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Two Inspired Choices for the Intel Community: Harper’s Magazine - Added:January 6, 2009; 1 link; Discuss; Excellent analysis of the Panetta pick.

A lavish bathroom at Interior: The Washington Post - Added:January 6, 2009; 1 link; Discuss; It seems the outgoing interior secretary spent $235,000 of taxpayer money on a new bathroom for his office. I can understand wanting "wainscot wood panels," a new shower, and monogrammed towels, but a freezer and a fridge? In the bathroom?

Three Strikes (Strike Two: Pastor Rick): The New Yorker - Added:January 2, 2009; 1 link; Discuss; A thoughtful post by Hendrik Hertzberg on Obama, Rick Warren, and religion.

Obama Administration May Tie Improved Nutrition to Food Assistance Programs: The Washington Post - Added:December 29, 2008; 1 link; Discuss; There are plenty of good ideas out there for how to do this. We'll see if anything happens.

Webb Sets His Sights On Prison Reform: The Washington Post - Added:December 29, 2008; 1 link; Discuss; Will he be able to change the notion of what being "tough on crime" means?

Vilsack to be named secretary of agriculture: The American Prospect - Added:December 17, 2008; 1 link; Discuss; Some thoughts on why Vilsack might be problematic as agriculture secretary.

Sean Penn for Senator!: The New Yorker - Added:December 16, 2008; 1 link; Discuss; George Packer neatly eviscerates Sean Penn's journalistic moonlighting (and Caroline Kennedy's plans for political moonlighting): "Politics demands certain skills honed by experience, just as journalism does, just as acting does. I’ll make a deal with Sean Penn and Caroline Kennedy: you two stick to what you do well, and I’ll stay off the big screen and withdraw from consideration by Governor Paterson."

Pack of Liars: The Washington Post - Added:December 16, 2008; 1 link; Discuss; Dan Froomkin compiles the lies the Bush administration told to deflect attention from their own complicity in the torture of detainees.

Old School: Obama's union-loving education guru: The New Republic - Added:December 12, 2008; 1 link; Discuss; What Obama's choice for head of his transition's education team says about the chances for education reform.

Obama vs. Osama: Has he picked the right war?: The New Republic - Added:December 12, 2008; 1 link; Discuss; An eye-opening piece that (re-)assesses the war in Afghanistan and the choices Obama will have to make as president.

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