President-elect Barack Obama plans to nominate Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state after Thanksgiving, a new milestone for the former first lady and a convergence of two political forces who fought hard for the presidency.
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From Abby Collard at slate.com:
When Michelle Obama moves into the White House next year, she will immediately become the most famous member of one of Washington’s most powerful and exclusive clubs: the Michelles. Click here for the list.
Who knew that Michelle was such an auspicious name? Some of the most powerful, strong, influential women in Washington, D.C. are named Michelle.
Check out our Michelle gallery here!
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Here’s a new parody of TI’s smash hit Whatever You Like by an Obama impersonator. Its pretty funny. Watch it after the jump.
In his first press conference as President-Elect, Barack Obama famously referred to himself as a mutt comparing himself to dog of impure breed. Many people thought he was disrespecting his own mixed race heritage, but I thought it was brilliant.
Check out the gallery of other famous biracial people here.
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Democratic leaders in Congress sidetracked legislation to bail out the auto industry Thursday and demanded the Big Three develop a plan assuring the money would make them economically viable.
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A bipartisan group of auto-state senators reached a last-ditch compromise Thursday to throw Detroit’s Big Three a government lifeline worth billions, but the plan faces an uphill battle in a reluctant Senate.
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In this video, Bush is walking past all the world leaders at the G20 summit. While all the other leaders shake eachother’s hands, nobody shakes Bush’s. CNN’s Rick Sanchez said that Bush looks like “the most unpopular kid in high school that nobody liked.”
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Lawyers for the fast-food chain are calling 50 Cent’s federal lawsuit filed in Manhattan against Taco Bell just another attempt to “burnish his gangsta rapper persona by distorting beyond all recognition a … good faith offer.”
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