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Change

by Steve Benen on 11/20/2008 12:05:17 PM

CHANGE.... We're still quite a ways from knowing what Obama's entire team is going to look like, but this debate seems to be increasingly common. "I think several individuals are very frustrated to think that President-elect Obama may just cut... Continue »

Waxman edges Dingell for gavel

by Steve Benen on 11/20/2008 12:05:17 PM

WAXMAN EDGES DINGELL FOR GAVEL.... This comes as something of a surprise. Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) will become the next chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee after House Democrats voted to replace current Chairman John Dingell (D-Mich.). The... Continue »

McCain Likes Napolitano As Homeland Security Czar

by Marc Ambinder on 11/20/2008 11:47:07 AM

Why anyone would want to take over DHS is a mystery to many in Washington, and it's not entirely clear that Gov. Janet Napolitano will get the job.But fellow Arizonan, Sen. John McCain, may have given us a clue. He called Napolitano today and emerged from the call with a statement of congratulations... Continue »

California Dreams Come True

by Marc Ambinder on 11/20/2008 11:41:51 AM

The biggest state in the union is finally its getting its due in Congress.Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker.George Miller, overseeing education policy.And now Henry Waxman, who officially ousted John Dingell today, will be a co-architect of the nation's health care and energy/climate change policies. Continue »

Ways to experience Paradise Lost

by Maud Newton on 11/20/2008 11:27:53 AM

My Paradise Lost Twitter project, unlike the Twain (Letters from the Earth), is kinda underwhelming. But a reading marathon sounds fun. Continue »

New Animal Collective - "Brother Sport"

by Stereogum on 11/20/2008 10:16:30 AM

When we gave you a live-in-France video clip of "Brother Sport" back in April we called the song "full-on springtime tropicalia," though it'd been recorded in October. The fact of the matter: The Merriweather Post Pavilion closer's full-on early winter tropicalia, too. (We know the title's a Baltimo... Continue »

Ryan Adams Disses R.E.M., The Killers, Not Oasis

by Stereogum on 11/20/2008 10:16:30 AM

Ryan's unadulterated idolization of the Gallaghers is rubbing off on him in all the wrong ways. Unless you're a hot beef-craving blogger (nullus?) who scours the web for this sort of stuff, in which case nevermind, Ryan you're doing great. Actually reader Danielle did the scouring for us this time, ... Continue »

Gummy Awards 2008: Great Video Contenders

by Stereogum on 11/20/2008 10:16:30 AM

By opening the polls yesterday to the most important vote of 2008, we understandably set off a firestorm of doubt, unrest, and confusion: Best Video Of The Year? But who remembers all the videos? Well we remember all the videos. That's because we blog. It's understandable that, if you don't spend yo... Continue »

Napolitano to DHS

by Steve Benen on 11/20/2008 10:04:50 AM

NAPOLITANO TO DHS.... There were widespread hopes that Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano (D) would find a role in the Obama administration, so the overnight news was encouraging. Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano (D) has been chosen to serve as secretary of... Continue »

Who Are Obama's Real Hollywood Pals?

by Nikki Finke on 11/20/2008 9:52:36 AM

It's no surprise that Barack Obama's closest friends in the entertainment biz aren't celebs. So Politico.com's Jeffrey Ressner has put together the less glittery reality of those showbiz types inside the president-elect's tightly knit circle: James Lassiter — Will Smith’s longtime manager and head o... Continue »