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David Remnick: Gap Year

A year after he stood to the side of the stage at Grant Park and watched his client, the newly elected President, declare America “a place where all things are possible,” the political strategist and steel-eyed disciplinarian David Plouffe was relaxing... Full Article at The New Yorker

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  2. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 20:  Sen. John Thune (R-SD) (L) delivers remarks during a news conference about health care reform with Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) at the U.S. Capitol November 20, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  3. President Barack Obama waves as he exits Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.
  4. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18:  Theresa Regan (2nd L), who lost her husband and FDNY firefighter Donald Regan at the South Tower of the World Trade Center during the 9/11 terrorists attacks, listens with her son Peter (L) and daughterJill (3rd L) during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee...
  5. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - NOVEMBER 18:  Policemen stand guard in front of the U.S. embassy during a protest the visit of U.S. President Barack Obama in Seoul's downtown on November 18, 2009 in Seoul, South Korea.
  6. FERRYBRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 17:  The coal fueled Ferrybridge power station generates electricity on November 17, 2009 in Ferrybridge, United Kingdom.
  7. BEIJING - NOVEMBER 17:  (L-R) US President Barack Obama shakes hands with Chinese President Hu Jintaoafter a joint press conference at the Great Hall of People on November 17, 2009 in Beijing, China.
  8. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 16:  Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks to the media at the Molinari Republican Club dinner on November 16, 2009 in Staten Island, New York.
  9. OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16:  Matt Cross opens boxes of Sarah Palin's book 'Going Rogue' as other books sit on a display in the back room of a Costco November 16, 2009 in Orem, Utah. The Orem Costco received between 800-900 copies of the book which will go on sale tomorrow.

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