The Note's Must-Reads
The First Stop in Politics -- It's What You Need to Know!
November 11, 2008—, 2008 -- 2008: ABC NEWS VIDEOS:
"George on the Transition of Power" LINK
"The Bushes Welcome the Obamas" LINK
"Jake Tapper on Obama's White House Trip" LINK
"O'Reilly's Take on the Election" LINK
2008: PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA AND THE WHITE HOUSE VISIT:
ABC News' Jake Tapper and Kate Barrett: "Bushes Welcomes Obamas to Their New Home" LINK
ABC News' Jake Tapper: "43, Meet 44" LINK
Associated Press' Jennifer Loven: "Bush, Obama Discuss Economy, Foreign Policy" LINK
USA Today's David Jackson and Richard Wolf: "Obamas check out the White House" LINK
The Boston Globe's Joseph Williams "A White House tour of trouble spots" LINK
The Boston Globe's Foon Rhee: "A first trip to Oval Office" LINK
The Washington Posts' Staff Writers: "Obamas Make Symbolic Visit to Future Home: White House" If There's An Opening In 2012 Or Beyond" LINK
The Hill's Sam Youngman: "White House: Bush Meeting with Obama 'Constructive'" LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Peter Nicholas: "Barack and Michelle Obama Visit the White House" LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Staff: "Barack Obama at White House: The photos tell the story" LINK
The New York Daily News' Kenneth R. Bazinet and Michael Mcauliff: "Barack Obama meets President Bush in 2-hour visit to White House" LINK
The New York Daily News' Thomas M. Defrank: "Temporary Amnesia Tops Agenda as President Bush, President-Elect Obama Huddle at White House" LINK
2008: PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA AND THE WHITE HOUSE TRANSITION:
Associated Press' Matt Apuzzo and Lara Jakes Jordan: "Obama Plans US Terror Trials to Replace Guantanamo" LINK
ABC News' Jake Tapper: "Obama Derangement Syndrome" LINK
ABC News' George Stephanopoulos: "Obama Weighs in on Lieberman" LINK
USA Today's Jill Lawrence: "Poll: Americans have high hopes for Obama" LINK
The New York Times' Peter Baker: "On Plane, Obama Reaches across the Aisle" LINK
The New York Times' Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Jeff Zeleny: "For Obamas, a Tour of the White House and the Issues Ahead" LINK
The Boston Globe's Bryan Bender: "Pentagon board says cuts essential" LINK
The Washington Posts' Karen DeYoung: "Obama to Explore New Approach in Afghanistan War" LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Noam N. Levey: "Obama, Bush and the Economy" LINK
The Hill's Sam Youngman: "Team Obama Sells T-Shirts to Raise Funds for DNC" LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Noam N. Levey s: "Obama Urged To Overhaul Healthcare, Stat" LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Robert O'Harrow Jr.: "Obama's Hopes for Efficient Purchasing a Hard Sell" LINK
The New York Daily News' Michael Daly: "Young Barack Obama Came to the City To Find Himself - And Look How Far He Has Gone" LINK
The Wall Street Journal's Yochi J. Dreazen: "Obama Leans toward Asking Gates to Remain at Pentagon for a Year" LINK
The Wall Street Journal's Siobhan Gorman: "Intelligence Policy to Stay Largely Intact" LINK
The Wall Street Journal's Robert Tomsho and John Hechinger: "Obama Is Expected to Put Education Overhaul on Back Burner" LINK
The Wall Street Journal's Ben Casselman: "New Administration Would Risk Backlash With Gas-Drilling Reversal" LINK
The Wall Street Journal's Christopher Cooper, Brody Mullins and T.W. Farnam: "Transition Poses Cash Quandary" LINK
Bloomberg's Indira A.R. Lakshmanan: "Obama's Afghan War Plans May Run into Weary Public, Deficits" LINK
Newsweek Magazine's Daniel Gross: "What Are Rich People Thinking? Why the wealthy voted for Obama and higher taxes" LINK
The Washington Times' Stephen Dinan: "Agenda disappears from Obama Web site" LINK
The Washington Times' Christina Bellantoni and Jon Ward: "Obama, Bush meet at White House" LINK
The Boston Herald's Lauren Beckham Falcone: "Pet pooch will turn Obama into commander-in-grief" LINK
The Boston Herald's William McKenzie: "Now comes the hard part, Obama - governing" LINK
2008: DEMOCRATS/GOP:
The New York Times' Adam Nagourney: "Sparring Starts as Republicans Ponder Future" LINK
The Washington Times' Ralph Z. Hallow: "Gingrich, Steele duel privately for RNC job" LINK
The Washington Times' Tara Wall: "What's next for Republicans?" LINK
2008: ECONOMY:
ABC News' George Stephanopoulos: "Lame-Duck Stimulus? Probably Not" LINK
ABC News' Z. Byron Wolf: "Congress Gets $621M Tax Dollar Makeover" LINK
The Washington Posts' Lori Montgomery and Michael D. Shear: "Obama Asks Bush to Back Rescue of Automakers" LINK
USA Today's Sharon Silke Carty: "Poll shows lukewarm support for federal auto bailout" LINK
The Hill's Bob Cusack: "Stark Favors Growing Deficit to Tackle Healthcare" LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Staff: "Bush White House Gives One Last Gift to Wall Street" LINK
The Wall Street Journal's Jonathan Weisman and John D. Mckinnon: "Obama Prods Bush to Aid Detroit" LINK
2008: OBAMA FAMILY:
ABC News' Emily Friedman: "Perks and Travails Await Rising First Kids" LINK
USA Today's Deb Riechmann: "First Lady gives Michelle Obama mansion tour" LINK
The Washington Posts' Richard Leiby and Valerie Strauss: "The Future First Lady, Finding Her Home in History" LINK
Associated Press: "Michelle Obama visits D.C. private schools" LINK
2008: PALIN:
ABC News' Tahman Bradley: "Palin Regrets Not Doing More Interviews; Again Denies Africa, NAFTA Confusion" LINK
The New York Times' Julie Bosman: "Palin Defends Herself in Fox Interview" LINK
The Boston Globe's Foon Rhee: "Palin: No regrets, no plans for 2012" LINK
The New York Daily News' David Hinckley: "Sarah Palin Says She'll 'Plow through the Door' If There's An Opening In 2012 Or Beyond" LINK
The Boston Herald's Sean Cockerham: "Palin Hits Bush in Remarks about Election Results" LINK
The Boston Herald's Dan K. Thomasson: "Loss need not put Palin's possibilities on ice" LINK
Associated Press' Gene Johnson: "Palin blames Bush policies for GOP defeat" LINK
2008: CONGRESS:
The Washington Times' S.A. Miller and David M. Dickson: "Chances dim for special session" LINK