MUMBAI, Nov. 30, 2008 (Reuters) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has appealed to India not to punish his country for last week's attacks in Mumbai, saying militants have the power to precipitate a war in the region, the Financial Times reported on Monday. ... > full story
ISTANBUL, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) Unknown assailants launched an attack on the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline between Iraq and Turkey on Friday, triggering a large fire, broadcaster CNN Turk reported. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey returned to work on Friday after a "fainting spell" during a speech sent him to hospital the night before. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's top choice to lead the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, CNN reported on Wednesday, citing multiple sources. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2008 (Reuters) President-elect Barack Obama has chosen Tom Daschle, a key early supporter and former U.S. Senate leader, as his top official to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system, two Democratic sources said on Wednesday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2008 (Reuters) A top Republican senator said on Sunday U.S. President-elect Barack Obama would be making a good choice if he selected Sen. Hillary Clinton as his Secretary of State. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Nov. 13, 2008 (Reuters) Suddenly, Sarah Palin is everywhere. Palin, U.S. Republican nominee John McCain's vice presidential running mate, was kept cloistered for weeks during the heat of their losing campaign against Democrat Barack Obama. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11, 2008 (Reuters) Aides to President-elect Barack Obama distanced themselves on Tuesday from reports that President George W. Bush had pressed Obama to back a free trade deal with Colombia in exchange for help for the struggling automobile industry. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 2008 (Reuters) The U.S. auto industry's best chance for $25 billion in immediate government help to survive a steep financial slide rests with Congress, which may have a brief window to act next week. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9, 2008 (Reuters) The economic crisis will not stop President-elect Barack Obama from expanding health care, overhauling education and energy policy, and passing a middle-class tax cut soon after he takes office in January, senior aides said on Sunday. ... > full story
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Obama health plans would carry $1 trillion price tag Nov. 16, 2008 (Jacksonville Business Journal) President-elect Barack Obama's universal health insurance plans would look a lot like the program being tried in Massachusetts. It would cost $75 ...
McCain, Palin plea for Ohio's votes Nov. 13, 2008 (NBC 2 Dayton (WDTN)) In a critical stop for the Republican party, John McCain stepped off the Straight-Talk Express in Lebanon, Ohio dressed to get down to business ...
Obama Will Stick to Middle-Class Tax Cut Nov. 9, 2008 (NBC 4 Los Angeles (KNBC)) A middle-class tax cut will be one of President-elect Obama's first proposals after he takes the oath of office, incoming White House chief of ...
Obama Adviser: We're Still Raising Taxes Nov. 9, 2008 (U.S. News & World Report) Some folks interpreted comments made by Barack Obama at his press conference as a signal that he might not raise taxes. I never bought into that ...