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swamppolitics.com - 11/10/2008
Obama eyes Bush orders, bipartisan team
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by Mark Silva President-elect Barack Obama plans an "across-the board'' review of President Bush's executive orders, with an eye toward making his own quick imprint on important matters, and will swiftly put in place a "diverse,'' bipartisan team of Cabinet members and aides, key ...

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foxnews.com - 11/10/2008
Transcript: John Podesta on 'FNS' - FOX News Sunday | Chris Wallace
— foxnews.com — Sunday, November 09, 2008 The following is a partial transcript of the Nov. 9, 2008, edition of "FOX News Sunday With Chris Wallace": FOX NEWS SUNDAY HOST CHRIS WALLACE: I'm Chris Wallace and this is "Fox News Sunday." A moment for history, and now ... (more) Transcript: John Podesta on 'FNS' - FOX News Sunday | ...

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jeffreygoldberg.theatlantic.com - 11/6/2008
Rahm Emanuel and Israel
— jeffreygoldberg.theatlantic.com — The news that Rahm Emanuel has accepted Barack Obama's request to be his chief of staff is fascinating on many levels, not least of which is Rahm's deep Israel credentials. First, in the interest of full disclosure, I've known Rahm for a long time, ... (more) Rahm Emanuel and Israel

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Noted Democratic Shill Begs Nutroots Not To Viciously Attack Emanuel For Being Too Jewish
mererhetoric.com - 11/9/2008
Noted Democratic Shill Begs Nutroots Not To Viciously Attack Emanuel For Being Too Jewish
— mererhetoric.com — Part Of The Team Pro-Carter shill MJ Rosenberg is asking the far left to eschew anti-Semitic attacks on Emanuel. Not because anti-Semitic attacks are wrong per se - what would the contemporary DNC ever do? More because Emanuel is apparently one of ... (more) Noted Democratic Shill Begs Nutroots Not To Viciously ...

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With new exec orders, Obama plans U-turns on Bush policies
Top of the Ticket — ... new embryonic stem cell lines. Proponents of such research -- including many Democrats and moderate Republicans -- have pointed to the potential for cures for such devastating illnesses as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, but many social and religious conservatives liken the use of such stem cells to abortion because it requires the destruction of an embryo. There's more detail on this (and more) from our Tribune colleague Mark Silva over at The Swamp. -- Leslie Hoffecker To get alerts on each new Ticket item sent to ...

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