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POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: Tuesday Nov. 25th, 2008

 
CNN: President pardons 14, commutes sentences of two others Who might receive the ultimate in White House holiday gifts — a presidential grant of clemency — is one of the hottest Washington guessing games today. CNN: Sources: Obama to name Orszag as OMB nominee Tuesday President-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday will unveil Peter Orszag as his nominee for [...] (link)

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Newsweek: Can Obama fix D.C.'s terrible schools?msnbc.com: Politics 11/25/2008
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