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...that, as the album’s title implies, he’s no longer focused on his solo career, but rather on the band. As evidenced throughout the album, the Cardinals have chemistry, and while Adams is indisputably the band’s frontman, the harmonies and control of dynamics mastered by the Cardinals reveal Adams and the Cardinals as a cohesive unit. “Cardinology” will become a defining moment for Ryan Adams fans. The diehards may be disappointed as Adams takes a step in a new direction; for them, it will be hard...
...Capitol Hill. Three key elements to that process are still being sorted out: the final party-line composition of the Senate; the new GOP leadership in the House and how it reflects the new Republican mission and message; and the ability of House and Senate Democratic leaders to control crusading members who read Obama's win as a green light for a revolution. (Read "Who Will Be Obama's Pick for Treasury Secretary...
Perhaps the biggest determinant of how Obama's agenda will fare in coming months will be whether Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid can control their respective members. Liberals want Obama to pursue tax hikes on the rich and tax cuts for everyone else as soon as possible; centrist Southern Blue Dogs want him to tackle entitlement reform. Resolving the competing agendas will be tricky...
...Senate, wary of Obama's ability to overcome a GOP filibuster or control independent-minded Democrats, Reid wants to pursue a "baby step" approach first. But one Reid aide says it's not yet clear whether Obama will want to go with a big-agenda item early. "There's two options: hit for the home run, or pick off low-hanging fruit...
...running mate, he had been forced to run for re-election in 2006 as an independent after liberals groups angry over his support for the war in Iraq helped mount a successful primary challenge. Since then, Lieberman has caucused with the Democrats - his presence among their ranks giving them control of the Senate with a 51-49 majority - while siding with the Bush Administration on Iraq and the war on terror...