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Obama announces national security team
Posted 44 minutes ago on CNN.com
President-elect Barack Obama today picked Sen. Hillary Clinton to be secretary of state. Obama said he had no doubt that Clinton is the right person to lead the state department. Obama also announced that he's keeping Defense Secretary Robert…
Washington Memo: A Handpicked Obama Team for a Shift in Foreign Policy
Posted about 3 hours ago on NYT > Politics
Barack Obama’s national security team includes two veteran cold warriors and a political rival whose records are all more hawkish than that of the new president.
Senate Could Give New President Early Legislative Victories
Posted about 12 hours ago on washingtonpost.com - Politics
As Senate Democrats prepare for next year's agenda, they are likely to have a working filibuster-proof majority on a variety of legislative issues that could provide early victories for President-elect Barack Obama.
Choice for U.N. Backs Strong Action Against Mass Killings
Posted about 5 hours ago on NYT > Politics
President-elect Barack Obama has chosen his foreign policy adviser, Susan E. Rice, to be ambassador to the United Nations, picking an advocate of “dramatic action” against genocide.
Consensus emerging on universal healthcare
Posted about 9 hours ago on L.A. Times - National News
The prospect of bold government action appears to be accepted among players across the ideological and political spectrum, including those who opposed the idea in the 1990s. …
Obama Turns To Friends And Foes For Top Posts
Posted about 17 hours ago on The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama plans on Monday to announce six experienced hands to fill top administration posts, moving at record speed to name the leadership team that will guide his presidency through a time of war and re…
Art Levine: $7 Trillion Meltdown 101: How We Got Here, What to Do Now
Posted about 11 hours ago on The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
Now that the federal government is committed to spending or guaranteeing as much as $7.8 trillion to salvage the financial system, it's worth it...
Obama to name national security team
Posted about 19 hours ago on CNN.com
President-elect Barack Obama will announce his national security team -- including Sen. Hillary Clinton as secretary of state -- this morning, according to two officials. The officials said Obama is expected to confirm he is keeping Robert Ga…
Obama's Cabinet Worrying Liberals
Posted about 24 hours ago on The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
WASHINGTON — Barack Obama promises to steer the nation straight again. He better be ready for a strong force pulling left. The president-elect drew plenty of support from moderates, but the liberal side of the Democratic Party followed…
Palin back on the campaign trail
Posted about 3 hours ago on CNN.com - Politics
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is adding her name to the list of big-name surrogates who are making campaign cameos in the last remaining Senate election this year.
Mike Smith: Archbishop Tutu Calls Obama Win a "Mandela Moment"
Posted about 17 hours ago on The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
Archbishop Desmond Tutu called the Obama win "a new era" for all Americans and echoed the words of Martin Luther King saying Obama has brought a message of hope.
Bush Sending Condoleezza Rice To India In Aftermath Of Attacks
Posted about 16 hours ago on The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
WASHINGTON — President George W. Bush on Sunday dispatched Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to New Delhi in support of India following the terrorist attacks that killed nearly 200 people, including six Americans. Rice and Bush wante…
AIDS Day '08: Much done, much to do
Posted about 3 hours ago on CNN.com
When we commemorated the first World AIDS Day on December 1, 1988, we had little to celebrate.
Clinton Turned Down Powerful Senate Post: Report
Posted about 23 hours ago on The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
Hillary Clinton passed on becoming boss of the superpowerful Senate Appropriations Committee to pursue the more prestigious secretary of state job with President-elect Barack Obama, the Daily News has learned. As chairwoman of the panel that…
Media Culpa?
Posted about 2 hours ago on The Opinionator
Pointing fingers at the media in the wake of the Mubai terror attacks and the Wal-Mart stampede.
