Yes, BP is ending its run.

Today, hear Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) on her new job as CBC Chair: Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-Oakland) was formally named Chair-Elect of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) this month and joins me to talk about the organization’s leadership for the upcoming Congress.

And Princeton Prof. Melissa Harris Lacewell talks with me about the latest on the president-elect and his transition team.

Maybe I had too much sauterne yesterday.  Maybe I OD'd on turkey tryptophan and was in fact asleep, or sleepwalking -- postprandial somnambulism, perhaps.  But while all hell was breaking loose at the Taj and terrorists ran amuck in Mumbai, and every legitimate news source and network seized the obvious opportunity to provide some coverage and analysis -- hell, only the Weather Channel didn't cover some part of this horrid day -- MSNBC, I could have sworn, broadcasted a seemingly endless, all-day "Lockup: Raw" marathon.

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Tonight: David Bender hosts the show, talking about the tragedy in Mumbai, India and later with Gov. Don Siegelman about his legal travails and his hopes for the new, post-Bush Justice Department. Visit contemptforrove.com to learn more about his case.

Thanksgiving: have a laugh with my pal and Simpson's funny man, Harry Shearer. And later, filmmaker Eugene Jarecki will tell you why he thinks Americans love war

Friday: Scientist Irene Pepperberg is back with her amazing insights into the animal mind

And I'll be here to talk with you Monday, a few pounds heavier and well-rested, for sure.

Have a great Thanksgiving!

Bush Pardons 14, Mostly White Collar Criminals; Military Restricts Benefits for Wounded Vets; Government Teams With Facebook to Fight Terrorism; Ann Coulter Has Jaw Wired Shut

Franken Camp Calls for Investigation into Missing Ballots; Alan Colmes Announces Departure from Fox News Channel's "Hannity & Colmes"; Candidate for RNC Chair 12-Year Member of Whites-Only Country Club; Speidi Makes it Official by Eloping in Mexico (After the US denied them the right for fear they'd pro-create and we'd be held responsible.)

Tonight:

My take on the news of day, plus just in time for your trip to visit the in-laws this holiday season: Jeffrey Goldberg, Atlantic magazine national correspondent on “The Things He Carried,” his latest article on what he was able to carry onto a plane and what you should really be worrying about, if you’re flying this Thanksgiving weekend. Yeah, we know it's kind of obnoxious to talk about this, but it's because we care. We really do. Goldberg is the author of "Prisoners: A Story of Friendship and Terror" (2007); he blogs at jeffreygoldberg.theatlantic.com.

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Tonight:

A recap of my adventures on the Air America cruise
plus reaction to Obama's announcing his economic team & the Citigroup bailout
( which Bush warns, more to come)

And later, what to do about "The Big Three" automakers . . . filmmaker Chris Paine, who directed “Who Killed the Electric Car?” (2006) joins me live with his views on a bailout for The Big Three, plus his thoughts on which innovations are likely to be made by the industry. (You may remember, Paine spoke with us earlier this year about GM's announcement that it had made an electric car. )

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