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Email me, dammit!Permanent link for this article which can be used on any website: http://hdlns.com/g104zf8430za29666368/The+Lincoln+Gambit by WN GriggWhile it cares little for customary piety, our ruling Nomenklatura displays the intolerant fervor of Paradise-bound Jihadis in defending the sanctity of the Almighty State and its avatars. In that pantheon there is none holier than the mar http://hdlns.com/g104zf8430za29666367/The+Most+Expsensive+Movie+Ever+Made -----Got comments? Email me, dammit!Permanent link for this article which can be used on any website: http://hdlns.com/g104zf9145za29666180/NATO+backs+US+missile+shield+over+Russian+protest By PAUL AMES, Associated Press Writer Wednesday, December 3, 2008 BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- NATO foreign ministers on Wednesday affirmed their support for U.S. plans to install anti-missile defenses in Europe despite Russia's strong opposition. http://hdlns.com/g104zf302za29665899/Ex-MP%27s+trial+over+hotel+incident+adjourned The trial of a former Peterborough MP accused of drunken and abusive behaviour in a hotel bar has been adjourned amid concerns she will not get a fair hearing. Ex-Labour politician Helen Clark, 53, was due to stand trial at Peterborough Magistrates' http://hdlns.com/g104zf302za29665894/Brown+aims+to+halt+repossessions Gordon Brown has moved to stem growing repossessions with a �1 billion package to allow struggling homeowners to defer mortgage payments for up to two years. Eight major lenders, accounting for about 70% of the UK mortgage market, have signed up to t http://hdlns.com/g104zf302za29665903/Police+should+be+ordered+to+explain+Green+action+to+Commons Police must provide answers The police officers responsible for arresting an MP and searching his offices should be dragged into the House of Commons and ordered to explain themselves, according to a Black Country MP. David Winnick (Lab Walsall North http://hdlns.com/g104zf302za29665898/Brown+sets+economy+as+%27overriding+priority%27 LONDON: Britain will seek to strengthen its financial system and help families and small businesses survive an impending downturn, the government said on Wednesday as it laid out its policy agenda for the year ahead. In a short legislative programme http://hdlns.com/g104zf302za29665893/Smith+statement+due+on+Green+case Mr Martin said a committee of seven senior MPs would look into the issue Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is to make a statement to the Commons on the arrest of Tory MP Damian Green. She has already insisted she did not order the police probe into the all http://hdlns.com/g104zf302za29665902/What+a+lightweight%3A+What+Obama+really+thought+of+Cameron A meeting between Barack Obama and David Cameron in London earlier this year left the then Democratic nominee for president 'distinctly unimpressed', it has been claimed. According to diplomatic sources Mr Obama, now the president-elect of the Unite http://hdlns.com/g104zf302za29665897/Brown+aims+to+halt+repossessions Gordon Brown has moved to stem growing repossessions with a £1 billion package to allow struggling homeowners to defer mortgage payments for up to two years. Eight major lenders, accounting for about 70% of the UK mortgage market, have signed up to http://hdlns.com/g104zf302za29665892/MPs+call+for+Companies+House+filing+shake-up Business and Enterprise Committee into the official companies register, recommends accountants should have more responsibility for the preparation of accounts Joanne Christie, Accountancy Age 04 Dec 2008 Accountants? involvement in preparing accounts http://hdlns.com/g104zf302za29665901/Brown+aims+to+halt+repossessions+-+PA Gordon Brown has moved to stem growing repossessions with a 1 billion package to allow struggling homeowners to defer mortgage payments for up to two years. Eight major lenders, accounting for about 70% of the UK mortgage market, have signed up to th http://hdlns.com/g104zf302za29665896/Smith+faces+MPs+over+arrest Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is due to make a Commons statement on the arrest of senior Tory MP Damian Green. But she is unlikely to halt renewed demands for action over the arrest of Mr Green after it was revealed police raided his Commons office wit http://hdlns.com/g104zf302za29665900/Weston+MP+criticises+overcrowded+railway+service Weston-super-Mare MP John Penrose has criticised the railway service for squashing commuters on to trains 'like sardines'. Mr Penrose is meeting the South West Regional Development Agency to urge them to provide more carriages to stop overcrowding. H http://hdlns.com/g104zf302za29665895/Brown%27s+bail-out+for+redundant+homeowners Gordon Brown has thrown a �1bn lifeline to mortgage holders who lose their jobs. From the New Year, anyone made redundant who cannot afford their repayments on mortgages up to �400,000 will be offered a two-year moratorium by the Government. This is http://hdlns.com/g104zf302za29665904/Praise+for+Brown+was+short-lived AT one stage, possibly around the time of his third boom and bust boast, I actually began to believe Gordon Brown was different from all previous Labour chancellors. I thought perhaps I had been wrong to think that never in my lifetime would I see a http://hdlns.com/g104zf302za29665890/Brown+aims+to+halt+repossessions Gordon Brown has moved to stem growing repossessions with a �1 billion package to allow struggling homeowners to defer mortgage payments for up to two years. Eight major lenders, accounting for about 70% of the UK mortgage market, have signed up to t http://hdlns.com/g104zf302za29665885/Search+at+Westminster+unlawful%2C+says+expert The police search of Tory frontbencher Damian Green's Parliamentary office was unlawful, a constitutional law expert has said. Geoffrey Robertson QC said officers needed permission from Commons Speaker Michael Martin to search part of the Palace of http://hdlns.com/g104zf302za29665889/Brown+aims+to+halt+repossessions Gordon Brown has moved to stem growing repossessions with a 1 billion package to allow struggling homeowners to defer mortgage payments for up to two years. Eight major lenders, accounting for about 70% of the UK mortgage market, have signed up to t http://hdlns.com/g104zf302za29665884/UK+%26+World+News%3A+Smith+steps+in+over+MP+arrest+row Jacqui Smith has attempted to defuse a bitter showdown between MPs and the Commons Speaker as the Whitehall leaks row escalated. The Home Secretary announced she would be making a full statement to the House on Thursday on the arrest of Tory frontben http://hdlns.com/g104zf302za29665888/Smith+to+face+MPs+over+arrest MPs will renew demands for action over the arrest of MP Damian Green after it was revealed police raided his Commons office without a search warrant. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is due to make a Commons statement about the issues raised by the affair http://hdlns.com/g104zf302za29665887/Search+at+Westminster+unlawful%2C+says+expert The police search of Tory frontbencher Damian Green's Parliamentary office was unlawful, a constitutional law expert has said. Geoffrey Robertson QC said officers needed permission from Commons Speaker Michael Martin to search part of the Palace of http://hdlns.com/g104zf302za29665891/Brown+aims+to+halt+repossessions Gordon Brown has moved to stem growing repossessions with a £1 billion package to allow struggling homeowners to defer mortgage payments for up to two years. 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David Paterson said on Wednesday.... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/ http://hdlns.com/g104zf14690za29665375/NATO+Calls+On+Russia+To+Return+To+Treaty Foreign ministers of NATO member countries called on Russia Wednesday to return to the Conventional Forces in Europe treaty.... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/breakingnews/article_212190635.shtml"><b>More</b> http://hdlns.com/g104zf14690za29665352/State+Street+To+Cut+6+Percent+Of+Work+Force The layoffs will cost the company between $325 million and $350 million, but will ultimately translate into annual savings of as much as $400 million, the company said.... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/business/article_212190611.shtml http://hdlns.com/g104zf14690za29665384/Utah+Canyon+Gas+Leases+Off+The+Market The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has given up plans to allow gas drilling in a Utah canyon that was home to Anasazi Indians.... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/breakingnews/article_212190643.shtml"><b>More</b> http://hdlns.com/g104zf14690za29665361/Boeing+Faces+Second+Whistle-Blower+Suit A former Boeing employee filed suit against the company in Seattle, claiming he was fired for speaking to reporters about ethical violations.... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/business/article_212190621.shtml"><b>More</b&gt http://hdlns.com/g104zf14690za29665338/Red+Sox+Sign+MVP+Dustin+Pedroia+To+Lucrative+Six+Year+Deal The Boston Red Sox signed American League Most Valuable Player (MVP) Dustin Pedroia to a $40.5 million, six-year contract extension on Wednesday.... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/sports/article_212190596.shtml"><b>More</b& http://hdlns.com/g104zf14690za29665370/Boy%2C+Home+Alone%2C+Copes+With+Burglars An 11-year-old boy, home alone in Salt Lake City, calmly hid under his bed and called police when he heard burglars.... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/strange/article_212190629.shtml"><b>More</b> http://hdlns.com/g104zf14690za29665347/Vermont+Called+Healthiest+State%2C+Louisiana+Last Louisiana has displaced Mississippi as the unhealthiest U.S. state and other Southern states were close rivals due to high obesity and smoking rates in new rankings that deemed Vermont the healthiest.... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/ http://hdlns.com/g104zf14690za29665379/Rice+Urges+Pakistani+Cooperation+In+Probe In a joint news conference with India's External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi Wednesday,... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/breakingnews/article_212190637.shtml"><b>More</b> http://hdlns.com/g104zf14690za29665356/Contaminant+Confirmed+In+Tainted+Heparin The contaminant linked to dozens of deaths and hundreds of illnesses from tainted batches of the blood thinner heparin manufactured in China was chemically related to a dietary supplement used to treat joint pain, researchers confirmed on Wednesday.. http://hdlns.com/g104zf14690za29665365/ABC%3A+March+Premiere+Set+For+%27Dancing%27 Season 8 of the U.S. dance competition series "Dancing with the Stars" is scheduled to begin in March, ... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/entertainment/article_212190624.shtml"><b>More</b> http://hdlns.com/g104zf14690za29665342/Harvard+Endowment+Loses+22+Percent+In+4+Months Harvard University's endowment has lost 22 percent or roughly $8 billion in the last four months, leaving the world's richest university on track to deliver its worst returns in 40 years.... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/breakingnews/ http://hdlns.com/g104zf14690za29665374/Bush+Briefed+On+WMD+Panel+Report U.S. President George Bush agrees with a panel that a threat of weapons of mass destruction being used against U.S. interests is real,... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/breakingnews/article_212190633.shtml"><b>More</b> http://hdlns.com/g104zf14690za29665351/Carl+Icahn+Days+Opposes+Partial+Sale+Of+Yahoo Billionaire Carl Icahn opposes selling part of Yahoo to former AOL Chief Executive Jonathan Miller or anyone else because it is undervalued, he told CNBC on Wednesday.... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/business/article_212190610.shtml" http://hdlns.com/g104zf14690za29665383/Pentagon%3A+Rules+Reduce+Cluster+Bomb+Harm The United States is committed to reducing harm from cluster bombs, even though it didn't sign a treaty banning the munitions,... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/breakingnews/article_212190641.shtml"><b>More</b> http://hdlns.com/g104zf14690za29665360/Grains+Trade+Lower+In+Chicago Grains closed mostly lower on the Chicago Board of Trade Wednesday in spite of a modest rally in New York stock markets.... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/business/article_212190619.shtml"><b>More</b> http://hdlns.com/g104zf14690za29665337/Hurricanes+Fire+Peter+Laviolette%2C+Re-Appoint+Paul+Maurice The Carolina Hurricanes fired head coach Peter Laviolette on Wednesday and named former coach Paul Maurice as his replacement.... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/sports/article_212190595.shtml"><b>More</b> http://hdlns.com/g104zf14690za29665369/Obama+Laments+Loss+Of+Richardson%27s+Beard People noticed and wanted to know about the missing facial hair.... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/strange/article_212190628.shtml"><b>More</b> http://hdlns.com/g104zf14690za29665346/Woman%27s+Skeleton+Found+In+Foreclosed+L.A.+Home Police investigating a foreclosed Los Angeles house found the skeleton of an elderly woman, apparently dead for two years, who had lived there with her 48-year-old son.... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/breakingnews/article_212190604.s http://hdlns.com/g104zf14690za29665378/Prairie+Dogs+Step+Closer+To+Protection The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has moved the black-tailed prairie dog one step along in the process of being listed as an endangered species.... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/breakingnews/article_212190638.shtml"><b>More& http://hdlns.com/g104zf14690za29665355/Arctic+Tundra+Emits+Methane+Even+In+Winter The arctic tundra emits the same amount of methane in winter as in the warmer months, a surprising finding that bolsters understanding of how greenhouse gases interact with nature, researchers said on Wednesday.... <a href="http://www.postchronicl http://hdlns.com/g104zf14690za29665364/Survey%3A+Majority+Oppose+Automaker+Bailout A survey indicates 61 percent of U.S. adults said they were flat-out opposed to a federal bailout for U.S. automakers.... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/business/article_212190623.shtml"><b>More</b> http://hdlns.com/g104zf14690za29665341/Family+Of+Man+Trampled+At+Wal-Mart+Sues+Retailer The family of a man killed in a stampede of frenzied holiday shoppers filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores Inc on Wednesday seeking unspecified damages.... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/breakingnews/article_212190599 http://hdlns.com/g104zf14690za29665373/John+Gotti%27s+Trial+Moved+To+New+York John Gotti Jr.'s lawyer said his client is elated that his pending racketeering trial will be in his old New York City stomping grounds.... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/breakingnews/article_212190632.shtml"><b>More</b> http://hdlns.com/g104zf14690za29665350/All+Options+On+Table+As+Congress+Reviews+Autos+Bailout All options were on the table on Wednesday as congressional committees scrutinized auto company restructuring proposals and an urgent appeal for $34 billion in aid ahead of make-or-break hearings.... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/brea http://hdlns.com/g104zf14690za29665382/British+Twin+Dies+After+Separation+Surgery Doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children said that the baby's lungs were not large enough to sustain her,... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/breakingnews/article_212190642.shtml"><b>More</b> http://hdlns.com/g104zf14690za29665359/Xbox+360+Sales+Jumped+On+Black+Friday But, at the end of the day, the Microsoft said its Xbox 360 Black Friday sales jumped 25 percent over 2007.... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/business/article_212190618.shtml"><b>More</b> http://hdlns.com/g104zf14690za29665336/In+Form+Robert+Karlsson+Says+Accuracy+Is+Key+At+Sun+City European number one Robert Karlsson said accuracy would be the key to success at the Sun City Challenge which starts on Thursday.... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/sports/article_212190594.shtml"><b>More</b> http://hdlns.com/g104zf14690za29665368/Mark+Ruffalo%27s+Brother+Shot+In+The+Head Actor Mark Ruffalo's hairstylist brother is clinging to life after suffering a gunshot wound to the head in California, ... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/entertainment/article_212190627.shtml"><b>More</b> http://hdlns.com/g104zf14690za29665345/SUV+Sellers+See+Glint+Of+Hope+In+Gas+Price+Drop Data show falling gasoline prices do not seem to be luring shell-shocked U.S. consumers back to fuel-guzzling trucks and sports utility vehicles, but some dealers see a glimmer of hope as prices at the pump drop.... <a href="http://www.postchronic http://hdlns.com/g104zf14690za29665377/New+Charges+Against+Evangelist+Tony+Alamo Evangelist Tony Alamo sexually molested an underage girl while he was completing a prison term in a halfway house, ... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/breakingnews/article_212190636.shtml"><b>More</b> http://hdlns.com/g104zf14690za29665354/Scott+Ruffalo+%28Photo%29+Shot%3A+Brother+Of+Mark+Ruffalo+In+Serious+Condition Scott Ruffalo, the brother of 13 Going on 30 actor Mark Ruffalo, was reportedly shot in the head at his Beverly Hills condominium early Monday morning. Ruffalo is currently listed in serious condition at a Los Angeles hospital.... <a href="http:// http://hdlns.com/g104zf14690za29665363/Crude+Oil+Prices+Fall+Slightly Crude oil prices fell slightly on the New York Mercantile Exchange Wednesday morning following an OPEC request to have Russia and others join their ranks.... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/business/article_212190622.shtml"><b> http://hdlns.com/g104zf14690za29665340/Tiger+Woods+Comeback+Provides+2009+PGA+Golf+Story+Line The anticipated return of Tiger Woods should provide great story lines for the 2009 season and help offset the effects of a troubled economy on professional golf, U.S. PGA Tour chief Tim Finchem said on Wednesday.... <a href="http://www.postchroni http://hdlns.com/g104zf14690za29665372/Boston+Signs+Pedroia+For+Six+Years American League MVP Dustin Pedroia of Boston has signed a six-year, $40.5 million contract with a club option to continue it through 2015.... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/sports/article_212190631.shtml"><b>More</b> http://hdlns.com/g104zf14690za29665349/Ex-WorldCom+Chief+Bernard+Ebbers+Seeks+Clemency+From+Bush Imprisoned former WorldCom Inc chief Bernard Ebbers has joined the list of high-profile corporate defendants petitioning for clemency in the final days of President George W. Bush's term in office.... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/bre http://hdlns.com/g104zf14690za29665381/Afghanistan+Signs+Anti-Cluster+Bomb+Treaty Afghan President Hamid Karzai, in a change of heart, agreed Wednesday to sign an international treaty banning the use of cluster munitions.... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/breakingnews/article_212190640.shtml"><b>More</b& http://hdlns.com/g104zf14690za29665358/NHL%27s+Sean+Avery+Suspended+For+%22Sloppy+Seconds%22+Remark Jealous NHL star player Sean Avery bashed his new ex in front of the media recently. Apparently his ex, Elisha Cuthbert, started dating Calagary Flames Dion Phaneuf. ... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/original/article_212190617.shtml"& http://hdlns.com/g104zf14690za29665367/Mike+Farrell%3A+I+Won%27t+Vote+For+SAG+Strike SAG President Alan Rosenberg said last month that guild members are to be sent strike referendum ballots in December.... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/entertainment/article_212190626.shtml"><b>More</b> http://hdlns.com/g104zf14690za29665344/United+Tech+Pratt+Unit+To+Lay+Off+350 United Technologies Corp's Pratt & Whitney jet engine unit is laying off 350 U.S. workers, less than 1 percent of its staff, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday.... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/breakingnews/article_212190602.shtml"&g http://hdlns.com/g104zf14690za29665376/Ban+Praises+People+With+Disabilities People with disabilities play a key role in a country's development, U.S. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday.... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/breakingnews/article_212190634.shtml"><b>More</b> http://hdlns.com/g104zf8441za29665159/All+Your+Firewall+Are+Belong+To+Us Here's a good essay about the near future, by one of my favorite SF writers, Ken McCloud, titled All Your Firewall Are Belong To Us.... http://hdlns.com/g104zf8441za29665160/Detroit+Generational+Difference You know, there's quite the generational difference on Detroit out there. Early baby boomers mostly grew up in a world where Detroit was sold the best cars, and had no real competition. And, Detroit and Big Steel provided plenty... http://hdlns.com/g104zf860za29665020/US+Supreme+Court+lifts+Stenson+execution+stay WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday lifted the federal stay of the execution of Darold Ray Stenson in Washington state, but a state court stay remained in effect.... http://hdlns.com/g104zf860za29665015/Hecla+to+pay+%24102%2C000+after+2006+spill+in+N.+Idaho BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Hecla Mining Co., a north Idaho-based silver mining company, must pay an $85,000 penalty and buy $17,000 in emergency equipment for a local fire department after 22,500 gallons of hazardous mine tailings spilled from its lead http://hdlns.com/g104zf860za29665019/Eastern+Washington+downs+Portland+63-58 PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Milan Stanojevic scored 17 points, all in the first half, and Benny Valentine had 15, most of them late, to lead Eastern Washington to a 63-58 victory over Portland on Wednesday.... http://hdlns.com/g104zf860za29665014/New+Wash.+schools+chief+says+taxes+are+the+answer OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- The state's incoming superintendent of public instruction says Washington lawmakers are about to get a wakeup call about what it means to do their work during an economic downturn.... http://hdlns.com/g104zf860za29665023/Report+finds+fraud+at+Port+of+Seattle SEATTLE (AP) -- Staff at the Port of Seattle steered contracts to preferred bidders and committed several other instances of fraud, a former federal prosecutor found in a report released Wednesday.... http://hdlns.com/g104zf860za29665018/WA+task+force+releases+climate+change+report SEATTLE (AP) -- A task force created by Gov. Chris Gregoire has released final recommendations on how to curb climate change in Washington state.... http://hdlns.com/g104zf860za29665022/Mariners+hire+Adair%2C+Wetteland+as+coaches SEATTLE (AP) -- The Seattle Mariners hired Rick Adair as pitching coach and John Wetteland as bullpen coach on Wednesday.... http://hdlns.com/g104zf860za29665017/Caught+on+camera%3A+rare+and+elusive+animals SEATTLE (AP) -- A lynx sighting is rare in Washington, and rarer still are any of resident gray wolves, once thought to have disappeared from the state in the 1930s.... http://hdlns.com/g104zf860za29665021/Mariners+agree+to+%241.4M+deal+with+Russell+Branyan SEATTLE (AP) -- The power-craving Seattle Mariners think they have found a new slugger and first baseman in Russell Branyan, whom they just signed to $1.4 million, one-year contract.... http://hdlns.com/g104zf860za29665016/National+show+sparks+anger+over+atheist+sign OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- An anti-religion billboard in the Washington state Capitol has started a firestorm on national television.... http://hdlns.com/g104zf615za29664957/On+Health+Care%2C+Obama+Policymakers+Tap+Campaign%27s+Network+of+Supporters Barack Obama's incoming administration has begun to draw on the high-tech organizational tools that helped get him elected to lay the groundwork for an attempt to restructure the U.S. health-care system. http://hdlns.com/g104zf8303za29664659/Column%3A+Financial+Mismanagement+Caused+Illinois%27+Backlog+of+Bills The following was an op-ed I wrote and was printed in about a half dozen Illinois papers in the last couple of weeks Last week, state Comptroller Dan Hynes reported that the backlog of state bills has reached over $4 billion. Several vendors have thr http://hdlns.com/g104zf8336za29663641/The+French+Question%3A+Guess+what%27s+missing+from+the+separatist+coalition+acc I just breezed through the pamphlet that is supposed to justify handing power to people who were not elected to govern. One omission jumps out at me.  I'm surprised no one has spotted it. Go through the accord.  It'll take about 45 secon http://hdlns.com/g104zf8336za29663640/Separatist+Coalition+lies%3A+No+advisory+panel Stephane Dion, imbued with the manic energy of someone who has one last chance to avoid becoming a historical trivia question ("Name the two leaders of the Liberal Party never to become prime minister"), has to deal with the lies being spoken by his http://hdlns.com/g104zf859za29663622/Jeb+Bush%27s+bid+for+Senate+could+clear+GOP+field TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Still popular in Florida, former Gov. Jeb Bush said Wednesday that he's interested in the seat Sen. Mel Martinez is giving up, and the field of possible candidates could quickly narrow to make way for the president's you http://hdlns.com/g104zf859za29663621/Possible+Obama+pick+linked+to+clemency+uproar WASHINGTON (AP) -- The California congressman in discussions with President-elect Barack Obama to become U.S. trade representative played a role in President Bill Clinton's commuting the prison sentence of a cocaine dealer. The cocaine dealer's f http://hdlns.com/g104zf859za29663625/Obama+is+delivering+diversity%2C+but+some+seek+more WASHINGTON (AP) -- Barack Obama, soon to be the first black U.S. president, is on the road to making good his pledge to have a Cabinet and White House staff that are among most diverse ever, although some supporters are asking him to go even furt http://hdlns.com/g104zf859za29663624/Democrat+concedes+in+US+House+race+in+California WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrat Charlie Brown conceded defeat to Republican state Sen. Tom McClintock on Wednesday in their hard-fought race for California's 4th District House seat, leaving only four House races still unsettled.... http://hdlns.com/g104zf859za29663623/Palin+files+late+disclosure+for+free+2007+trips ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Gov. Sarah Palin has added to her financial disclosure forms two free trips that she took nearly two years ago but failed to report. Palin, who was Republican presidential candidate John McCain's running mate, made the d