Headlines from November 9th, 2008

The Chase for Golden Tickets

Obama inaugural ducats are tough to come by. WSJ: "A total of roughly 240,000 tickets are likely to be issued for Mr. Obama's swearing-in." Permalink

Podesta: Obama May Reverse Bush Orders

Obama's transition chief says the president-elect is reviewing President Bush's executive orders on such issues as stem cells and energy drilling, and may reverse some of them. Tells "Fox News Sunday": "You see the Bush administration even today moving aggressively to do things that I think are probably not in the interest of the country." "There's a lot that the president can do using his executive authority without waiting for congressional action, and I think we'll see the president do that." New York Times: "A full list of policies to be overturned will not be announced by Mr. Obama until he confers with new members of his cabinet." Permalink

Reid Open to Gates Remaining at Defense

The Senate majority leader tells CNN's "Late Edition" that he would not object to keeping Secretary Gates in the Pentagon. "Why wouldn't we want to keep him? He's never been a registered Republican." Read the full exchange. Permalink

Who Will B AG?

Lots of mystery remains about Obama's chief law enforcement pick. , 8:34 AM

The Paulson-Bernanke Factor

WSJ: "Pressing tasks for President-elect Barack Obama's new economic team ... will be to calm markets and decide which of the Bernanke-Paulson decisions to endorse and which to seek to alter." Permalink

A Down Day for the President-Elect

The president-elect leaves his home just once Sunday, to hit the gym. Read sleepy Sunday pool reports here and here. , 8:20 AM

First Lady as Mom First

Senior Obama adviser, close friend Valerie Jarrett tells "Meet the Press" that Michelle Obama will be focused on her two daughters in the White House. Permalink

On to 2012

Politico dives in to the next showdown. Notes that Huckabee and Jindal will both be in Iowa this month, and Gov. Palin is expected at the Republican Governors Association meeting next week. Permalink

Obama and the Bench

Four dozen court openings give the new president a change to start changing the courts -- now. , 7:40 AM

The Obamas Hit the Town

The first couple in waiting enjoy their first meal out since Tuesday's win. They spend three hours at a favorite Chicago restaurant on Michigan Avenue. Read the pool report, and check out the menu. Permalink

Interest Group Wish Lists Piling Up For Obama

Labor groups, liberal advocacy groups, Latino organizations and others are greeting the president-elect with agendas they want him to act on promptly. Observers say his grassroots fundraising makes him less indebted to interest groups than many predecessors. Permalink

Meet the Press: Tom Brokaw asked Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett all the right questions-- and she stayed relentlessly and newslessly on message the whole time. Read the transcript. This Week: Rahm Emanuel was all about bipartisan good cheer. Told Stephanopoulos that "priority one is the economy," suggested a middle-class tax cut may be near. Watch clip here. Fox News Sunday: Transition head John Podesta said Obama will move aggressively to make key appointments. Reps. Eric Cantor, Mike Pence. Face the Nation: Emanuel. NY Times' Brooks, Politico's Harris. Watch video here. Late Edition: Sen. Reid, Gov. Schwarzenegger Read more here. Permalink