The New Team
John Podesta
By PETER BAKERJohn Podesta, with deep ties to the Clintons, brings a savvy, gloves-off approach to politics and a command of policy issues after running his own research organization.

November 6, 2008
Several Early Choices for New Administration Have Clinton Pedigree
By PETER BAKERBarack Obama faces the challenge of building an administration that does not look like a third term for former President Bill Clinton.

November 6, 2008
Chicago Hitches Wagon to Its Newest Star
By CATRIN EINHORNTuesday’s victory celebration in Grant Park let Chicago strut its stuff to the world: lakefront parks, a dramatic skyline, throngs of joyful and well-organized citizens.

November 6, 2008 Op-Ed Columnist
Bring on the Puppy and the Rookie
By MAUREEN DOWDSome people said that a President Obama would make the White House the Black House. The opposite is true: Barack Obama has the chance to make the White House pristine again.

November 6, 2008
Obama Makes Historic Inroads in South
By SHAILA DEWANIf Barack Obama wins in North Carolina, he will be able to claim a remarkable set of victories in three former Confederate states.

November 6, 2008
In Rust Belt, Voters Driven by Despair
By MONICA DAVEYYears of manufacturing job losses, topped by home foreclosures and sunken retirement savings helped add up to a blue presidential landscape all around.

November 6, 2008
McNabb Says He Can Relate to Obama
By JUDY BATTISTADonovan McNabb of the Philadelphia Eagles thought he saw similarities between the scrutiny Obama faced and the attention McNabb had drawn since entering the N.F.L. in 1999

November 6, 2008
Text of Nelson Mandela’s Letter to Senator Obama
5 November 2008.

November 6, 2008 The New Team
Valerie Bowman Jarrett
By JODI KANTORValerie Bowman Jarrett is co-chairwoman of the Obama transition team and has been mentioned as a possible replacement for Mr. Obama in the Senate.

November 6, 2008
Multiple Signs of a Changing Electorate
By MEGAN THEEBarack Obama made large gains for his party among young voters and Hispanics, one of the fastest-growing segments of the population.

November 6, 2008
Chicago Hopes Vote Will Help Games Bid
By JULIET MACURAs the world’s spotlight fell on Barack Obama, officials from Chicago’s bid to host the 2016 Olympics knew exactly what was at hand: the best free advertisement they could dream of.

November 6, 2008 Economic Scene
Top Priority Is Stabilizing the Patient
By DAVID LEONHARDTThe new administration’s top priority should be to put in place emergency plans for the financial markets and the broader economy.

November 6, 2008
A Family Expected to Balance State Dinners With Sleepovers
By JODI KANTORFriends say the Obamas are acutely aware that they will bear symbolic value as the first black first family.

November 6, 2008
For Obama, a Towering Economic To-Do List
By THE NEW YORK TIMESA look at crucial economic issues that will test the Obama administration, and how the new president might address them.

November 6, 2008
For Striving 6th Graders, History Is Now and Their Future Just Changed
By LISA W. FODERAROThe students at Brooklyn’s Eagle Academy on Wednesday were a jumble of questions about the electoral process. But mostly, they were in awe at once giddy and proud.

November 6, 2008 Op-Ed Columnist
Thinking of Good Vibrations
By GAIL COLLINSToday, you can bask in the realization that there are billions of people around the planet who loathed our country last week but are now in awe of its capacity to rise above historic fears.

November 6, 2008 Op-Ed Contributor
Memorial Day
By MATT MENDELSOHNOn Tuesday night, a small crowd gathered at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, listening to Barack Obama’s acceptance speech on a lone transistor radio.

November 6, 2008 News Analysis
For Obama, Long-Term Ills and Short-Term Pain
By FLOYD NORRISLike Ronald Reagan 28 years ago, Barack Obama must make decisions that cause short-term pain in order to combat long-term economic problems.

November 6, 2008
Election Unleashes a Flood of Hope Worldwide
By ALAN COWELLFor many outsiders, Barack Obama’s victory raised expectations of an end to the bitterness of the Bush years.

November 6, 2008 Sports of The Times
‘Joe Louis Moment’
By WILLIAM C. RHODENAround midnight of election day, I called my father in Las Vegas and let him hear the sobs of joy in the Harlem night. I’d finally experienced my own, long-awaited Joe Louis moment.

November 6, 2008
For Obama, No Time to Bask in Victory As He Starts to Build a Transition Team
By PETER BAKER and JEFF ZELENYPresident-elect Barack Obama prepared to name an ally as his White House chief of staff in his first step toward assuming power.

November 6, 2008 The New Team
Rahm Emanuel
By CARL HULSERahm Emanuel has an unusual hybrid of high-level experience as a top adviser to President Bill Clinton together with proven expertise as a Congressional leader and political strategist.

November 6, 2008 The New Team
Pete Rouse
By JEFF ZELENYPete Rouse, Barack Obama’s former chief of staff, has an innate knowledge of the workings of Washington and Congress after spending three decades on Capitol Hill.

November 6, 2008
Campaign Pledge on Ethics Could Become Obstacle to Filling White House Jobs
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICKIn a city where policy experts typically work for private interests between stints in public service, Barack Obama’s ethics measures could hamper the new administration, experts say.

November 6, 2008 The TV Watch
Cheers, Tears and a Sense of the Historic Moment
By ALESSANDRA STANLEYThe election wasn’t just a historic milestone, it turned out to be a television event as thrilling and uncharted as the first lunar landing.

November 6, 2008
Election Creates a Race to Fill Senate Vacancies
By SUSAN SAULNYThe election of Senators Barack Obama and Joseph R. Biden Jr. to the presidency and vice presidency has created two much-coveted vacancies in the U.S. Senate.

November 6, 2008
With Victory in Hand, Obama Aides Say Task Now Is to Temper High Expectations
By ADAM NAGOURNEY and JIM RUTENBERGPresident-elect Obama and his aides are looking to temper hopes that he would be able to solve the nation’s problems or reverse Bush administration policies quickly and easily.

November 6, 2008 White House Memo
Used to Early Nights, Washington Is Ready to Stay Up Late
By SHERYL GAY STOLBERGWhen America elects a president, the country votes and moves on. When Washington gets a new president, the shift can be tectonic, changing ordinary lives in ways both profound and mundane.

November 6, 2008
Bush Hails Stride ‘Toward a More Perfect Union’
By BRIAN KNOWLTON“Many of our citizens thought they would never live to see that day,” President Bush said of Barack Obama’s election.

November 6, 2008
In Polls, the Racial Effect That Wasn’t
By KATE ZERNIKE and DALIA SUSSMANAll the fretting about hidden votes and closeted racists came down to this: the so-called Bradley effect did not exist.

November 6, 2008

• The Obama Transition
  • Obama Begins to Form His Team
  • Many Choices Have Clinton Pedigree
  • GOP in Tatters, Looks to Regroup
  • Train Wreck Could've Been Worse
• Analysis & Commentary
  • Is it Transformational? - Langer
  • Congratulations - McKinnon
  • A Moment in Time - Kurtz
  • End Of Racism? - McWhorter
  • Steady as He Goes - Tomasky
• U.S. Senate
  • Senate Races Hang in the Balance
  • Democrats Pick Up 6; 3 Up in Air
  • Merkley Defeats Smith in Oregon
  • Minnesota Girds for Recount
  • Stevens Still Connects in Alaska
  • Georgia Heading For Runoff
• House of Representatives
  • WA-8: Reichert Maintains Lead
  • CA-4: 40,000 Votes Outstanding
  • MD-1: May Take a Week to Settle
  • VA-5: Handful of Ballots Left
  • Democrats Pick Up 19-24 Seats
• More Election 2008
  • Incumbents Do Well in Gov Races
  • Dems Win Missouri, GOP Indiana
  • California Voters Ban Gay Marriage
  • CO: Anti-Affirmative Action Vote

Political News & Analysis
Democrats Prepared to Act Fast on Car Aid, Regulation - Wall St. Journal
How Will Obama Deploy His Internet Army? - McClatchy
Campaign Ethics Pledge Could Complicate Obama's Hiring - N.Y. Times
Obama Offers Chief of Staff to Rep. Emanuel - Los Angeles Times

Transcripts & Speeches


President Bush on Obama's Victory - George W. Bush
Panel on the Future of Bipartisanship - Special Report w/Brit Hume
Shields & Brooks on What's Ahead for Obama - The NewsHour
Gen. Tommy Franks on Obama's Challenges - Hannity & Colmes
Interview with Colin Powell - American Morning

Best of the Blogs
Civil Rights Battle Goes On - Andrew Sullivan, Daily Dish
Proposition 8 Hypocrisy - Abe Greenwald, Contentions
No Mandate? - Ed Morrissey, Hot AIr
Palin: Too Big to Fail - Robert Farley, LG&M
The RNC Chair Fight Begins - Chris Cillizza, The Fix

Obama Victory Will Change America - Bonnie Greer, The Telegraph
Four Reasons Why US Went for Obama - Daniel Finkelstein, The Times
Obama Faces A Dangerous World - Bridget Johnson, Pajamas Media
America Has Come a Long, Long Way - Jonathan Steele, The Guardian
What I Will Miss About President Bush - Int'l Herald Tribune

What Obama Means to This Nation
- Anna Quindlen, Newsweek
Republicans Got the Thumping They Deserve
- Rod Dreher, NPR
How the President-Elect Did It
- Karl Rove, Wall Street Journal
It Is a New Day in America
- Laurence Tribe, Forbes

• Gay Couples Disappointed in Calif.
• Can Palin Resurrect the GOP?
• Last New England Republican in House Loses
• How Sarah Could Run for the Senate
• A Serious Campaign Produced Odd Moments
• Prop 8 Losers Don't Understand Constitution
• Taxpayers May Pay Legal Bills For Execs
• Turning Points on the Long Road to 270
• Was the Maverick Too Moderate to Win?
• Baghdad Blasts Kill 4, Wound More Than 20
• Rahm Accepts Chief of Staff Slot
• Rice: Mideast Peace By Year-End Impossible
• NKorea: Kim Jong Il Attends Concert
• Pope Meets with Muslims, Urges Better Ties
• Will: Conservatives, Take Note
• Novak: No Mandate for Obama
• Carpenter: Pro-Marriage Measures Succeed
• Morris: Pres. Obama: A Trustee in Bankruptcy

• Ann Coulter : The Reign of Lame Falls Mainly on McCain
• Larry Elder : Do You Need Obama to Believe?
• George Will : Conservatives, Take Note
• Ben Shapiro : Americans Embrace Childish Unity
• Emmett Tyrrell : Campaign '08, the Bell Tolls for Thee
• Ross Mackenzie : The Potential Strength In The New 'Obamanation'
• Debra J. Saunders : In with the New
• Robert Knight : Media, McCain Ignored Key Issues
• Robert D. Novak : No Mandate for Obama and No Lopsided Congress
• Bill Bunkley : The Look Ahead
• Laura Hollis : The Best Message: Racism is Dead
• Amanda Carpenter : Pro-Marriage Ballot Measures Succeed
• Rich Galen : Now Is the Time for All Good Men
• Jerry Bowyer : Never Give In
• Dick Morris and Eileen McGann : President Obama: A Trustee in Bankruptcy

Most Viewed

• Thomas Sowell : Ego and Mouth
• Thomas Sowell : A Perfect Storm
• Ann Coulter : Red Hoax Blue Hoax

Most Forwarded

• Thomas Sowell : Ego and Mouth
• Thomas Sowell : A Perfect Storm
• Thomas Sowell : Obama, Powell and Popularity

Most Linked

• Ben Shapiro : Americans Embrace Childish Unity
• Robert Knight : Media, McCain Ignored Key Issues
• Ross Mackenzie : The Potential Strength In The New 'Obamanation'

bama Vows Quick Action on Economy Upon Taking Office

• Election Questions No One Asks
• Obama Calls Economic Experts for Advice
• Lieberman in Talks to Caucus With GOP
• Economy Slips, Obama Meets His Advisers
• MN Recount Supported by ACORN and Commies
• Conservative Power Brokers Strategize
• Conservative Bloggers Feel Spurned
• Palin Still Wildly Popular with GOP
• UK Government Deals With Financial Crisis
• Colorado Voters Vote Affirmative Action
• Fears of a Crackdown Leads to Gun Sales
• Limbaugh: Don't Be Hypnotized
• Blackwell: Post-Racial Preference America
• Buchanan: An Unnecessary Defeat?
• Harsanyi: Unity? No, Thank You
• Smear Campaign?
• GM Reports Loss in Billions
• GOP in the Wilderness?

• The Obama Transition
  • President-Elect Meets the Press
  • Obama Calls for Stimulus Package
  • Faces Big Decisions on Diplomacy
  • Treasury Contenders w/Close Ties
  • Hidden Fissures Could Trip Dems
  • Obama Apologizes to Mrs. Reagan
• Election Analysis
  • The 'Change Election' - Kilgore
  • Campaign Autopsy - Krauthammer
  • WaPo's Obama Tilt - Howell
  • A New Dem Majority - Carville
  • How Obama Did It - The Economist
• Congress
  • Democrats Pick Up 6 in Senate
  • Pick Up 20-24 Seats in House
  • Tension Escalates in Minnesota
  • Battle for 2012 Starts in GA
• More Election Wrap Up
  • Palin Hits Back at Critics
  • Conservatives Blame Moderates
  • Big Latino Shift Favored Obama
  • Deflated GOP Looks For Answers
• Congressional Shakeup
  • Byrd to Give Up Chairmanship
  • Disputes Over Leaders, Agenda
  • McConnell Seeks Lieberman
  • Dingell Fights Off Waxman Coup
• Economy
  • Jobless Rate Jumps to 6.5%
  • Retailers Post Dismal Sales
  • More at RealClearMarkets

Gingrich 2012?
- Robert Novak, Chicago Sun-Times
Change I Can Believe In
- David Brooks, New York Times
Triumph of Temperament, Not Policy
- Michael Barone, US News & WR
Slow Learning Republicans
- Jonathan Chait, New Republic

• Minnesota ruling favors Franken
• Novak: Newt in 'One-Two'?
• O'Reilly: The Culture War and Barack Obama
• Barone: Triumph of Temperament, Not Policy
• Media Defeats McCain?
• Palin denounces anonymous critics as 'cowardly'
• 2 close House races decided; 4 still up in air
• Obama's economic circle has a Clinton presence
• Names Surface for Top Obama Jobs
• Fireproof opening in 130 new theaters
• Election Questions No One Asks
• Obama Calls Economic Experts for Advice
• Lieberman in Talks to Caucus With GOP
• Economy Slips, Obama Meets His Advisers
• MN Recount Supported by ACORN and Commies
• Conservative Power Brokers Strategize
• Conservative Bloggers Feel Spurned
• Palin Still Wildly Popular with GOP

• Star Parker : Republican future in principles - not process
• Burt Prelutsky : All the News That's Fit to Censor
• Steve Chapman : Change We Can Remember
• Debra J. Saunders : Free Clarence Aaron
• Mike S. Adams : The President is Black, Hide the Confederate Flag
• John Andrews : New Habits For Republicans
• Mark Hillman : Election reflections
• Terry Paulson : The Great American Soap Opera Continues
• Laura Hollis : For Republicans, after the woodshed
• Salena Zito : Dr. Dean laughs last
• Ken Connor : Still a Long Way to Go for Equality
• George Will : Dawning of the Age of Obama
• David R. Stokes : 1968: Lyndon, Dick, and Billy
• Kevin McCullough : No We Can't
• Austin Hill : Message To Conservatives: You Are Racists And Should Be Silenced
• Doug Giles : Should Christians Honor Barack Obama?
• Paul Jacob : The real agents of change
• Bill O'Reilly : The Culture War and Barack Obama
• Michael Barone : Triumph of Temperament, Not Policy
• Robert D. Novak : Newt in 'One-Two'?
• Brent Bozell III : Media Defeats McCain?

• The Obama Transition
  • Obama Weighs End to Bush Policy
  • Aides Outline Priorities
  • Middle-Class Tax Cut a Priority
  • End Drilling, Fund Stem-Cell Work
  • Team Heavy w/Big Fundraisers
  • Biden's New Role: Good Cop
• Bush, Obama to Meet
  • Visit Both Historic and Awkward
  • Want to Avoid Past Mistakes
  • Memories of 1st Encounter Linger
• Interest Group Pressure
  • Unions Aim to Collect on Clout
  • Backers of Cuba Ties See Chance
  • ACLU Pushes on Guantanamo
• GOP's Future
  • McCain Advisers Defend Palin
  • Republicans Gear Up for 2012
  • Gingrich Reaches Out to GOP
• Economy
  • China Stimulus Plan Boosts Mrkts
  • AIG Gets Expanded Bailout
  • Auto Makers Force Bailout Issue
  • G-20 Urges Swifter Action
• Congress
  • Rifts Threaten to Distract Dems
  • MN Sen: New Battle w/Absentees
  • GA Sen: Low Turnout Expected
  • Democrats Pick Up 6 in Senate
  • Pick Up 20-24 Seats in House

What Obama's Victory Means for Racial Politics - Juan Williams, WSJ
For Obama, Bold is Good - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
G.O.P. Dog Days? - William Kristol, New York Times
Foreign Policy in a Holding Pattern - John Barry, Newsweek
A Conservative Hope for Obama - Robert Robb, Arizona Republic
So to Business: Team Obama - Edward Luce, Financial Times
Dems Have GOP to Thank, at Least in Part - John Harwood, New York Times
Hostile World Awaits - Ralph Peters, New York Post
Embracing the Obama Era - Rebecca Solnit, The Nation
Obama's Lessons for UK - Janet Daley, Daily Telegraph
Obama Gains in Fast-Growing Counties - Charles Mahtesian, Politico
A Few Post-Election Thoughts - Richard Baehr, American Thinker
Here Comes the Conservative Civil War - Rod Dreher, Dallas Mng News
Will Obama's Congress Be Too Friendly? - Alan Ehrenhalt, New York Times
Minorities at War Over California's Prop. 8 - Colby Cosh, National Post
The Obama Education Agenda - Diane Ravitch, Forbes
The Specter of Deflation - Robert Samuelson, Newsweek

Editorials
Middle is Best for an Obama Government - San Diego Union-Tribune
Nationalizing Detroit - Wall Street Journal
What Didn't Palin Know? - USA Today
President Elected. Next? - Boston Globe

Political News & Analysis
Obama Positioned to Quickly Reverse Bush Actions - Washington Post
Obama Puts Hope on Hold in Days of Transition - Associated Press
Democratic Groups Lay Claim to Obama Win - The Politico
Obama Aide Hedges on Auto Bailout - Detroit News

Transcripts & Speeches


Guests: John Podesta, Reps. Cantor & Pence - Fox News Sunday
Guests: Sen. Majority Leader Reid and Gov. Schwarzenegger - Late Edition
Guest: Rahm Emanuel - Face the Nation
Guests: Valerie Jarrett, Sen. Martinez, and Rep. Clyburn - Meet the Press
President-Elect Obama's Press Conference - Barack Obama

Best of the Blogs
Bring on Chairman Feingold - Steve Benen, Political Animal
It Was Republican Policies, Stupid - Big Tent Democrat, TalkLeft
Enough About McCain's 'Graciousness' - Kyle-Anne Shiver, PJM
Obama's Press Honeymoon Is Over - Daniel De Groot, Open Left
Palin Derangement Syndrome - James Joyner, OTB

• President-Elect Obama
  • Softens Ban on Hiring Lobbyists
  • Closing Gitmo a Priority
  • Advisor Pushing $500B Stimulus
  • Richardson Backed For State
  • Bishops Plan to Confront Obama
  • Top Intel Officers Expect To Go
• Congress
  • Lobbyists Swarm Over Bailout $
  • Congress Takes Up Auto Rescue
  • Universal Healthcare in Works
  • In House, Pelosi Reigns Supreme
• Public Opinion
  • Sky High Expectations For Obama
  • 71% Optimistic About Next 4 Yrs
  • 7 in 10: Obama Will Fix Economy
  • 59%: Dem Control Good for U.S.
• Republicans
  • McCain: Don't Blame Palin
  • GOP Looking For New 'Face'
  • Republicans Must Change or Die
  • GOP Begins Plotting Comeback
• Election News
  • Stump Time Again in Close Races
  • AK Sen: Candidates Await Count
  • MN Sen: Lawyering Up
  • GA Sen: Obama Vols Swarm State
  • Poll: Feinstein, Whitman Early Favorites in California Gov Race

Most Read
Last 24 Hours
Why Obama Looks Like a One Termer
- James Pethokoukis, US News & WR
Obama Won - But Problems, Enemies Remain
- Christopher Hitchens, Slate
Battle Lines Are Drawn for Future of GOP
- David Brooks, New York Times
Goodbye, Reagan Democrats
- Stan Greenberg, New York Times

Last 7 Days
How the President-Elect Did It
- Karl Rove, Wall Street Journal
The Campaign Autopsy
- Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post
Change I Can Believe In
- David Brooks, New York Times

• Palin Comfortable with Obama on Iraq
• Obama Taps Veteran Dems for DoD, State
• GOP Takes Control of Texas House
• McCain: Palin Didn't Hurt Presidential Bid
• McConnell Won't Take a Stand on Stevens
• Obama Avoiding Global Economic Summit
• Sign of Things to Come?
• Palin Puts 'Brutal' 2008 Behind Her
• Pelosi Supports US Auto Bailout
• Newt Not Running for RNC Chair
• Court Hears Dispute Over Religious Monument
• No We Can't?
• Energy Agency Warns of Supply Crunch
• US Military to Abandon Iraqi Cities
• Goldberg: The GOP Looking Glass
• Medved: Comeback? Been There, Done That
• Williams: Getting Beyond Race
• Stossel: The Road to Serfdom

• Michael Medved : GOP Comeback? Been There, Done That
• John Stossel : The Road to Serfdom
• Jonah Goldberg : The GOP Looking Glass
• Michael Gerson : More Than Moderation
• Kathleen Parker : You Can't Get There From Here
• Bill Murchison : So Here's What We Do, Gang
• Donald Lambro : Obama Not Garnering Financial Confidence Internationally
• Ben Shapiro : The Sheer Idiocy of Following Youth Movements
• Austin Bay : Obama's Great Expectations Encounter Sudan
• Carrie Schwab Pomerantz : How Do You Make Sense of the Current Market?
• Walter E. Williams : Getting Beyond Race
• Michelle Malkin : Obama's Illegal Alien Aunti: The Rest of the Story
• Terence Jeffrey : Send Your Children to D.C. Public Schools, Mr. President-Elect
• Jacob Sullum : Obama on Drugs
• David Harsanyi : Getting Out Of the Republican Coma
• Debra J. Saunders : Palin Smears Hurt McCain
• Tony Blankley : To Battle Stations
• Jack Kemp : A Letter to my Grandchildren
• Brian Fitzpatrick : Media Have a Proposition for Calif. Churches: You're Bigots
• Maggie Gallagher : The Ten Commandments vs. the Seven Aphorisms
• Dave Ramsey : Getting Out But Sleeping Less
• Roger Schlesinger : The New Conforming Loan Limits Are Limiting
• John McCaslin : Into Blackwater
• Dennis Prager : Some Positive Reactions from the Right

• Anuzis Makes His Case for RNC Chairman
• Obama to Pioneer Web Outreach to Americans
• Boehner: Work for Energy Independence
• Stocks Plunge After New Paulson Plan
• Palin Says Women on Ticket is Good for GOP
• Palin Doesn't Rule Out Senate
• Minn. Senate Race Without Conclusion
• Poll: Public Willing to Wait on Tax Cuts
• Palin Comfortable with Obama on Iraq
• McCain Says Palin Didn't Hurt Candidacy
• Pelosi Supports US Auto Bailout
• Missouri's Blunt Force in Election Year
• Sauce for the Goose . . .
• Freedom of Speech?
• Gerson: More Than Moderation
• Williams: Getting Beyond Race
• Sullum: Obama on Drugs
• Parker: You Can't Get There From Here

• Rachel Marsden : Al Gore for Secretary of State!
• Rebecca Hagelin : "The Conservative's Handbook"
• Ken Blackwell : GOP Needs a Compelling Vision
• Emmett Tyrrell : Vitality in the Wilderness
• Larry Elder : They Shilled for Obama
• George Will : The Man from Kentucky
• Cal Thomas : Obamas Practice School Choice
• Ann Coulter : GOP Vote Declines Less Than NYT
• Karin Agness : Todd Palin: Manliness in Action
• John Boehner : Let's Work Together To Make America Energy Independent
• John McCaslin : Return to Justice?
• Rich Galen : The New Face of the Republican Party
• John Stossel : The Road to Serfdom
• Jonah Goldberg : The GOP Looking Glass
• Michael Gerson : More Than Moderation
• Kathleen Parker : You Can't Get There From Here
• Bill Murchison : So Here's What We Do, Gang
• Michael Medved : GOP Comeback? Been There, Done That
• Donald Lambro : Obama Not Garnering Financial Confidence Internationally
• Ben Shapiro : The Sheer Idiocy of Following Youth Movements
• Austin Bay : Obama's Great Expectations Encounter Sudan
• Carrie Schwab Pomerantz : How Do You Make Sense of the Current Market?
• Walter E. Williams : Getting Beyond Race
• Michelle Malkin : Obama's Illegal Alien Aunti: The Rest of the Story
• Terence Jeffrey : Send Your Children to D.C. Public Schools, Mr. President-Elect

• U.S. Economy
  • Federal Bailout to Include Credit Card and Loan Companies
  • Democrats Plot Detroit Rescue
  • WH Rejects Using Treasury Funds
  • Pelosi Plan Sets Up Clash w/Bush
• President-Elect Obama
  • Gambles Early with Auto Bailout
  • Softens Ban on Hiring Lobbyists
  • Closing Gitmo a Priority
  • Will Ratchet Up bin Laden Hunt
  • Bishops Plan to Confront Obama
• Congress
  • AK Sen: Begich Now Up By 3 Votes
  • Rep. Jefferson Headed to Trial
  • Seven Races Remain Undecided
  • Dem Sens Try to Save Lieberman
  • MN Sen: 4 Judges Join Oversight
  • GA Sen: Obama Vols Swarm State
  • Chris Matthews for Senate?
• Republicans
  • Fight to Lead the RNC
  • MI GOP Chair Anuzis Jumps In
  • McCain: Don't Blame Palin
  • GOP Looking For New 'Face'

The New Team
Dan W. Reicher
By MATTHEW L. WALDDan W. Reicher, director of climate change and energy initiatives at Google, is being considered for energy secretary.

November 14, 2008
For Obama and Family, a Personal Transition
By PETER BAKERLife for the Obamas has changed forever under the constraints and security of the president-elect’s bubble.

November 14, 2008 Op-Ed Columnist
Bailout to Nowhere
By DAVID BROOKSThe biggest threat to a healthy economy is the politically powerful capitalists who use their influence to create a stagnant corporate welfare state.

November 14, 2008
A Senate Runoff in Georgia Tries to Rouse Voters After an Intense Election
By SHAILA DEWANThe battle between Senator Saxby Chambliss and Jim Martin, his Democratic challenger, is the first test of Barack Obama’s coattails.

November 14, 2008 Diplomatic Memo
A World of Advice for Obama on Foreign Policy
By HELENE COOPERThe calls from foreign governments began within minutes of President-elect Barack Obama’s victory.

November 14, 2008 NYC
Can Obama Help KillBaggy Pants Look?
By CLYDE HABERMANPull up your pants. The president-elect said so.

November 14, 2008 Editorial Observer
Democratic Pressure on Obama to Restore the Rule of Law
By ADAM COHENAn ardent defender of civil liberties, Senator Russ Feingold of Wisconsin is dedicated to putting the restoration of American legal traditions on the next president’s agenda.

November 14, 2008
Gates and European Officials Criticize Medvedev for His Bellicose Talk
By STEPHEN CASTLERussia’s threat to station missiles along its border with Europe drew strong criticism from senior United States and European officials.

November 14, 2008 National Briefing | Midwest
Illinois: Suits Charge Violence by Police
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSA lawsuit asserts that some white Chicago police officers committed hate crimes against a black family cheering Barack Obama’s victory last week at their home.

November 14, 2008 On the White House
If the Senate Reconvenes, Two Seats May Be Empty
By PETER BAKERBarack Obama will resign his Senate seat on Sunday, but next week’s session could address the most urgent issue confronting the nation: slowing the current economic slide.

November 14, 2008 Editorial
In It Together
Unless the world’s leaders work together, protectionist pressures will mount, deepening everyone’s problems.

November 14, 2008 Front Row
Loosening His Tie (Sort Of)
By CATHY HORYNApart from the trip to Washington to visit his new home, President-elect Barack Obama has been looking pretty casual of late.

November 13, 2008
A Documentary About the Obama Campaign Is Drawing Wide Interest
By BRIAN STELTERA documentary, more than two years in the making, about President-elect Barack Obama’s campaign is gathering significant interest from international distributors.

November 13, 2008 Editorial
Foreclosure Prevention Lite
The financial system will not stabilize until house prices stabilize, and house prices will not stabilize until the government finds a way to stanch foreclosures on a large scale.

November 13, 2008 Political Memo
Picking Obama Successor Puts Spotlight on Governor
By MONICA DAVEYGov. Rod R. Blagojevich of Illinois faces a myriad of political concerns as he fills Barack Obama’s Senate seat.

November 13, 2008
For a Washington Job, Be Prepared to Tell All
By JACKIE CALMESThose seeking top posts in the Obama administration must fill out an extensive -- some say invasive -- application.

November 13, 2008 The New Team
Laura D’Andrea Tyson
By LOUIS UCHITELLELaura D’Andrea Tyson may return as director of the National Economic Council, a post she held under the Clinton administration.

November 13, 2008
Clinton Officials to Lead 3 Departments’ Transition
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICKThe Obama administration tapped former Clinton White House officials to oversee the takeover of the Treasury, State and Defense Departments.

November 13, 2008 Editorial
The Shape of Things to Come?
Far more needs to be spelled out in terms of how, once beyond inauguration, the Obama administration will handle modern lobbyists.

November 13, 2008 Op-Ed Columnist
Obama and Our Schools
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOFPresident-elect Barack Obama ranked education fifth among his priorities, and if it is being downplayed, that’s a mistake.

November 13, 2008 NEWS ANALYSIS
On NATO’s Table, Ukraine and a Test of Russian Ties
By THOM SHANKERDefense Secretary Robert M. Gates will join NATO defense ministers this week to discuss how to bring Ukraine rapidly into the alliance.

November 12, 2008 The New Team
Julius Genachowski
By JODI KANTORJulius Genachowski, who remained close to Present-elect Barack Obama after graduation from Harvard Law School, is being considered for a post as a White House adviser.

November 12, 2008 Omaha Journal
Glory for Democrats, Riding on a Single Vote
By SUSAN SAULNYIf Barack Obama’s edge holds as Omaha counts its last ballots, Nebraska will award one electoral vote to a Democrat for the first time since 1964.

November 12, 2008

• President-Elect Obama
  • Economic Advisors Diverse
  • More Ex-Clintonites Tapped
  • Clinton Eyed For Sec of State
  • Pakistan Is Big Test for Obama
  • Will Vacate Senate Seat Sunday
  • Obamas Make Personal Transition
• Republicans
  • Palin Steals Show at Govs Mtg
  • Govs Go Back to Drawing Board
  • Steele Announces For RNC Chair
• Congress
  • Chances Dim For Big 3 Bailout
  • Fannie/Freddie May Need More $
  • Treasury Draws Fire For Shift
  • Dems Benefit From Lobby Boom
• Election News
  • AK Sen: Begich Leads by 814
  • MN Sen: Franken Sues For Names
  • GA Sen: McCain Stumps for Saxby

The Obama Presidency and a New Liberal Order - Peter Beinart, Time
The Loss Of Individual Liberty - Peter Robinson, Forbes
Depression Economics Returns - Paul Krugman, New York Times
Capitalism is the Path to Prosperity - Larry Kudlow, RealClearPolitics
Nancy Pelosi's Motown Juggling Act - Kimberley Strassel, Wall Street Journal
The Auto Industry Deserves to be Rescued - Jonathan Cohn, New Republic
Detroit Bailout to Nowhere - David Brooks, New York Times
How Inflation Changed The World - Jonathan Rauch, National Journal
Obama Gets the Clinton Band Back Together - Smith & Brown, Politico
Three Potential Tripwires for Obama - Michael Gerson, Washington Post
Obama's Middle East Options - Philip Stephens, Financial Times
From Victim to Victor in Black America - Suzanne Fields, Townhall
Obama and the Politics of Race - David Remnick, The New Yorker
Youthfulness The Idiom Of American Politics - Rich Lowry, New York Post
For Women, It's Not Gender But Agenda - Ellen Goodman, Boston Globe
Don't Count on a New Bretton Woods - Adrian Hamilton, The Independent
Our Overpowerful President - William Marshall, Raleigh News & Observer

Editorials
That G-20 Show - Wall Street Journal
In It Together - New York Times
No Free Lunch for Detroit - Washington Post
Vouchers in Texas - The Economist

Political News & Analysis
Obama Taps Techies to Scour Bureaucracy - The Politico
Job Candidates Face Invasive Questionnaire - New York Times
GOP Governors Lament Losses - St. Petersburg Times
Obama Sending Leach, Albright to Economic Summit - Bloomberg

Transcripts & Speeches


Peter Cook's Interview with Secretary Paulson - Bloomberg TV
President Bush's Remarks on the World Economy - George W. Bush
Paulson's Update on the Financial Rescue Plan - Secretary Paulson
Panel on Paulson's Rescue Update - Special Report w/Brit Hume
Interview with Sarah Palin - Larry King Live

Best of the Blogs
What Turned Ohio Blue? - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
RNC Throws Pie in John McCain's Face - Marc Ambinder, The Atlantic
The Lieberman Conundrum - Chris Cillizza, The Fix
Obama's First Big Mistake - Mark Cuban, Huffington Post
Secret Ballots for We, But Not for Thee - Amanda Carpenter, Townhall

Gingrich Says GOP Outmatched
- Roger Simon, Politico
Media Falls Victim To Hoax About Palin
- Richard Perez-Pena, NY Times
The Obama Transition: What Change Looks Like
- Karen Tumulty, Time
History Favors Republicans in 2010
- Karl Rove, Wall Street Journal

Last 7 Days
Why Obama Looks Like a One Termer
- James Pethokoukis, US News & WR
The Campaign Autopsy
- Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post
Change I Can Believe In
- David Brooks, New York Times

• Sen. Clinton Eyed as Secretary of State
• Pressure Mounts in Minn. Senate Recount
• Romney Mulls Political Future
• McCain Asks Georgia to Back Sen. Chambliss
• Michael Steele Running to Head GOP
• Ayers Reflects on Obama in Memoir
• Obama Resigning Senate Seat Effective Sun.
• Biden Chooses Chief of Staff
• Rove: Palin Should Study Up for 2012
• Leaders to Face Off on Financial Fixes
• Crowd of 1 Million Could Attend Inauguration
• Big Three Carmakers Line Up for Bailout
• US Advises EU to Tread Carefully with Russia
• Sarkozy: US Missile System Wouldn't Help
• Limbaugh: Sanctimonious Stone Throwers
• Krauthammer: The Bailout's Fault Lines
• Goldberg: GOP Road Sign: Keep Right
• Prelutsky: Mourning in America

• O'reilly: John McCain and Sarah Palin
• Congress To Kill Bush Rules
• Will World Econ Summit Help Meltdown?
• Sen. Clinton Eyed as Secretary of State
• Freddie Mac Seeks More Government Aid
• Steele, Anuzis Run for RNC Chair
• High Court to Hear Anti-Clinton Movie Case
• Facing Palin Factor, Romney Mulls Future
• McCain Asks Georgia to Back Chambliss
• Obama and McCain to Discuss Cooperation
• French Leader Denigrates Missile Shield
• Palin the Fiscal Conservative Reformer
• Why Don't You "Spread the Wealth Around"?
• Gerson: Obama's Tripwires
• Harsanyi: America and Corporate Welfare
• Malkin: Hank Paulson, Naked Emperor
• Chavez: Obama's School Choice
• Secretary of State Hillary Clinton?

• Bill O'Reilly : John McCain and Sarah Palin
• Nick Nichols : Shame on You!
• Michael Barone : Detroit Automakers a Relic of the Past
• Amanda Carpenter : Steele, Anuzis Run for RNC Chair
• Janice Shaw Crouse : Women's Voting Patterns in Election 2008
• Rich Tucker : More Peace Than War
• Kathryn Jean Lopez : No One Should Be Railin' or Bailin' on Palin
• Rich Galen : Are You Now or Have you Ever Been...?
• Michael Gerson : Obama's Tripwires
• David Limbaugh : Sanctimonious Stone Throwers
• Charles Krauthammer : The Bailout's Fault Lines
• David Harsanyi : Baseball, Apple Pie and Corporate Welfare
• Mike Gallagher : Finally, a Religious Leader with Guts
• Donald Lambro : Obama Won the Election using the Gipper's Playbook
• John Hawkins : Fifteen Questions For People Who Say the GOP Should Become More Moderate
• Michelle Malkin : Hank Paulson, Naked Emperor
• Jonah Goldberg : GOP Road Sign: Keep Right
• Burt Prelutsky : Mourning in America
• Lisa De Pasquale : Davi’s Passion for Politics and Movie Making
• Patrick J. Buchanan : Bretton Woods II -- No Way
• Ann Coulter : GOP Vote Declines Less Than NYT

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HRC for SOS
Rep. Steve Cohen, 11.14.2008

If President Obama does indeed select Sen. Clinton as his Secretary of State, he will be invoking Lincoln's legacy in a profound way; and in the opinion of this Congressman, there could be no wiser choice for the post.

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Hillary Clinton: A 21st Century Choice for Secretary of State
Nancy L. Cohen, 11.14.2008

Obama will not choose her because she's a woman. He will choose her because she has shown visionary leadership on two of the critical international (and moral) questions of our age.

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Two Senators Speak Out: Lieberman Should Have Committee Chair Stripped
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Rahm Emanuel and Arab Perceptions
James Zogby, 11.14.2008

The stories that have been circulating about Rahm Emanuel are as reprehensible as the "Barack Obama is a secret Muslim/Manchurian candidate" tale.

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How Far Will Obama Take 'Team of Rivals' Approach? ... Hillary? McCain? Romney? Lieberman?
Mark Nickolas, 11.14.2008

Sen. Clinton is obviously qualified and I think America would love to see a new government that wasn't simply made-up of cronies but of people with differing viewpoints who come together for the good of the country.

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Obama Faces More Personal Threats Than Other Presidents-Elect

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Obama's Transparent Presidency To Include Weekly YouTube Addresses
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Hillary Clinton: A 21st Century Choice for Secretary of State
Nancy L. Cohen, 11.14.2008

Obama will not choose her because she's a woman. He will choose her because she has shown visionary leadership on two of the critical international (and moral) questions of our age.

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Obama-McCain Meeting Set To Bury Campaign Ax
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Obama Gives Ebony First Post-Election Interview, Photoshoot
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Obama's Campaign Staffers Get Bonuses
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Obama Names Valerie Jarrett Senior White House Advisor
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