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firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 12/23/2008
Biden promises no earmarks on stimulus
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From NBC's Domenico MontanaroOn a day when it was revealed the gross domestic product shrank 0.5% in the third quarter and home sales plunged 8.6%, Vice President-elect Biden promised no earmarks on a potential stimulus package. "I know it's Christmas, but the package will not become a Christmas Tree," he said, per the pool producer at an event where Biden met with several economic advisers in Washington. At the table with Biden: Jason Furman, Jeanne Lambrew, Carol Browner, Larry Summers,...( ...
foxnews.com - 12/21/2008
Cheney Mocks Biden, Defends Rumsfeld in 'FOX News Sunday' Interview - FOXNews.com Transition ...
— foxnews.com — Vice President Cheney mocked Vice President-elect Joe Biden's grasp of the Constitution, defended former Defense Secretary Donald... Rumsfeld and said President Bush "doesn't have to check with anybody" before launching a nuclear attack. In a blunt, ... (more) Cheney Mocks Biden, Defends Rumsfeld in 'FOX News ...

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Biden to Chair White House Task Force on Middle Class
abcnews.go.com - 12/21/2008
Biden to Chair White House Task Force on Middle Class
— abcnews.go.com — In an exclusive interview airing on "This Week" Sunday, Vice President-elect Joe Biden told ABC's George Stephanopoulos... that he is going to chair a "middle-class task force" that will determine how the Obama administration's policies are affecting ... (more) Biden to Chair White House Task Force on Middle Class

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corner.nationalreview.com - 12/22/2008
Biden Reinforces the Point
— corner.nationalreview.com — Vice President Cheney had a little fun at his successor-to-be's expense today, telling Fox News Sunday that... he didn't take Joe Biden's criticism of his tenure too seriously because Joe Biden doesn't know the Constitution from a hole in the ground.  ... (more) Biden Reinforces the Point

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Biden On Upcoming Blago Report: "I Don't Think There's Anything To Exonerate"
TPM Election Central — ... During a brief Q and A with reporters at the economic briefing today, Joe Biden said in the strongest terms that the upcoming internal report from the Obama transition team, covering any contacts with Rod Blagojevich or his staff, will show that they have nothing to worry about: ...

Happy Hour Links
Weekly Standard Blog — Joe Biden vows that the nearly $1 trillion stimulus package won't contain any earmarks. Fortune projects that 9 of the 10 worst housing markets in 2009 are in California. The tenth is Washington, D.C. Joe Carter on the perennial Christmas culture wars. George Will looks back at 2008. Jeb talks to Esquire. Texas will gain 3 congressional seats after 2010 census. Via Newsbusters, CNN's John Roberts to Joe the Plumber: "Excuse me, Joe. Why would you cast ...

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