Grace Jones: Hurricane (Pitchfork)
Fresh off of a winning appearance at the Massive Attack-curated Meltdown festival, the iconic singer who brought her distinctive presence to bear on disco and new wave returns with her first new album in almost 20 years. read more

Waxman topples Dingell; House Dems go greener (AP via Yahoo! News)
Democrats steered the House toward more aggressively tackling global warming and other environmental problems Thursday, toppling veteran Michigan Rep. John Dingell, a staunch supporter of Detroit automakers, from an important energy panel in favor of California liberal Rep. Henry Waxman.

Hispanic Republicans Assess Their Party's Failure in 2008 (HispanicBusiness.com)
Hispanic political leaders, some Republican and some not, spent the last two weeks assessing and arguing over the Republican Party's failure at the polls on November 4. A key lesson of the election, many declared, is that the Hispanic vote is increasing in strength and will be crucial for any party, be they Republican or Democrat, that desires to win the top national offices.

Waxman topples Dingell; House Dems go greener (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Democrats steered the House toward more aggressively tackling global warming and other environmental problems Thursday, toppling veteran Michigan Rep. John Dingell, a staunch supporter of Detroit automakers, from an important energy panel in favor of California liberal Henry Waxman.

Senate's seniority rules don't favor big role for Hillary Clinton despite historic run (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
WASHINGTON - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton drew about 18 million votes as a presidential candidate. But that doesn't necessarily count for much in the Senate, where seniority rules, and so far not in her favor.