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THE INFLUENCE GAME: Lobbyists adapt to power shift (AP) Posted: 14 Nov 2008 03:11 AM CST AP - Wanted: Democratic congressional aide seeking new career. Must have strong powers of persuasion, excellent connections and good marksmanship. Contact the National Rifle Association's government affairs office for details.

Officials: Sen. Clinton eyed as secretary of state (AP) Posted: 14 Nov 2008 02:37 AM CST AP - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is among the candidates that President-elect Barack Obama is considering for secretary of state, according to two Democratic officials in close contact with the Obama transition team.

Facing Palin factor, Romney mulls political future (AP) Posted: 14 Nov 2008 02:12 AM CST AP - Tagg Romney was in his office the other day when the door opened and in popped his father, Mitt Romney, dropping off the family dog.

Crowd of 1 million could attend Obama inauguration (AP) Posted: 14 Nov 2008 12:08 AM CST AP - President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration is expected to draw 1 million-plus to the capital, and already some lawmakers have stopped taking ticket requests and hotels have booked up.

Dean: Dems 'big tent' party now (Politico) Posted: 14 Nov 2008 03:47 AM CST Politico - When Howard Dean got to Washington just under four years ago, he didn’t know what to expect.

VP-elect Biden hopes to be a hands-on No. 2 (AP) Posted: 14 Nov 2008 12:10 AM CST AP - Vice President-elect Joe Biden was all smiles Thursday when he paid a courtesy call the man he will succeed, Dick Cheney. But he has insisted he wants to be nothing like him. Biden has called Cheney "the most dangerous vice president we've had probably in American history" and said he couldn't name a single good thing Cheney had done.

McCain asks Georgia voters to back Sen. Chambliss (AP) Posted: 13 Nov 2008 11:49 PM CST AP - Republican John McCain implored Georgia voters Thursday to back Sen. Saxby Chambliss in next month's runoff, warning that Democrats will increase taxes and cut defense spending and the GOP needs to strengthen its ranks.

Obama resigning Senate seat effective Sunday (AP) Posted: 13 Nov 2008 07:01 PM CST AP - President-elect Barack Obama said Thursday that he will resign from the Senate effective Sunday.

Ayers reflects on Obama in new afterword to memoir (AP) Posted: 13 Nov 2008 08:04 PM CST AP - Bill Ayers, the Vietnam War-era radical who was a campaign headache for Barack Obama, says in a new afterword to his memoir that the two were neighbors and family friends. Ayers' reflections appear in a new paperback release of his 2001 memoir, "Fugitive Days." The Associated Press obtained a copy of the new afterword Thursday.

Democratic sources: Biden chooses chief of staff (AP) Posted: 13 Nov 2008 06:15 PM CST AP - Vice President-elect Joe Biden chose as his chief of staff a man who once served in that same role for Vice President Al Gore, Democratic officials said Thursday.

Obama gets the Clinton band back together (Politico) Posted: 14 Nov 2008 03:48 AM CST Politico - Here's how you can tell the campaign is over and the transition has begun: Barack Obama's aides now wear suits and ties, their desks are in the Federal Building on 6th Street in Washington, D.C.—and Clintonites are everywhere.

Pressure mounts in Minn. Senate ballot recount (AP) Posted: 14 Nov 2008 03:07 AM CST AP - Minnesota is preparing to move a seemingly stalemated U.S. Senate election into the tedious process of a statewide recount as it readies an army of workers to sort through nearly 3 million ballots.

Obama likely to push courts away from right (Reuters) Posted: 14 Nov 2008 02:34 AM CST Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama will have a chance to appoint dozens of sympathetic judges to U.S. federal courts over the next four years, reversing the judiciary's shift to the right under President George W. Bush.

Obama considers Hillary Clinton for secretary of state: report (AFP) Posted: 14 Nov 2008 02:32 AM CST AFP - US president-elect Barack Obama is considering naming former first lady Hillary Clinton, his onetime rival for the White House, as his secretary of state, NBC News reported late Thursday.

Eyes on US defense secretary amid rumors he may stay (AFP) Posted: 14 Nov 2008 02:00 AM CST AFP - The Washington rumor mill has gone into overdrive this week with speculation that Defense Secretary Robert Gates could be asked to stay in his job by president-elect Barack Obama.

Hoop-star Obama could have basketball court built at White House (AFP) Posted: 14 Nov 2008 01:25 AM CST AFP - Richard Nixon had a bowling alley installed at the White House; Gerald Ford, a swimming pool; and now, the residence of US presidents could house a basketball court to cater to the sporting talents of president-elect Barack Obama.

The Obama Transition: What Will Change Look Like? (Time.com) Posted: 14 Nov 2008 01:25 AM CST Time.com - With the election won, the Obama team faces the realities of governing. What the transition reveals about the kind of President Obama will be

Ex-Maryland lt. governor running to head GOP (AP) Posted: 13 Nov 2008 10:35 PM CST AP - Former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele is running to be the next chairman of the Republican National Committee.

Steele's in for RNC chair: 'I want the gig' (Politico) Posted: 13 Nov 2008 09:56 PM CST Politico - Former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele shook up the emerging race for chair of the Republican National Committee Thursday, announcing that he would join the contest in an appearance on Fox News's "Hannity and Colmes."

Hillary Clinton emerges as State dept candidate (Reuters) Posted: 13 Nov 2008 08:57 PM CST Reuters - Sen. Hillary Clinton emerged on Thursday as a candidate to be U.S. secretary of state for Barack Obama, months after he defeated her in an intense contest for the Democratic presidential nomination.

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