RealClearPolitics:
Jonathan Van Meter, VogueAs Obama's surprise (and reluctant) pick for Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton brings her star power and stamina to the global stage.Jonathan Van Meter reports. Photographed by Annie Leibovitz. (Read More)
Think Progress:
Earlier this week, Sarah Palin wrote on her Facebook page that Newsweek’s choice to use a Runner’s World photo of her in running shorts for its cover was “unfortunate” and “sexist.” Palin’s criticism has since been echoed on (Read More)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
It's like the inauguration all over again! Everyone is wondering what (and who?) Michelle Obama will wear when she and her husband welcome Prime Minister Singh for Tuesday night's state dinner. From Jackie Kennedy to Laura Bu (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Sport:
The latest news and best bets from all the day's races around the countryRuby Walsh can engineer a third Betfair Chase victory for the brilliant Kauto Star (2.55) at Haydock Park this afternoon. The dual Gold Cup winner is a (Read More)
Power Line:
We've noted the Obama administration's penchant for bullying America's allies and kowtowing to its adversaries. This Washington Post story presents another case-in-point -- our treatment of Afghan President Hamid Karzai. A (Read More)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
Former President Bill Clinton told FireDogLake today he would not attend a free clinic event in Arkansas tomorrow because MSNBC anchor Keith Olbermann had "politicized" the event. More on Health Care (Read More)
The Guardian:
Lucy Mangan on the people in the headlinesStripped blogger Belle de JourThe blogger-turned-bestselling-author who documented her secret life as a call girl revealed after five years of carefully maintained anonymity her true (Read More)
Iowa Independent:
Following two prison guard deaths at a federal penitentiary in Marion, Ill., in 1983, federal officials began to contemplate building a more secure “supermax” prison facility to house its most dangerous prisoners. Once the de (Read More)
New York Times:
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates’s statement echoed Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s recent warning to President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan.
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The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
Max BlumenthalProgressive Book Club/Media Matters for America reviewIn August 2008, when then-senator and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said the media had held her under a "sharper microscope" because she was a woman (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
The appointments of Herman Van Rompuy and Cathy Ashton lay bare the rot at the core of the Lisbon projectIt's not often that the front pages of the Daily Mail and the Guardian have identical headlines. Still, both newspapers (Read More)
The Trail:
By Sarah Lovenheim State dinners, banquets paid for by the government and hosted by a head of state, are held to foster relationships following serious conversations concerning foreign affairs. Many U.S. presidents have held (Read More)
Media Matters for America:
On November 20, MSNBC hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough uncritically repeated Sen. Joe Lieberman's (I-CT) claim that "if you look at the campaign last year, the presidential, you can't find a mention of public op (Read More)
www.ft.com:
A bond between president and the secretary of state helps when it comes to executing foreign policy. While Mrs Clinton's relationship with Mr Obama is cordial, one would be hard-pressed to call them buddies. (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
Cathy Ashton's meteoric rise has surprised many, but not those who know her bestWhen Cathy Ashton arrived in Brussels at short notice just over a year ago she had to attend to some urgent business: removing traces of her pred (Read More)
MSNBC:
From NBC's Domenico MontanaroPresident Obama has now dropped, for the first time, below 50% approval in the Gallup poll. It's the second poll this week to show that result. This puts Obama on par with Ronald Reagan, who also (Read More)
Financial Times:
A bond between president and the secretary of state helps when it comes to executing foreign policy. While Mrs Clinton’s relationship with Mr Obama is cordial, one would be hard-pressed to call them buddies. (Read More)
FT.com - Afghanistan:
Hillary Clinton warned Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan's president, that he needed to "do better" if he wanted continued US support. That included creating a major crimes tribunal and anti-corruption commission. (Read More)