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Headlines from December 19th, 2008
Warren Praises Obama for Picking Him for Invocation
The Saddleback Church pastor releases a statement late Thursday after controversy builds over Obama selecting Warren to deliver the inaugural invocation. "I commend President-elect Obama for his courage to willingly take enormous heat from his base by inviting someone like me, with whom he doesn't agree on every issue..." Permalink
Report: Emanuel Talked Directly to Blago
Chicago Sun-Times: Obama's incoming chief of staff allegedly chatted with the embattled governor after the election. Permalink
Paterson: Cuomo Wants Clinton's Senate Seat Too
The New York Governor confirms that New York's attorney general wants to be considered for the job. Permalink
"Deep Throat" Dies at 95
Mark Felt died Thursday of congestive heart failure in Santa Rosa after several months of failing health, said a family friend. Permalink
NY Post: Caroline Kennedy's Voting History "Spotty"
The paper reports the potential New York Senate appointee didn't cast a ballot in the 2005 mayoral primary or the 2002 general election. Permalink
Bush on Avoiding the YouTube Campaign
In part two of an interview with RealClearPolitics released Friday, Bush says he's the "very last President not to really have to worry about YouTube." "The 'gotcha' moments in my campaign in the past were few and far between." Adds that Obama brings a tech awareness to the White House that he didn’t have: "He grew up in a Blackberry world." Permalink
Obama May Name Venture Capitalist to FCC
WashPost: Local D.C. venture capitalist Julius Genachowski could be announced as FCC chair as early as Friday. Permalink
Coleman Leads Franken by Just 2 Votes
Two votes is all that stands between Coleman and Franken, according to the AP tally in Minnesota's still-unresolved Senate race. Permalink
Politico: Obama's Goal Is To Fill 325 Jobs
The president-elect is deeply involved in filling the jobs throughout his administration and wants 325 jobs in place by inauguration. He has an 11:00 p.m. nightly call to look at slates of personnel, casting his attention as deep as the assistant secretary level. Permalink
Obama Stimulus Coming Together
The president-elect's advisers hope to finish a "blueprint" of the plan by Christmas so that congressional staffers can draft legislation by the new year. Permalink
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