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The Note's Must-Reads for Wednesday, December 31, 2008


Compiled by ABC News’ PETER MARTINEZ, CARRIE HALPERIN, KRISTEN RED-HORSE, JAYCE HENDERSON and STEPHANIE WASH 2008: ABC NEWS VIDEOS: "Blago Appoints Burris to Senate" LINK "Making Sense of Burris Appointment" LINK "Obama's Plan for World's Hot Spots" LINK "Killed, Wounded...

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Al Franken Moves Closer to Congress


ABC News' Karen Travers Reports: Entertainer Al Franken may be getting closer to one of the most hotly contested Senate seats in the U.S. The Democrat gained a 50 vote lead over Republican Sen. Norm Coleman in Minnesota's Senate race...

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December 30, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (73)

The Note's Must-Reads for Tuesday, December 30, 2008


Compiled by ABC News’ PETER MARTINEZ, CARRIE HALPERIN, JAYCE HENDERSON, STEPHANIE WASH and JUSTIN GRANT 2008: ABC NEWS VIDEOS: "Israel Presses Gaza Attacks" LINK "Escalating Violence in the Mideast" LINK "Obama's View of Israel" LINK "Gaza: Global Hot Spot" LINK...

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Politics Live: The Politics of Conflict


Israel's renewed clash with Hamas in the Gaza strip is making many wonder what Obama's new administation will do about an old conflict. Watch today's edition of Politics Live here:

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December 29, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (1)

The Note's Must-Reads for Monday, December 29, 2008


Compiled by ABC News’ PETER MARTINEZ, CARRIE HALPERIN, KRISTEN RED-HORSE, STEPHANIE WASH and JUSTIN GRANT 2008: ABC NEWS VIDEOS: "RNC's 'Magic Negro' Controversy" LINK "Caroline Kennedy Speaks Out" LINK "The Roundtable: Another Sen. Kennedy?" LINK "Gibbs Looks Ahead" LINK "Will...

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The Note's Must-Reads for Friday, December 26, 2008


Compiled by ABC News’ PETER MARTINEZ, CARRIE HALPERIN, KRISTEN RED-HORSE, JAYCE HENDERSON and JUSTIN GRANT 2008: ABC NEWS VIDEOS: "The Obamas Celebrate in Hawaii" LINK 2008: ILLINOIS GOVERNOR ROD BLAGOJEVICH: Boston Herald Editorial: “Blago bug spreads” LINK 2008: PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA...

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President, President-elect Spend Christmas in Transition


ABC News' Nitya Venkataraman Reports: Following 19 pardons and one pardon revoked, the president and first lady spent their twelfth Christmas at Camp David, hosting a traditional Texas Christmas Eve dinner of enchiladas and tamales followed by a lunch on...

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December 25, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (30)

The Note's Must-Reads for Thursday, December 25, 2008


Compiled by ABC News’ PETER MARTINEZ, CARRIE HALPERIN, KRISTEN RED-HORSE, JAYCE HENDERSON, STEPHANIE WASH and JUSTIN GRANT 2008: ABC NEWS VIDEOS: "Bush and Obama Give Holiday Greetings" LINK "Year of Investigations: Best of Brian Ross 2008" LINK "Keep Your 2009...

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The Note, 12/24/08: Open Christmas -- Report Won’t be Last Word on Obama-Blago Contacts


That wasn’t so painful -- unless, of course, it was. (Or will be.) Maybe President-elect Barack Obama’s Christmas gift will be that now, two-plus weeks into a scandal he was never really caught up in, he can have his transition...

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The Note's Must-Reads for Wednesday, December 24, 2008


Compiled by ABC News’ PETER MARTINEZ, CARRIE HALPERIN, KRISTEN RED-HORSE, JAYCE HENDERSON, STEPHANIE WASH and JUSTIN GRANT 2008: ABC NEWS VIDEOS: "Biden: Report Will Confirm What Obama's Said" LINK "Obama Reports on Blagojevich Scandal" LINK "Kimmel: Own a Piece of...

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