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1. The Kicker

   Actual AP Headline

   November 10, 2008 03:27 PM

   So we know what Election 2008's winners are doing these days. There's an Oval Office to visit. A Cabinet to build. Football games to attend. But what about the two who came up short? What are they up to?... Continue reading

2. The Kicker

   Ten Minutes Early!

   November 10, 2008 01:50 PM

   A transition. For White House reporters, too. From President Punctual to, perhaps, President Ten-Minutes-Early. The Obamas appeared at the White House at just about 1:50pm, ahead of their scheduled 2:00pm arrival, catching reporters flat-footed. Or, as Fox News's Brett... Continue reading

3. The Kicker

   Keeps on Givhan

   November 10, 2008 12:43 PM

   For anyone awaiting Washington Post poli-fashion columnist Robin Givhan's verdict on Michelle Obama's red-on-black Election Night dress, Givhan concludes that the Narciso Rodriguez piece did not translate well on TV such that it "look[ed] a bit like [Mrs.... Continue reading

4. The Kicker

   Is It 2pm Yet?

   November 10, 2008 12:13 PM

   Can this White House meeting between President Bush and President-Elect Obama happen already? MSNBC, for one, is in real danger of running out of ways (though seemingly never people) to speculate about What Might Happen at the meeting, scheduled for... Continue reading

5. The Kicker

   Images From “The Bullet Sponge”

   November 10, 2008 09:13 AM

   While this front-page New York Times piece ("Secret Order Lets U.S. Raid Al Qaeda In Many Countries") is understandably getting the pick-up on morning news shows, don't over look Times photographer Tyler Hicks images of life at Combat... Continue reading

6. The Kicker

   “Pent-Up Political Ambition” (Run!)

   November 6, 2008 10:03 AM

   CabinetStakes, Horror Film Edition. As reported by the Boston Globe, the speculation that John Kerry might join President-Elect Obama's Cabinet and thus leave his Senate seat up for the taking takes on a distinct Scary Movie vibe: In... Continue reading

7. The Kicker

   Legacy Report

   November 6, 2008 09:51 AM

   With the election out of the way, let the Bush administration legacy reporting begin in earnest! From the Associated Press today, "Analysis: Bush foreign policy goals largely unmet:" [Bush's] goals of democratizing the Middle East and winning worldwide respect... Continue reading

8. The Kicker

   Holy Holograms!

   November 6, 2008 09:08 AM

   "CNN essentially doubled its audience from the 2004 Election night," drawing 12.3 million viewers Tuesday night. But, of the 65 million people who watched returns "on the main broadcast and cable news networks," ABC News ranked first with 13.1 million... Continue reading

9. Campaign Desk

   McCain Ends “Classy”

   November 6, 2008 09:00 AM

   Remember back in September, when Time's Joe Klein, in a post titled, "Apology Not Accepted," blogged: Back in 2000, after John McCain lost his mostly honorable campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, he went about apologizing to journalists—including me—for... Continue reading

10. The Kicker

    “No Column Today”

    November 5, 2008 03:06 PM

    Instead, in Le Monde, this. In part: The first worldwide good news since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 needs more than a pirouette or an amused wink. At this moment - but for how... Continue reading

11. The Kicker

    An Offer We Can’t Refuse?

    November 5, 2008 02:12 PM

    Yesterday morning after voting in Wasilla, Gov. Palin expressed a desire "to help improve" journalism because of her "great respect" for the field. And last night, from the Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix, Palin again offered to help. Fox News... Continue reading

12. The Kicker

    Comedy Central: Yes, We Can

    November 5, 2008 12:44 PM

    Among urgent post-election concerns, Politico explores, "Can The Daily Show Survive Barack Obama?" With Obama’s victory, the country was about to change, and so too was the nature of the comedy. For the past eight years, Stewart... Continue reading

13. The Kicker

    CabinetStakes!

    November 5, 2008 11:24 AM

    This just in on MSNBC: Republican Richard Lugar does not want to be secretary of state... Come again? Was he asked? No matter! The speculation-fest that is CabinetStakes is well under way... Continue reading

14. The Kicker

    “Awesome,” “A Freshening,” “No Difference”

    November 5, 2008 10:46 AM

    BBC has collected official reactions of assorted world leaders (spokespeople, associates, etc.) to Barack Obama's victory, including Pres. Bush's, "What an awesome night for you..." While the President of Kenya, Mwai Kibaki, is: confident that your presidency shall herald... Continue reading

15. Campaign Desk

    Barack In Banner

    November 5, 2008 09:37 AM

    Below, a selection of today's front pages: <img... Continue reading

16. The Kicker

    Now? “The Hard Part”

    November 5, 2008 08:26 AM

    "Analysis: For Obama, now comes the hard part," Associated Press "For Obama, now comes the hart part," CBS News "No Time for Laurels; Now the Hart Part," New York Times "Now: The hard part," (Detroit) Metro... Continue reading

17. The Kicker

    Relative Reports

    November 4, 2008 04:46 PM

    The Times of London reports on how Barack Obama's half-brother, Abongo Obama, and other relatives in Kenya are preparing for election results: Abongo, sitting in front of the tin-roofed shack that once belonged to Obama’s father, a government economist... Continue reading

18. The Kicker

    “Tequila!” And Other Sign-Offs

    November 4, 2008 01:42 PM

    Per Time's Karen Tumulty: I'm sure Steve Schmidt will see this as another sign of an in-the-tank press corps: On the flight from Chicago to Indianapolis, Obama autographed our credentials for tonight's rally. UPDATE: Another last-day-of-camp ritual. Obama... Continue reading

19. The Kicker

    What Could’ve Been (Cap-and-Trade Edition)

    November 4, 2008 12:37 PM

    Kevin Drum muses on what might have been had the media not "ignored" the candidates' cap-and-trade plans (which reporters ignored, Drum guesses, because the candidates "weren't attacking each other" on this issue). Per Drum: Which is kinda too bad... Continue reading

20. The Kicker

    Bunch on Bias

    November 4, 2008 11:28 AM

    The Philadelphia Daily News's Will Bunch joins the most recent "media bias" discussion: [T]he polls are pointing strongly toward a victory by Barack Obama tonight, and that can only mean one thing. The blame game has already... Continue reading

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