Wow? Al Franken is Going to Win
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Norm Coleman loses a key decision in the tug of war over ballots in the still undecided Minnesota U.S. Senate race. Congratulations Al.
Hillary Mann Leverett: America Loses Another Bit of Leverage with Iran
This is a guest post for The Washington Note written by Hillary Mann Leverett, a former State Department and National Security Council official who participated in numerous rounds of secret negotiations with Iran.
RICHARD VAGUE: How to Fix the Economy
This is a guest post for The Washington Note by businessman and regular TWN reader Richard Vague. Vague is the founder of AmericanRespect.com, author of “Terorrism: A Brief for Americans“, and publisher of DelanceyPlace.com. On the eve of the invasion of Iraq, the price of oil was $28 per barrel.
Let’s Get Livni Boy and Obama Girl Together. . .
Ben Smith at Politico and a friend at AIPAC sent me this cool video clip of “LIVNI BOY.” Remember Obama Girl? Maybe we can get them to do a scene together. . .
Richard Vague: Throwing More Troops At Afghanistan WRONG Move
A friend and member of my New America Foundation/American Strategy Program Director’s Council, Richard Vague, was profiled this morning in the Philadelphia Inquirer. I will be posting today a guest post by Vague here at The Washington Note, but this morning’s profile by Joseph N. DiStefano deserved special mention.
White Smoke for James Steinberg at State Deparment
Fantastic news this morning. It has been rumored for some time that James Steinberg, Dean of the LBJ School of Public Policy at UT Austin, would be appointed Deputy Secretary of State under Hillary Clinton.
STREAMING LIVE TODAY: Walter Russell Mead on a Pro-Israel Plan That Delivers On Palestine
Today, 12:15 – 1:45 pm EST, I will chairing an interesting session with WALTER RUSSELL MEAD and DANIEL LEVY that will run live on The Washington Note and also run LIVE on C-Span.
Boyd Gavin’s Weimaraner
Still Life with Dog — Boyd Gavin Artist Boyd Gavin has figured out that I’m seriously into weimaraners. . .and luckily, he’s seriously into painting. Got this note from him this morning. . . Since you are very fond of weimaraners, I thought you would be interested to see my painted rendition of one.
White House This Morning
I’m off to see the holiday decorations in the East Wing of the White House this morning. Should be fun. I’ll try to snap all of you some good pictures. — Steve Clemons Update: No pics.
