Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., the ranking Republican on the Judiciary Committee, will support the nomination of Attorney General-designate Eric Holder, despite being initially critical of his involvement in the pardon of fugitive financier Marc Rich. (New York Times)
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is considering rolling back oil shale drilling, made possible under President Bush, and strengthening a host of environmental laws. (Los Angeles Times)
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the world was breathing "a collective sigh of relief" now that President Obama's administration is beginning to dismantle Bush's foreign policies. (Los Angeles Times)
Despite Obama's initial outreach to the Muslim world, he still has a ways to go: American leadership is supported by just 15 percent of Middle Eastern and North African respondents in a Gallup poll released Tuesday. (NationalJournal.com)
Unhappy parents are threatening to sue a Virginia company that promised thousands of teens special access to inauguration events but ended up leaving some kids on buses or unsupervised during the big event. (Washington Post)
Under The Influence
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner tapped Mark Patterson, a former lobbyist for Goldman Sachs, to be his chief of staff Tuesday. (Politico)
Geithner's move comes after Obama's administration issued new rules limiting contact with lobbyists. (AP)
Bill Clinton earned more than $4.7 million in speaking fees abroad last year, making his wife one of several Cabinet members who will have to "navigate potential conflicts in their new posts." (Wall Street Journal)
Dennis Blair, Obama's pick for director of national intelligence, took significant sums from companies doing defense business, the Senate intelligence committee revealed at his hearing Tuesday. (Washington Post)
William Lynn, Obama's pick for deputy Defense secretary, has deeper ties to Raytheon than originally thought, including an impending payout of as much as $1.25 million. (Politico)
Read more of National Journal's coverage of the lobbying industry in the blog Under The Influence.
Stimulus Wrangling
In an unusual move, Obama traveled to Capitol Hill Tuesday to meet with lawmakers and spoke to reporters from a Senate corridor, all of which made it seem like he was still a senator himself. (New York Times)
GOP lawmakers lauded Obama's conciliatory talk about the stimulus package Tuesday, but Republican votes are still lacking, with one aide saying his quest for GOP support is "like asking a lion to be a vegetarian." (Roll Call -- subscription)
A number of congressional Republicans used Twitter to blog about Obama's closed-door meeting with GOP lawmakers Tuesday. (The Hill)
The bill pours $150 billion into education, which would "more than double" the department's current budget. (New York Times)
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