Today's Links (11/11) -- The "43-Meets-44" Edition

A Visit Both Historic and Perhaps Awkward
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/10/us/politics/10transition.html

Barack and Michelle Obama visit the White House
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-transition11-2008nov11,0,7434535.story

Obama Weighs Quick Undoing of Bush Policy
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/10/us/politics/10obama.html

Plotting Bush's Undoing
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/blog/2008/11/10/BL2008111001244.html

Hope of Seeing President-Elect Draws Crowds And Cameras
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/10/AR2008111001415.html

Obama's Cabinet: Start With Al Gore
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/10/AR2008111002478.html

Barack to Reality
http://www.slate.com/id/2204240

You Are Now Friends With Barack Obama
http://www.slate.com/id/2204045

Five Silver Linings
http://www.slate.com/id/2204044

Obama Asks Bush to Provide Help for Automakers
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/11/us/politics/11auto.html

For South, a Waning Hold on National Politics
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/11/us/politics/11south.html

Bush's tax breaks for banks could cost California $2 billion
http://www.latimes.com/news/la-me-budget11-2008nov11,0,4823032.story

John McCain in his element
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-mccain11-2008nov11,0,684262.story

Obama urged to overhaul healthcare, stat
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-health11-2008nov11,0,6833135.story

The GOP looking glass
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-goldberg11-2008nov11,0,6582413.column

A GOP Bridge to Nowhere
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/10/AR2008111002481.html

A vote too late for Obama
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-vincent11-2008nov11,0,3920720.story

More Than a Rock Star
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/10/AR2008111002480.html

A Path Beyond Grievance
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/10/AR2008111001544.html