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Chicago Sun Times: Burris Says he's Going to D.C.

Roland Burris is planning on traveling to Washington, D.C., for next week's swearing-in ceremony for incoming U.S. senators. Burris, the surprise Senate appointee by embattled Gov. Blagojevich, said he hasn't had time to think about details big and small like a new staff or U.S. Capitol office decor.

New York Post: Bam Stirs Fear in Israel

As world leaders and international organizations rush to rescue Hamas, Israel faces complex bat tlefield challenges -- while fearing a stab in the back from the incoming Obama administration.

Associated Press: Bill, Mario Touted for Senate

Sen. Bill Clinton? Sen. Mario Cuomo? Don't completely rule it out. The former president and the former New York governor are among several boldface names being touted as possible "caretakers" for New York's Senate seat -- people who would serve until the 2010 elections but wouldn't be interested in running to keep the job.

Los Angeles Times: Obama Plans to Campaign for Stimulus Package

President-elect Barack Obama is preparing to lead a full-scale marketing blitz to pass the massive new stimulus package that he says is needed to revive the slumping economy and put the nation on the course he laid out during his campaign.

The Nation: Most Valuable Progressives of 2008

Progressives had more to celebrate in 2008 than in any year since the Supreme Court got into the business of stealing elections. The jubilant mood is dampened, of course, by the fact of a country is stuck in two military quagmires, ravaged by the most fearsome economic downturn in at least a half century and suffering from a serious case of Constitutional degeneration. Perhaps we have not yet reached an ideal champagne moment. But there is still good reason to toast the year's MVPs - Most Valuable Progressives.

Anchorage Daily News: Palin Says Grandson's Father Has Job, Takes Correspondence Classes

Gov. Sarah Palin spent part of Wednesday countering what she considers inaccurate descriptions of how much education her daughter's fiance has, an effort culminating at the end of the day with her first public statement about her new grandson.