Burris May Be Seated, Tutu on Obama
By Katharine JoseBen writes that Maureen Dowd's endorsement of Caroline Kennedy is "not a small one." [BS]
Dan Squadron, David Yassky and others almost didn't get to protest the reopening of the Brooklyn House of Detention. [McBrooklyn]
The A.P. is reporting that Roland Burris will be seated in the Senate, but Politico isn't sure. [Politico]
Rahm Emanuel's rabbi advised him it was OK to take part in a bailout conference call on Rosh Hashanah. [Religion News Service]
Bishop Desmond Tutu has high hopes for what Barack Obama can do for Africa. [Atlantic]
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