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POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: Wednesday Nov. 12th, 2008

 

Published 11/12/2008 by shannanb at CNN Political Ticker

CNN: Americans OK with Democrats in charge, poll suggests Sen. John McCain railed against Democratic control of Washington during his closing argument of his presidential campaign. AP: Obama taps veteran Dems for DoD, State handovers President-elect Obama has hired former Senate Armed Services Committee chairman Sam Nunn to help shepherd his Pentagon transition, a spokeswoman said Tuesday. CNN: In [...] (link)

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