- Obama Builds Powerful Team of White House Advisers (Washington Post)Today
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Washington Post:
Obama Builds Powerful Team of White House Advisers — Influential Advisers May Compete With Cabinet — President-elect Barack Obama is assembling a new and influential cadre of counselors just steps from the Oval Office whose power to direct domestic policy will rival, if not exceed, the authority of his Cabinet.
- Senate's Democratic majority clears path for Roland Burris (Chicago Tribune)Today
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Chicago Tribune:
Senate's Democratic majority clears path for Roland Burris — Pressure by President-elect Barack Obama leads to about-face — WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate's Democratic majority opened the way Wednesday for Roland Burris to become Illinois' next senator, pressured by President-elect Barack Obama …
- Obama Digs In for His BlackBerry (Jeff Zeleny/New York Times)Today
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Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Obama Digs In for His BlackBerry — WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama has yet to relent, but he conceded that he might be losing the battle to keep his independent lifeline to the outside world. — “I'm still clinging to my BlackBerry,” Mr. Obama said Wednesday. “They're going to pry it out of my hands.”
- Daschle to Face Tough Questions on Competition in Health Insurance (Robert Pear/New York Times)Today
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Robert Pear / New York Times:
Daschle to Face Tough Questions on Competition in Health Insurance — WASHINGTON — When Tom Daschle shows up for a confirmation hearing on Thursday, senators are likely to grant him all the courtesies due a former Senate majority leader. — But that does not mean Mr. Daschle should expect only softball questions.
- MO-Senate: Bond to Retire (Chris Cillizza/The Fix)Today
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
MO-Senate: Bond to Retire — Missouri Sen. Kit Bond (R) will retire in 2010, a decision that hands Democrats a prime pickup opportunity in a state where the party has made strides in recent years. — “In 1972, I became Missouri's youngest Governor,” Bond said this morning in an address to the Missouri General Assembly.
