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Obama's Pick of Daschle May Test Conflict-of-Interest Pledge

New York Times 11.20.08 3:08 AM | At issue is Tom Daschle's work since leaving the Senate as a board member of the Mayo Clinic and a highly paid adviser to health care clients.
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In a Roomful of Representatives, Perhaps a Senator in Waiting

New York Times 11.20.08 2:58 AM | For the first time since Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton was mentioned as a possible choice for secretary of state, several of the people who could replace her in the Senate were in the same room...
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Reports: Napolitano is Obama's pick for Homeland Security

USA Today 11.20.08 11:01 AM | Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, who has fought to curb illegal immigration along her state's border with Mexico, is President-elect ...
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Clinton attorney among Obama's new staff picks

USA Today 11.20.08 1:43 AM | President-elect Barack Obama tapped former Clinton attorney Gregory Craig as his White House counsel on Wednesday and said campaign ...
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Zogby won't duplicate Obama poll

Politico.com 11.20.08 1:40 PM | Zogby has rejected a conservative commentator's offer to sponsor a poll to test McCain voters.
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Health Insurers Offer to Accept All Applicants, on Condition

New York Times 11.20.08 3:12 AM | The health insurance industry said it would support a plan requiring insurers to accept all customers, but asked that Congress require all Americans to have coverage in return.
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Waxman dethrones Dingell as chairman

Politico.com 11.20.08 10:53 AM | Waxman will take over for longtime Energy and Commerce Chairman Dingell.� See also:�Health care, enviro groups embrace Waxman
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McCain narrowly wins in Missouri; Show Me State is last to show results

Arizona Daily Star 11.20.08 11:54 AM | JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Republican John McCain has defeated President-elect Barack Obama in Missouri — the last state to be decided in the 2008 presidential election.
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Federal panel warns of Chinese espionage

USA Today 11.20.08 10:45 AM | A congressional advisory panel said Thursday that China has stepped-up computer espionage attacks on the U.S. government, defense ...
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Democrats Gain as Stevens Loses Race

New York Times 11.19.08 12:05 PM | Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska, convicted on federal ethics charges, lost his bid for a seventh term, giving Democrats at least 58 seats in the Senate.
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Obama collects data on supporters

The Washington Times 11.19.08 10:36 AM | DEVELOPING: The remnants of the Barack Obama campaign are collecting reams of valuable data from supporters on his millions-strong list, an indication the president-elect is leaning toward fully...
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Holder Seen as Obama Choice for Justice Post

New York Times 11.19.08 11:03 AM | Barack Obama's transition team has signaled to Eric H. Holder Jr. that he will be chosen as attorney general, but no final decision has been made, people involved in the process said.
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Rice and Clinton haven't spoken about State job

The Hill 11.19.08 5:20 AM | Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) have not spoken in the past few days about what...
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CBO chief likely pick as budget director

Seattle Times 11.19.08 12:45 AM | Congressional Budget Office chief Peter Orszag is the front-runner to be President-elect Barack Obama's budget director, Capitol Hill Democrats say.
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Could Iowa conservatives undermine GOP in 2012?

Seattle Times 11.19.08 12:20 AM | Possible Republican presidential candidates already are making Iowa a winter destination four years before the leadoff caucuses, but some wonder if the state Republican Party's drift to the right...
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Will Clinton pardon of tax fugitive haunt Holder?

USA Today 11.19.08 7:21 AM | The first black man elected U.S. president is poised to name Washington lawyer Eric Holder as the nation's first black attorney ...
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RNC gives NRSC $2 million for Georgia runoff

The Hill 11.19.08 5:51 AM | Sen. John Ensign said Wednesday that the RNC has transferred $2 million earmarked for the Senate runoff in Georgia to the...
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GOP retains Senate leader

Kentucky Courier-Journal 11.19.08 2:15 AM | Sen. Mitch McConnell was re-elected yesterday as Senate Republican leader, a post that will make him the most powerful member of his party in Washington after President George W. Bush leaves the...
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Obama's senate staff will soon pack the office

USA Today 11.19.08 12:18 AM | During this leadership transition, USA TODAY answers reader-submitted questions about the presidential hand-off.
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AARP Orders Investigation Concerning Its Marketing

New York Times 11.19.08 2:22 AM | After a Senate inquiry found evidence of deceptive marketing, AARP has hired an outside investigator to look into sales of some of its popular health insurance products.
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