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December 2008
- Lawsuits Allege Minn.'s Coleman Diverted Funds
  
  St. Paul Pioneer Press (Minn.) | Dec 10, 08 1:45 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The FBI is looking into a pair of lawsuits that claim a friend of Norm Coleman tried to channel funds to the Minnesota senator, the Pioneer Press of St. Paul reports. A Houston suit says financier Nasser Kazeminy aimed to divert money to Coleman through Coleman's wife’s employer; another suit in Delaware suggests Kazeminy tried to pass funds directly to the senator. More »
- Send Princess Caroline to DC
  
  Washington Post | Dec 9, 08 12:54 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Sure, you can make a case against it, but Caroline Kennedy becoming a senator would be the perfect ending to a "modern fairy tale," Ruth Marcus writes in the Washington Post . Putting aside her tendency to "recoil from political dynasties," Marcus points out that there are plenty of politicians who didn't exactly pay their dues—does Jesse Ventura ring a bell? More »
- US May Take Big Stake in Big 3
  
  Wall Street Journal | Dec 9, 08 6:40 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - As a $15 billion auto industry rescue takes shape, the terms of the plan would give government a major stake in the Big Three and allow it to guide a bankruptcy-like restructuring process, the Wall Street Journal reports. Under the terms of draft legislation, the US could take shares worth at least 20% of loans made; the firms would also have to curb execs’ pay and dividend payments on the watch of a government “auto czar.” More »
- Caroline, Schmaroline: Pick Me Instead
  
  New York | Dec 8, 08 11:35 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Fran Drescher has a great idea for a well-known woman to inherit Hillary Clinton's Senate seat, and it's not Caroline Kennedy, reports New York . The face—and, even more memorably, the voice—of the 1990s sitcom The Nanny proposes herself. OK, so she's never run for public office, but she was recently named a diplomatic envoy for the US, traveling to developing nations to speak about women's health issues. More »
- Sources: Paterson Not So Keen on Caroline
  
  New York Post | Dec 8, 08 10:24 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - David Paterson likes and respects Caroline Kennedy, but the New York governor isn't so sure she's cut out to be Hillary Clinton's replacement. Giving Kennedy 20-1 odds, an anonymous insider tells Fredric U. Dicker of the New York Post that Paterson wants his state to have a louder voice in Washington than the "quiet and non-assertive" Kennedy could provide. More »
- Indicted La. Rep Jefferson Loses to GOP Newbie
  
  Times-Picayune (New Orleans) | Dec 7, 08 1:37 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - An election delay caused by Hurricane Gustav likely helped tip the vote away from scandal-plagued Louisiana Rep. William Jefferson, whose nine-term Congressional career came to an unexpected end yesterday, the Times-Picayune reports. Republican newbie Anh "Joseph" Cao unseated the 2nd district’s incumbent African-American Democrat in an election marked by much lower turnout than November’s general election, considered a disadvantage for Jefferson despite the district’s large black population. More »
- Ted Goes to Bat for 'Sen. Caroline'
  
  New York Post | Dec 7, 08 9:07 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Ted Kennedy is working to pave the way to a Senate seat for his niece Caroline, the New York Post reports. He called New York Gov. David Paterson to highlight Caroline’s connections, which could be a legislative boon to the state as it searches for a replacement for Secretary of State-designate Hillary Clinton. A family member said a new Senator Kennedy was a “strong possibility.” More »
- Dem Leaders Say OK to Auto Bailout Plan
  
  New York Times | Dec 5, 08 8:19 PM CST