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nybooks.com - 11/25/2008

The Truth About the Election - The New York Review of Books

— nybooks.com — Volume 55, Number 20 · December 18, 2008 The Truth About the Election By Elizabeth Drew As... he demonstrated in his campaign for the presidency, Barack Obama thinks long. Hence, the new President-elect is better prepared to take office than any other ... (more) The Truth About the Election - The New York Review of Books

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bloomberg.com - 11/28/2008

Citigroup Should Be Held Accountable, Obama Aide Podesta Says

— bloomberg.com — Nov. 28 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. government should demand accountability and changes at Citigroup Inc., as well... as from automakers, in exchange for any financial assistance, a top transition official for President-elect Barack Obama said. “It seems to ... (more) Citigroup Should Be Held Accountable, Obama Aide Podesta ...

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fivethirtyeight.com - 11/26/2008

Obama's Agenda & The Difference Between Tactics & Strategy

— fivethirtyeight.com — There is, to say the least, a lot of jumping to conclusions about just which type of... President Barack Obama is liable to be, by which I mean whether he'll govern from the left or the center. This speculation has been principally based on his cabinet ... (more) Obama's Agenda & The Difference Between Tactics & Strategy

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Getting Out of Iraq
Ross Douthat — In a rare harmonic convergence, the Hillary-to-State news has Daniel Larison and Michael Goldfarb arguing along similar lines, joining the chorus of voices who see Obama's likely national-security appointments as a blow to those who hoped for a real progressive turn in foreign policy. Having basically made this argument myself, let me offer one thought by way of counterpoint - namely, that foreign policy is one arena where progressives might (might!) end up being well-served by having their agenda implemented by other people. ...

MIDDAY ROUNDUP
News — ... says. The choices for Obama’s foreign policy team are not surprising to Michael Goldfarb at the Weekly Standard, who argues Obama only paid lip service to progressive concerns on foreign policy. The media will likely cheerlead any such pivot on foreign policy, The Corner’s ...

11/25: Judging Obama By The Company He Keeps
Blogometer — ... anything." In a separate post, Lewis critiques the other rumored candidates: DE SEN: Who The Heck Is That? Liberal bloggers are critical of DE Gov. Ruth Ann Minner 's decision to appoint VP-elect Joe Biden 's former CoS Ted Kaufman to fill Biden's Senate seat until a 2010 special election: THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Getting Out Of Iraq The Atlantic 's Ross Douthat : "In a rare harmonic convergence, the Hillary-to-State news has Daniel Larison and Michael Goldfarb arguing along similar lines, joining the chorus of ...

Why The Right Needs Realists
Ross Douthat — ... , plausibly, that, "on foreign policy, traditional Republican realists have a lot more in common with liberal Democrats than either do with Democratic hawks"; and it's why the following analysis from Michael Goldfarb has a lot going for it: ...

The Foreign Policy Debate, Past and Future
Ross Douthat — ... , and between liberal hawks and out-of-power neocons. But it's also easy to envision debates that push realists and neoconservatives back into one another's arms, or at the very least, forge a new generation of realists who feel uncomfortable in the Democratic Party. Debates over nation-building, say, and humanitarian interventions. Or arguments over counterrorism policy - where, say, a ...