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What's the deal with Prof. Joseph Olson's "unreported stats" from the 2008 election?: This chain e-mail is a hoax. The "statistics" are grossly incorrect, and Prof. Olson says he didn't write it.
Is it true that the Big Three American automakers made charitable contributions after 9/11, while foreign companies, by and large, did nothing?: Actually, foreign car companies gave lots of money, too, despite what an old chain e-mail claims.
Is the EPA considering a tax on cows and pigs?: No. The farm lobby warned that EPA "could" push for such a tax, but EPA never proposed any such thing and says it lacks authority to impose one anyway.
Year-end Whoppers: The bunk just keeps on coming.
Would 3 million jobs be lost if U.S. automakers go under?: The 3-million-jobs figure is based on doomsday assumptions that are unlikely to materialize. Independent economists put the job loss in the hundreds of thousands if GM and Chrysler go under. Ford has said it can survive on its own for...
Did Nancy Pelosi order up a 200-seat jet for her personal use?: The Democratic House speaker normally flies in a 12-seat Air Force jet, just as her Republican predecessor did. This rumor stems from a request by the House sergeant at arms, not Pelosi, for a jet large enough to reach California...
What is the percentage of total personal bankruptcies caused by health care bills?: A Harvard study published in 2005 found that about half of those who filed for bankruptcy said health care expenses, illness or related job-loss led them to do so. Twenty-seven percent cited uncovered medical bills specifically, and 2 percent said...
How is President-elect Obama paying for his transition?: Obama's transition is being financed with $5.3 million in public funds provided by Congress, supplemented by another $6.7 million that his team hopes to raise from individuals in donations not exceeding $5,000 each.
Our Disinformed Electorate: by Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Brooks Jackson
Good-bye for Now...: We end our weekly series with one last look at the 2008 election circus. We'll be back in 2009 with occasional episodes and updates.

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Canvassing board certifies Franken Senate win: In a move that leaves a post-election legal challenge the last hope for Republican Sen. Norm Coleman, Minnesota's high court has denied his campaign's request to consider about 650 additional rejected absentee ballots.
Burris: 'I am the legally-appointed senator': CNN's Wolf Blitzer spoke Monday with Roland Burris, picked by Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to fill President-elect Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat. Below is a full transcript of the interview:
Secretary of Senate rejects Burris, aide says: Roland Burris, the controversial appointee to fill Barack Obama's Senate seat, planned to go to Washington on Monday as top Democrats and Republicans meet to try to work out a bipartisan solution to their Senate dilemma.
Bill Richardson bows out as Commerce nominee: New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is withdrawing his nomination to be commerce secretary, he and President-elect Barack Obama said in statements Sunday.
Officials: Panetta to be tapped for CIA director: Leon Panetta, chief of staff in President Clinton's White House, will be President-elect Barack Obama's choice to be director of the CIA, two Democratic officials told CNN on Monday.
Malia and Sasha's first day of school
11 notable presidential pardons: Article II, Section 2 of the United States Constitution grants the president "power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States." With a stroke of his pen, the man in charge can make legal trouble disappear. As one might expect, this practice can be a bit controversial.
Former Attorney General Griffin Bell dies: Griffin Bell, who served as attorney general in the Carter administration, has died, according to the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia. He was 90.

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The mechanics of getting in the White House. On this page you will find relevant news stories and tools to help you track the progress of the 2008 US Presidential Elections.

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Obama goes to bat for stimulus - Boston Globe

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Obama goes to bat for stimulus
Boston Globe - 29 minutes ago
By Joseph Williams WASHINGTON - As details of his economic stimulus plan begin to emerge, President-elect Barack Obama engaged in rare, preinaugural lobbying for it on Capitol Hill yesterday, building bipartisan support among lawmakers for a federal ...
Video: Obama's Pushes Stimulus Plan CBS

New US Congress set to convene, focused on economy Reuters
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No hiding the disappointment about Richardson - Los Angeles Times

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No hiding the disappointment about Richardson
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago
Bill Richardson's decision to pull out of Obama's Cabinet hurts his standing as a Latino leader and the political causes he supports, analysts say.
Video: Richardson Addresses Withdrawing Nomination AssociatedPress

Richardson, Obama Teams Trade Blame Washington Post
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Kerry announces southwest Asia trip - Boston Globe

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Kerry announces southwest Asia trip
Boston Globe - 29 minutes ago
Senator John F. Kerry's office announced yesterday afternoon that his first major trip as chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee will be to southwest Asia, a particularly troubled part of the globe.
Biden Schedules Fact-Finding Journey to Asia New York Times
VP-elect Biden to visit Southwest Asia Reuters
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Take Two Bailouts and Call Me in the Morning - Washington Post

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Take Two Bailouts and Call Me in the Morning
Washington Post - 2 hours ago
By Al Kamen Senate staffers working on confirmations are looking hard into the backgrounds of President-elect Barack Obama's nominees, poring over their past writings and speeches searching for controversial statements and positions.
Obama’s Health Care Resolutions Can’t Be Kept FOXNews
Happy Health Care Reform New Year Huffington Post
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The Party of Tomorrow - Washington Post

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The Party of Tomorrow
Washington Post - 2 hours ago
By EJ Dionne Jr. The message sent over the weekend may have been unintentional, but it was nonetheless powerful. While the candidates to chair the Republican National Committee prepared for a debate held yesterday by the Reagan-era group Americans for ...
Video: Va. Gov. Kaine to Take Over As DNC Chairman AssociatedPress

Kaine refused DNC offer several times Richmond Times Dispatch
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Bon Jovi to sing at NYC Hillary Clinton fundraiser - The Associated Press

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Bon Jovi to sing at NYC Hillary Clinton fundraiser
The Associated Press - Jan 3, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) - The final note of Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign may very well be sung by Jon Bon Jovi. The musician is performing at a fundraiser for the former presidential candidate as she tries to close out her campaign debt, ...
Born to Fund? Bon Jovi Risks Rep to Help Hil NBC Bay Area
Jon Bon Jovi To Sing For Hillary Clinton TheCelebrityCafe.com
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Obama transition team on track to meet money goal - Reuters

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Obama transition team on track to meet money goal
Reuters - 12 hours ago
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donors have contributed at least $3.8 million to help pay for US President-elect Barack Obama's transition to power, according to figures released on Monday that show him on track to meet his fundraising goal ...
Obama Transition Raised $3.8 Million After Election Washington Post
Obama Neared $4 Million in Transition Fundraising Last Month CQPolitics.com
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Frist is out, governor's race is on - Memphis Commercial Appeal

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Frist is out, governor's race is on
Memphis Commercial Appeal - 1 hour ago
Who knows whether former US Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist would be a good governor of Tennessee? One potential benefit of his decision not to run for the office in 2010 is the likelihood of a competitive Republican primary.
Candidates lining up for run at governor's office in 2010 DeSoto Appeal
Tennessee: Wamp running for governor; Berke weighing race Chattanooga Times Free Press
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Brownback eyeing governor’s race - Kansas City Star

Brownback eyeing governor’s race
Kansas City Star - 2 hours ago
Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas on Monday filed paperwork that would allow him to raise money for a 2010 race for governor. The step is yet another sign that the state’s senior US senator is planning a campaign to succeed two-term Gov.
Democratic ticket for governor needs 'wow' factor Topeka Capital Journal
Brownback kicks off fundraising for his Kansas gubernatorial campaign Lawrence Journal World
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Hearings for Cabinet Nominees Scheduled - Farm Futures

Hearings for Cabinet Nominees Scheduled
Farm Futures - 2 hours ago
Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, the Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee has announced that his committee will conduct a hearing to review the nomination of former Governor Tom Vilsack to be the next Secretary of Agriculture.
Vilsack confirmation hearing set for next week Chicago Tribune
Vilsack To Replace Richardson? New York Daily News
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Media Matters: Coulter Book Inaccurate - Editor & Publisher

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Media Matters: Coulter Book Inaccurate
Editor & Publisher - 14 hours ago
By Joe Strupp NEW YORK Media Matters for America is claiming that the latest book from syndicated columnist Ann Coulter, "Guilty: Liberal 'Victims' and Their Assault on America," includes numerous falsehoods.
The Coulter Watch Wizbang
Anthrax Coulter goes after Mrs. Obama in new book Dallas Voice
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George Bush Foreign Policy 2000: Amazing - The Inquisitr

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George Bush Foreign Policy 2000: Amazing
The Inquisitr - 4 hours ago
What a difference two terms can make. This classic clip from the 2000 Presidential debates features George Bush castigating Al Gore over among other things “nation building” foreign policy, with Bush referring to his focus on the United States ...
On this day in 2001... Focus News
US Foreign Policy Circa 2000 Donklephant
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> Fergus Cullen: NH GOP needs broader message - The Union Leader

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> Fergus Cullen: NH GOP needs broader message
The Union Leader - 2 hours ago
Manchester taxpayers will be interested to know that the Hackett Hill land no one would bid on is the same land the city could have sold for $1.25 million back in 2005.
The political party without sin should cast the first parody New York Daily News
GOP facing tough choices Green Bay Press Gazette
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Reid Meets With Obama About Yucca Mountain - Fox5 KVVU

Reid Meets With Obama About Yucca Mountain
Fox5 KVVU - 5 hours ago
WASHINGTON -- Nevada Sen. Harry Reid is wasting no time getting the Yucca Mountain project on the president-elect's mind. Reid met with Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden.
Reid Says Obama Will Further Cut Yucca Funds KXNT
Reid discloses plans for crippling cuts to Yucca Mountain project Las Vegas Review - Journal
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Warner Leaves Legacy, Void in Va. Delegation - Washington Post

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Warner Leaves Legacy, Void in Va. Delegation
Washington Post - Jan 4, 2009
John W. Warner, shown in 1977 with then-wife Elizabeth Taylor, is "not replaceable," says his successor, former Virginia governor Mark R. Warner.
Nearing retirement in Senate, John Warner takes a look back Houston Chronicle
Nye and Warner join Virginia's Democrats in DC on Tuesday The Virginian-Pilot
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FACTBOX: Senate sets hearings on Obama Cabinet - Reuters

FACTBOX: Senate sets hearings on Obama Cabinet
Reuters - 57 minutes ago
(Reuters) - US Senate leaders are pushing to make sure several of the top positions in Barack Obama's Cabinet can be filled as soon as the new president moves into the Oval Office on January 20.

Rudy On The US Senate - New York Daily News

Rudy On The US Senate
New York Daily News - 18 hours ago
Rudy Giuliani, who briefly fought Hillary Clinton back in 2000 for the US Senate seat she is about to give up, weighed in this morning on "what New York needs" in whomever Gov.
Commentary: What New York needs in a senator CNN
How to fill Clinton's seat Norman Transcript
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Grand Rapids pastor spends year living like Jesus - Chicago Tribune

Grand Rapids pastor spends year living like Jesus
Chicago Tribune - 12 hours ago
By CHARLES HONEY | The Grand Rapids Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Rev. Ed Dobson has spent most of his life following Jesus. But only now does he realize how hard it is to live like him.
Spending a Year Living Like Jesus ABC News
Local retired pastor makes appearance on Good Morning America WZZM
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Politicians comfortable on late-night TV - GoErie.com

Politicians comfortable on late-night TV
GoErie.com - 1 hour ago
By DAVID BAUDER AP It proved to be more than a joke when David Letterman said in late September that "the road to the White House runs through me.
O'Neill Opines On Campaigns And Late Night TV Hustings Tampa Tribune
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Mississippi's priorities misplaced - Natchez Democrat

Mississippi's priorities misplaced
Natchez Democrat - 1 hour ago
By Democrat Editorial Board | The Natchez Democrat Welcome to Mississippi, where greater reverence is placed on the purchase of cigarettes, beer and ammunition than on the sanctity of the voting booth.
Voter ID, if needed, should apply to all Greenwood Commonwealth
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Burris says he's senator but Dems won't seat him (AP): AP - Senate Democrats struggled to avert a showdown steeped in race and corruption Monday as a defiant Roland Burris declared, "I'm a United States senator" and flew to the capital to claim President-elect Barack Obama's old seat in Congress.
Franken on top in Minn. recount; Coleman to sue (AP): AP - A Minnesota board on Monday certified results showing Democrat Al Franken winning the state's U.S. Senate recount over Republican Norm Coleman, whose lawyer promised a legal challenge that probably will keep the race in limbo for months.
Kennedy missteps might not trip her up in the end (AP): AP - Caroline Kennedy's missteps and halting speech patterns have been replayed endlessly since she announced her bid to succeed Hillary Rodham Clinton in the U.S. Senate.
Kaine says he'll limit time spent as party leader (AP): AP - Gov. Tim Kaine said Monday he will manage a Virginia budget crisis $3 billion and growing and head the Democratic National Committee in his spare time, largely as "an electronic gig."
Transition donors give less (Politico): Politico - Barack Obama’s transition fundraising has fallen off its earlier pace and may just squeak by in reaching its target before he’s sworn in as president Jan. 20.
Biden to head to Asia for congressional trip (AP): AP - Joe Biden is heading to Southwest Asia on a congressional trip just days before he's set to become vice president.
AP source: Ex-eBay CEO to run for Calif. governor (AP): AP - Former eBay Inc. chief executive Meg Whitman plans to run for governor of California, a person with knowledge of her political aspirations said Monday.
Obama plunges into econ talks, predicts approval (AP): AP - President-elect Barack Obama plunged into rare pre-inaugural crisis talks with congressional leaders Monday, declaring the national economy was "bad and getting worse" and embracing tax cuts now expected to reach $300 billion. He predicted lawmakers would approve a mammoth revitalization package within two weeks of his taking office.
Congressmen sound off against SEC in Madoff affair (AP): AP - Republican and Democratic House members said Monday that the alleged $50 billion fraud involving Wall Street figure Bernard Madoff reflects deep, systemic problems at the Securities and Exchange Commission.
New House rules reflect Democrats' election win (AP): AP - House Democrats unveiled internal rules Monday that would end Republican-imposed, six-year term limits on committee chairmen and make it harder for GOP lawmakers to offer alternative legislation.
Obama demands 'bold' action on stimulus plan (AFP): AFP - President-elect Barack Obama has demanded bold action on his near 800 billion dollar stimulus plan, warning Congress would send the US economy into an even deeper hole if it failed to act swiftly.
New Congress set to convene with economy in focus (Reuters): Reuters - The new U.S. Congress convenes on Tuesday under pressure to deal with a worsening economy by passing a stimulus package that Barack Obama could sign into law soon after being sworn in as president.
Alaska trooper says politics slowed drug arrest (AP): AP - A drug investigator says authorities delayed the arrest of a woman tied to Gov. Sarah Palin's family until after the November election, in which Palin was the Republican vice presidential candidate, a newspaper reported.
Obama picks former Clinton aide Panetta for CIA (Reuters): Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former White House chief of staff Leon Panetta to lead the CIA, which has been widely criticized for harsh interrogation of terrorism suspects, Democratic officials said on Monday.
Obama's 'Dear Rod' letter (Politico): Politico - With the Blagojevich scandal breaking around them last month, aides to Barack Obama said there had been “no contact” between Obama and embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
In distraction for Obama, chaos stalks new Senate (AFP): AFP - The new US Senate is set to convene in a swirl of allegations of corruption, voter fraud and dynastic nepotism that threatens to dog the early days of Barack Obama's presidency.

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