President-elect Obama and former Vice President Al Gore will meet today in Chicago to discuss climate -- and not job possibilities, sources insist. (AP)
The Senate on Monday confirmed Neil Barofsky as chief watchdog of the $700 billion financial bailout. Nearly half the program's funds have been disbursed already. (Washington Post)
"Big business is lining up to support" Obama's economic proposals, particularly his emphasis on infrastructure funding. (The Hill)
Security experts are urging the incoming administration to create a "National Office for Cyberspace" in the White House. (Federal Computer Week)
The vetting of Obama's pick for attorney general, Eric Holder, "is veering into TMI-land," but Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy "expressed hope" on Monday that Holder could be confirmed shortly after Inauguration Day. (Roll Call 1, 2)
Gov. Bill Richardson's reputation for "doing whatever it takes to cajole" investment in New Mexico will be put to the test on a nationwide level if he is confirmed as Commerce secretary. (New York Times)
Obama is expected to appoint Princeton professor Cecilia Rouse to round out his Council of Economic Advisers. (NationalJournal.com)
There's another name in the mix for Interior secretary: "Kevin Gover, director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian." (Politico)
Still 'No Drama' For Obama?
Obama's pick for United Nations ambassador, Susan Rice, is already signaling that she wants to expand the power of that office, beginning with installing her own transition team at State. (AP)
The Center for American Progress, which is "uniquely integrated with the transition," keeps most of its donor rolls secret. (Politico)
Bill Clinton has pledged to curtail his international charity work to avoid conflicts of interest with Hillary Rodham Clinton's role at State. But the restrictions leave "a lot more that the ex-president can do than cannot." (Politico)
A "three-year federal corruption investigation" of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has expanded to include his selection of a replacement for Obama. (Chicago Tribune)
Gun groups remain "ready to fight" Obama on their favorite issue -- despite his having promised again on Sunday that they have nothing to fear from him. (The Hill)
SCOTUS on Monday declined "an emergency appeal" from a man challenging Obama's status as a natural born citizen. (Chicago Tribune)
Obama's weekly YouTube addresses are rapidly losing their audience. (Washington Times)
Changing Of The Guard
Obama and VP-elect Joe Biden are considering doing community service in Washington on Inauguration Day and asking others to do the same in their hometowns. (New York Times)
Ten thousand buses are expected to converge on Washington for the inauguration, creating "an unprecedented logistical nightmare." (Washington Post)
Nearly eight in 10 Americans "are giving the president-elect the thumbs up" on his transition so far. (CNN)
Outgoing administration officials have received a talking points memo on what to say on their way out the door, including that President Bush "kept the American people safe" and maintained "the honor and the dignity of his office." (Los Angeles Times)
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