Edwin Meese III, attorney general under President Reagan, and Senator Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) have an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal this morning drawing attention to a little-known piece of Attorney General-designee Eric Holder's time in the Clinton administration - the so-called "Holder Memorandum." The pair write, "this memo changed Justice Department policy regarding the formerly unquestioned right to counsel and to confidential communication with one's counsel." Calling the policy "unconsitut

The incoming Transportation secretary's hearing has been postponed until next week, says the Washington Post's 44 blog. The paper reported this morning that LaHood, a recently retired Republican Representative from Illinois, has ties to an indicted figure in the Blagojevich scandal, and sponsored earmarks benefitting campaign donors.

Several sources are reporting that Obama has picked his technology advisor Julius Genachowski to head up the Federal Communications Commission. Genachowski and Obama were classmates at Harvard Law.

The PIC has released new information, including the names behind about 5,600 donations, totaling $56.3 $35.3 million. Also disclosed were the names of 211 bundlers, who have raised $27.6 million. (More after the jump).