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slate.com - 1/8/2009
Will Obama Ever Stop Asking Me For Money?
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Bill Clinton in the Oval Office : "I just love that rug." I wonder if that means the same thing as " nice tie "? ... 12:46 P.M. ___________________________ Old lists never die:  Will Obama ever stop asking me for money? Or is it all fundraising, all the way out? Here's an excerpt ...
Not Even the Clintons Would Have Tried This
commentarymagazine.com - 1/6/2009
Not Even the Clintons Would Have Tried This
— commentarymagazine.com — President-elect Obama has made his first completely incomprehensible appointment: Leon Panetta for CIA Director. No, I’m serious.... Clinton OMB Director and Chief of Staff to head a key intelligence agency. One can refer to him as an ... (more) Not Even the Clintons Would Have Tried This

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sfgate.com - 1/7/2009
Why Feinstein broke with Obama on Panetta
— sfgate.com — Feinstein - the new chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, who will oversee Panetta's confirmation hearings -... raised eyebrows when she expressed surprisingly sharp disapproval of Panetta as nominee for CIA chief on Monday. She said that "the ... (more) Why Feinstein broke with Obama on Panetta

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AN AWFUL PICK - New York Post
nypost.com - 1/7/2009
AN AWFUL PICK - New York Post
— nypost.com — Last updated: 12:51 am January 7, 2009 Posted: 12:36 am January 7, 2009 WOULD you ask your... accountant to perform brain surgery on your child? That's the closest analogy I can find to the choice of Democratic Party hack Leon Panetta to head the CIA.  ... (more) AN AWFUL PICK - New York Post

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MICKEY KAUS: “Will Obama ever stop asking me for money?” …
Instapundit — MICKEY KAUS: “Will Obama ever stop asking me for money?”

A Fundraising Appeal Too Far
The Atlantic Politics Channel — ... Mickey Kaus is right (despite the Atlantic snark):  Asking people to "pay for other people to party at the inauguration you're not going to" is pretty audacious. ...

Remainders: Vote for me
Ben Smith's Blog — Obama polls and focus groups the spending investment package. Foreign Policy picks up buzz that Russia will be downgraded at the NSC. Gibbs responds to some supporter questions, brushing off a push for a torture prosecutor. Mickey Kaus thinks its gauche to hit him up for money to finance an inauguration to which he's not invited. Biden will finally resign Thursday. Michelle's mom will move in. Ackerman explains Richard Danzig's absence from Defense. Another former top Clinton ...

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