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Tuesday, December 30, 2008 11:00 AM

Top Transition News - 12/30

Incoming White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel resigned his House seat Monday, which will now be filled via a special election. (NationalJournal.com)

Health and Human Services Secretary-designate Tom Daschle got "an earful" from residents of Dublin, Ind. about the nation's health care system Monday. (New York Times)

Telecommunications companies are already scrambling to cash in on Barack Obama's interest in improving the nation's broadband infrastructure. (Wall Street Journal)

Applicants for administration jobs are linking up with special interest groups to get their resumes noticed among the more than 300,000 already submitted. (Politico)

A new poll shows that a majority of Americans believe Caroline Kennedy is qualified to replace Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Senate (Boston Globe), though substantially fewer New Yorkers feel likewise. (NationalJournal.com)

The Hawaiian tourism industry is hoping Michelle Obama's declaration that "you can't really understand Barack until you understand Hawaii" will lure more people to the Aloha State. (Los Angeles Times)

While hitting the links in Hawaii Monday, Obama was subjected to more taunting about his dismal bowling performance during the primaries. (AP)

Stimulus Wars

GOP leaders are threatening to delay Obama's stimulus package, calling on the president-elect to move with less haste. (Washington Post)

The International Monetary Fund favors Obama's plan of targeted tax cuts over Republican calls for slashed corporate tax rates and capital gains. (Wall Street Journal)

Inauguration Conflagration

Obama's inclusion of Rick Warren in his inauguration may signal his seriousness in reaching out to an evangelical community that voted convincingly for John McCain. (Boston Globe)

Unmanageable crowds, bitter cold and poor cell phone service are just some of the hurdles inauguration attendees will face, the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies warns. (New York Times)

Despite rampant layoffs, record numbers of journalists are applying for press passes to the inauguration -- so many that more than a few reporters will be left out in the cold. (Politico)

Residents of Duluth, Minnesota are helping bankroll a Tuskegee Airman's pilgrimage to DC for the inauguration. (AP)

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