CHICAGO, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama named former rival Hillary Clinton as secretary of state on Monday and said Robert Gates would remain defense secretary in a national security team charged with recasting America's leadership role in the world. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Nov. 30, 2008 (Reuters) — President-Elect Barack Obama will unveil his national security team at a news conference in Chicago on Monday, expected to include Hillary Clinton as secretary of state. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Nov. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday named former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker to chair a new panel to advise him how to stabilize financial markets and navigate a potentially painful recession. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Nov. 26, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. authorities have warned of a possible al Qaeda threat to transit systems in and around New York City, a Homeland Security official said on Wednesday. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Nov. 26, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama takes another step toward tackling the ailing U.S. economy on Wednesday as part of an aggressive effort to demonstrate that his administration will face the global financial crisis head-on. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama moved closer to assembling his national security team on Tuesday, with sources saying Robert Gates would likely keep his job as defense secretary and retired Marine Gen. James Jones be named national security adviser. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — With his choice of Hillary Clinton as secretary of state all but certain, President-elect Barack Obama promised on Friday to bring a "fresh perspective" to U.S. relations with the rest of the world. ... > 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
CHICAGO, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. President-elect Barack Obama is leaning toward selecting retired Gen. James Jones as White House national security adviser, ABC News reported on Thursday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama is considering Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano to be U.S. Homeland Security secretary, heading a sprawling agency formed to bolster civil defense in the wake of the September 11 attacks, a senior Democrat said. ... > full story
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No new torture probes Nov. 30, 2008 (cleveland.com) — Jack Goldsmith, a Harvard Law School professor, is the author of "The Terror Presidency" and a member of the Hoover Institution Task Force on ...
National security: No new torture investigations Nov. 30, 2008 (Houston Chronicle) — There has been much speculation about how the Obama administration will deal with what many view as the Bush administration's harsh, abusive and ...
Napolitano emerges for Homeland Security job Nov. 20, 2008 (Miami Herald) — Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, an early Barack Obama supporter from the southwestern part of the country, is the likely choice for the job of ...
Obama Building His Cabinet Nov. 20, 2008 (ArkansasMatters.com) — The Obama Administration is starting to take shape. The President-elect has picked former Senator Tom Daschle as his secretary of health. . ...
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