke her jaw and the mouth that roared has been wired shut . . . THAT the Tel Aviv Hilton was abuzz Saturday with the arrival of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock... Source : memeorandum |
25 Nov 17 : 55 | Obama's Brain Trust (E. J. Dionne Jr/Washington Post) E. J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post: Obama's Brain Trust — President-elect Barack Obama has now made three things clear about his plans to bring the economy back: He wants his actions to be big and bold. He sees economic recovery as intimately linked with economic and social reform. And he... Source : memeorandum |
24 Nov 16 : 15 | Media Notes: An Interview With Outgoing White House Press Secretary Dana... Howard Kurtz / Washington Post: Media Notes: An Interview With Outgoing White House Press Secretary Dana Perino — The network stars were gone, the seats half empty and the questioning low-key as Dana Perino held a White House briefing last week, her biggest announcement that the administration... Source : memeorandum |
24 Nov 13 : 55 | Democrats' Stimulus Plan May Reach $700 Billion (Lori Montgomery/Washington... Lori Montgomery / Washington Post: Democrats' Stimulus Plan May Reach $700 Billion — Spending Package Could Rival Financial System Bailout — Facing an increasingly ominous economic outlook, President-elect Barack Obama and other Democrats are rapidly ratcheting up plans for a massive... Source : memeorandum |
24 Nov 05 : 30 | Why America Feels Like it's Been Ruled by a Foreign Occupier (John... John Hallmann / The Huffington Post: Why America Feels Like it's Been Ruled by a Foreign Occupier — As Obama takes over the wreckage this country is in, one can't help but feel like something alien to America has been controlling it these past eight years. The wave of emotion that has... Source : memeorandum |
23 Nov 18 : 50 | RANGEL DOUBLE-DEAL$ - REAPED DC HOME PERK WHILE BENDING APPLE RENTAL RULES... New York Post: RANGEL DOUBLE-DEAL$ — REAPED DC HOME PERK WHILE BENDING APPLE RENTAL RULES — Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel took a “homestead” tax break on a Washington, DC, house for years while simultaneously occupying multiple rent-stabilized apartments in New York City, possibly... Source : memeorandum |
23 Nov 16 : 30 | Banking Regulator Played Advocate Over Enforcer (Washington Post) Washington Post: Banking Regulator Played Advocate Over Enforcer — Agency Let Lenders Grow Out of Control, Then Fail — When Countrywide Financial felt pressured by federal agencies charged with overseeing it, executives at the giant mortgage lender simply switched regulators in the... Source : memeorandum |
23 Nov 04 : 20 | A Letter to My Brother Newt Gingrich (Candace Gingrich/The Huffington... Candace Gingrich / The Huffington Post: A Letter to My Brother Newt Gingrich — I recently had the displeasure of watching you bash the protestors of the Prop 8 marriage ban to Bill O'Reilly on FOX News. I must say, after years of watching you build your career by stirring up the fears and... Source : memeorandum |
22 Nov 18 : 20 | Bush Appointees Land Career Science Jobs With Seemingly Unrelated... Washington Post: Bush Appointees Land Career Science Jobs With Seemingly Unrelated Backgrounds — Bush Appointees Land Career Jobs Without Technical Backgrounds — The president of the nation's largest general science organization yesterday sharply criticized recent cases of Bush... Source : memeorandum |
22 Nov 03 : 35 | Clinton Decides to Accept Post at State Dept., Confidants Say (Peter... Peter Baker / New York Times: Clinton Decides to Accept Post at State Dept., Confidants Say — WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton has decided to give up her Senate seat and accept the position of secretary of state, making her the public face around the world for the administration of the... Source : memeorandum |
21 Nov 17 : 50 | Sarah Palin Turkey Incident: Does TV Interview While Turkeys ... (Hillary... Hillary Clinton / The Huffington Post: Sarah Palin Turkey Incident: Does TV Interview While Turkeys Are Slaughtered In The Background (VIDEO) — Some videos you just have to see to believe. On Thursday, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin appeared in Wasilla in order to pardon a local turkey in... Source : memeorandum |
21 Nov 14 : 20 | Federal Judge Orders Release of 5 Guantanamo Detainees (Del Quentin... Del Quentin Wilber / Washington Post: Federal Judge Orders Release of 5 Guantanamo Detainees — Ruling Comes After Landmark Supreme Court Ruling on Right to Habeas Corpus — For the first time, a federal judge today ordered the release of enemy combatants from the U.S. military prison in... Source : memeorandum |
21 Nov 03 : 35 | Obama Raised Half a Billion Online (The Trail/Washington Post) The Trail / Washington Post: Obama Raised Half a Billion Online — Barack Obama raised half a billion dollars online in his 21-month campaign for the White House, dramatically ushering in a new digital era in presidential fundraising. — In an exclusive interview with The Post, members of... Source : memeorandum |
20 Nov 19 : 25 | McCain Pollster Explains Loss, Calls Frank Luntz A Moron (The Huffington... The Huffington Post: McCain Pollster Explains Loss, Calls Frank Luntz A Moron — The chief pollster for John McCain's presidential campaign offered a candid diagnosis of how his candidate was done in, on occasion reserving harsh words for fellow Republicans. — Bill McInturff, speaking at... Source : memeorandum |
20 Nov 15 : 15 | Mr. Holder at Justice? - IF TAPPED as attorney general ... (Washington... Washington Post: Mr. Holder at Justice? — IF TAPPED as attorney general, Eric H. Holder Jr. would bring years of experience and top-notch credentials as a prosecutor, judge, lawyer in private practice and former top official in the Justice Department. The predominant features of his record... Source : memeorandum |
19 Nov 16 : 45 | A Force for Good - but Not at State (David S. Broder/Washington Post) David S. Broder / Washington Post: A Force for Good — but Not at State — It may be moot and it certainly is presumptuous, but I would be less than honest with readers if I did not say what I believe: Making Hillary Rodham Clinton the secretary of state in Barack Obama's administration would... Source : memeorandum |
19 Nov 15 : 25 | Giving Up on God - As Republicans sort out the reasons ... (Kathleen... Kathleen Parker / Washington Post: Giving Up on God — As Republicans sort out the reasons for their defeat, they likely will overlook or dismiss the gorilla in the pulpit. — Three little letters, great big problem: G-O-D. — I'm bathing in holy water as I type. — To be more... Source : memeorandum |
18 Nov 21 : 10 | Democrats Let Lieberman Keep Committee Chair (Washington Post) Washington Post: Democrats Let Lieberman Keep Committee Chair — Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) easily won a vote to remain chairman of a key committee today and will stay in the Democratic caucus despite his high-profile criticism of President-elect Barack Obama and his support of Sen. John... Source : memeorandum |
18 Nov 15 : 20 | Administration Protects Bush Appointees by Converting Positions ...... Washington Post: Administration Protects Bush Appointees by Converting Positions to Career Civil Service Jobs — Political Positions Shifted To Career Civil Service Jobs — Just weeks before leaving office, the Interior Department's top lawyer has shifted half a dozen key deputies … Source : memeorandum |
01 Dec 17 : 55 | Cabinet Rank (Myglesias/Matthew Yglesias) Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias: Cabinet Rank — Some people I know were less-than-thrilled to hear that Susan Rice would be heading to New York as our UN Ambassador since they would have rather seen her take a post in DC where she could help ensure that the Gates/Jones/Clinton “team of... Source : memeorandum |
