On the November 21 edition of CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight, discussing reports that President-elect Barack Obama will name Sen. Hillary Clinton secretary of state, New York Daily News columnist Michael Goodwin falsely suggested that former President Bill Clinton has not disclosed "the paid speeches that he gives around the world." In fact, the sources and amounts of Bill Clinton's speaking fees are disclosed annually in Hillary Clinton's Senate disclosure forms.

Goodwin asserted:

GOODWIN: I think the issue of Bill Clinton still isn't resolved. And, you know, this is something Obama raised on the campaign trail, Bill Clinton's disclosure of the contributors to his presidential library and to his foundation and to the paid speeches that he gives around the world. I mean, Bill Clinton has raised $500 million. We generally do not know where that money has come from.

Contrary to Goodwin's suggestion, Bill Clinton is required to disclose all speaking fees of $200 or more, according to Hillary Clinton's 2008 Senate disclosure form. Should Hillary Clinton remain in the Senate, Bill Clinton's 2008 speaking fees would be included in her 2009 Senate disclosure forms. Should Hillary Clinton become secretary of state, executive branch financial disclosure rules would require her, just as the Senate does, to disclose speaking fees earned by Bill Clinton of $200 or more.

During the same segment, echoing smears of the Clintons that Media Matters for America has previously documented, Politico senior editor Beth Frerking said of Obama's reported decision to appoint Sen. Clinton secretary of state, "I think the other thing that we have to think about is the old adage of 'keep your friends close and your rivals even closer,' " and Wall Street Journal editorial page assistant editor James Freeman stated, "You'd like someone you have confidence that they're going to be working for you and not for themselves, and I think that's the big question with the Clintons."

From the November 21 edition of CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight:

KITTY PILGRIM (guest host): Well, you know, certainly in an international profile, Hillary Clinton is well-recognized and well-known around the world and would be a very good and logical choice for secretary of state. Beth, thoughts on this appointment?

FRERKING: Well, you know, I think one of her most effective times during the campaign, if you'll remember, was the 3 a.m. ad, you know, "Would he be ready for crises around the world?" And that was something that got her a lot of attention and, I think, a lot of support in places early on, you know, during the primaries. I think it is a place that she has strength. And I think the other thing that we have to think about is the old adage of "keep your friends close and your rivals even closer." There are -- you know, there are some people who are saying that the drama that might happen here would be not good for him, but I think he's -- as Robert said, he's pulling people in that he might not see eye-to-eye with on everything, and she does have a lot of respect in terms of her international experience.

PILGRIM: Michael, where does this put her in terms of her political aspirations, though, if she takes this?

GOODWIN: Well, I think they're probably dead, at least for eight years. But I -- before we even get there, I think the issue of Bill Clinton still isn't resolved. And, you know, this is something Obama raised on the campaign trail, Bill Clinton's disclosure of the contributors to his presidential library and to his foundation and to the paid speeches that he gives around the world.

I mean, Bill Clinton has raised $500 million. We generally do not know where that money has come from. Now, Obama's people supposedly are vetting this, but if Obama's people are just going to become part of the secret, I don't think that reassures the public. So, whatever they find out and whatever deals they make with Bill Clinton about avoiding conflicts of interest going forward, I think the public has to be in on the secret now, too.

PILGRIM: Right. This has gone so far, though, it's almost -- it's going to be very hard to turn this around, isn't it, James?

FREEMAN: But it could -- you can't turn it around now. And honestly, I don't see the upside for either Obama or Hillary. She doesn't get to be her own boss anymore, and he hires someone who likes to be her own boss. The Bill Clinton baggage comes with her. I really -- I don't see how it's a winner for either one.

ROBERT ZIMMERMAN (Democratic strategist): I think the reason it's a winner, not just regarding Senator Hillary Clinton but the other names that are being discussed for prominent positions in the administration --

FREEMAN: A lot of Clinton administration names. People are saying, "I voted for change. If I wanted the Clintons, I would have voted for her."

ZIMMERMAN: And that is -- and Eric Holder represents tremendous change from John Ashcroft, and Hillary Clinton represents a dramatic change from Condoleezza Rice. If you're looking for change on policy, that comes from the president, and having a team around him that have the leadership and the stature to implement that policy is really what it's all about.

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FRERKING: As someone said earlier, this is about leadership, and I think if it works and he is able to contain her somewhat, that really says something about his leadership. You know, maybe some people would call it a hail-Mary pass -- I don't think you can say that because she has experience. But the fact is, is he's taking a risk and if it works, he wins bigger.

PILGRIM: James?

FREEMAN: Well, I think that's right. I mean, you don't want to be hoping it works out. You'd like someone you have confidence that they're going to be working for you and not for themselves, and I think that's the big question with the Clintons. But Eric Holder, another Clinton administration refugee or veteran -- whatever we want to call him, it's not just the Marc Rich issue. He started this series of memos that -- very controversial -- basically trying to strip away the rights of defendants if they happen to work at a corporation. I know this is something that got Lou pretty angry during these years when those powers were being exercised, and it's going to be interesting to see how that plays as well in the confirmation process.

What does the likely choice of New York Federal Reserve chief Timothy Geithner as his Treasury Secretary say about our President-elect? Simple: He believes in change, just not too much of it.img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/money_latest/~4/En9vmDtNw0U" height="1" width="1"/

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CNN:
Obama outlines job-creation plan  —  (CNN) — President-elect Barack Obama on Saturday offered an outline of his economic recovery plan and jobs were the top priority.  —  American workers will rebuild the nation's roads and bridges, modernize its schools and create more sources of alternative energy …

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Saying that moving quickly is imperative, President-elect Barack Obama on Saturday offered an outline of his economic recovery plan to create 2.5 million jobs by 2011, saying American workers will rebuild the nation's roads and bridges, modernize its schools and create more sources of alternative energy.img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/money_latest/~4/HEwkVheif1E" height="1" width="1"/

President-elect Barack Obama says he plans to create 2.5 million jobs in the United States by rebuilding the nation's roads and bridges, modernizing schools and creating more sources of alternative energy.

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US President-elect Barack Obama says he wants an economic plan in place to create 2.5m new jobs over two years.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US president-elect Barack Obama announced Saturday that he had ordered his economic advisers to produce an economic recovery plan to create 2.5 million new jobs over the next two years.

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When the Holy Spirit moves in significant ways, He doesn't usually specialize. One of the most striking features of reformations is how many things get addressed in them. In the great Reformation of the 16th century, doctrinal issues were on the table, as everyone knows, but it was also a liturgical reformation, a musical revolution, a time of political upheaval, an era of technological gee-whizzery, and an explosion of mercy ministries.

Our English word mercy is a translation of multiple words both in Hebrew and Greek, and so in a detailed study there are a number of nuances to consider and remember. At the center, however, there are two main emphases represented by this word. In Hebrew, the word hesed refers to love, loyalty, faithful, loving-kindness, and mercy, all in the context of relationship. Mercy also refers to kindness extended in situations where that kindness had been forfeited by the recipient of it. The clearest example of this is the mercy seat on the ark of the covenant (the word here is kapporeth). In this latter sense, mercy is extended in the form of forgiveness, but in order for that to happen, violence was necessary. The mercy seat was sprinkled with blood, and without the violence of that bloodshed, there could be no mercy, no forgiveness (Heb. 9:22). No blood, no mercy.

These two emphases can be distinguished, but not really separated. Mercy can and should be extended where the recipient of the mercy is in his plight through no fault of his own (John 9:2). At the same time, this simply means that he had done nothing in particular to deserve his misfortune. He, like the rest of us, had come to live in a screwed up world that got this way through overt rebellion against God. In other words -- sin is always the culprit at some level. Mercy ministries are not necessary among the elect angels in heaven. There are no soup kitchens in the resurrection. Because sin is the culprit, mercy ministries can never stray too far from the mercy seat, and when they do stray, pleas for mercy always morph into demands for justice, which is always a perilous line of argument for sinners to take.

In order to consider the foundations of mercy, we will have to evaluate a number of things in turn -- the character of God Himself, the relation of justice to mercy, the relation of violence to mercy, the claims of pseudo-mercy, the conditions under which the God of all mercy is merciless, and more. And that, Lord willing, is what we shall do in this series.

Spiritual leaders of New York's African-American Muslim communities lashed out Friday at a purported al Qaeda message attacking President-elect Barack Obama and, using racist language, comparing him unfavorably to the late Malcolm X.