WASHINGTON, Dec. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama has begun laying the groundwork for overhauling the troubled U.S. healthcare system, reaching out to interest groups and building grassroots support for the huge undertaking. ... > full story
BEIJING, Dec. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — China and the United States pledged on Friday to boost efforts to tackle the turmoil engulfing global markets and to continue high-level cooperation when President-elect Barack Obama takes office. ... > full story
HAVANA, Dec. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — Cuba's former leader Fidel Castro said on Thursday his country could talk to U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, in Havana's latest overture to the incoming Democratic administration in Washington. ... > full story
SINGAPORE, Dec. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — Top U.S. nuclear envoy Christopher Hill said on Friday he expects difficult six-party talks next week on North Korea's nuclear disarmament and that more work needs to be done to iron out verification details. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Dec. 4, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama said on Wednesday struggling automakers have put forward a "more serious" restructuring proposal to Congress but withheld judgment on the plans until hearings are held. ... > full story
MOSCOW, Dec. 4, 2008 (Reuters) — The United States will quickly feel a change in attitude from Moscow if President-elect Barack Obama transforms Washington's policies toward Russia, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. ... > full story
MOSCOW, Dec. 4, 2008 (Reuters) — Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin hinted on Thursday that he may return to his old job in the Kremlin, but not before his ally President Dmitry Medvedev's term expires in 2012. ... > full story
CHICAGO/WASHINGTON, Dec. 3, 2008 (Reuters) — Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is weighing whether to ask Congress for the remaining $350 billion of the financial bailout fund, with White House aides approaching President-elect Barack Obama's transition team about the idea, an Obama aide said on Wednesday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3, 2008 (Reuters) — Senate Democrats will be able to do plenty over the next two years -- despite falling just short of their goal of winning a majority big enough to end Republican procedural roadblocks. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Dec. 3, 2008 (Reuters) — New York Gov. David Paterson has famous names to choose from in picking a replacement for Sen. Hillary Clinton, including a Kennedy, a Cuomo and even another Clinton, as in the former president of the United States. ... > full story
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Day 47: counting the record cash » Dec. 5, 2008 (Channel4.com) — Thursday 4 December 2008: $750mn donations and opening up healthcare policy.. . Obama - or rather a report from the Federal Election Commission - ...
Struggling Catholic hospitals lay off 160 Dec. 5, 2008 (WBZ Newsradio 1030, Boston) — The Catholic Archdiocese of Boston's six hospitals are laying off 160 workers at the same time a $100 million financing deal has fallen through ...
Governor names Eve Franklin health policy adviser Dec. 5, 2008 (NBC 6 Pocatello (KPVI)) — Gov. Brian Schweitzer has named Eve Franklin as his policy adviser on health and families.. . Schweitzer says Franklin's experience in the field of ...
Egg Donors, Emissions Monitors and Health Care Reform Dec. 5, 2008 (New York Times) — AARP Paid to Endorse Insurance. . The AARP makes hundreds of millions of dollars endorsing insurance products, often building royalties into ...
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