CHICAGO, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Retired Marine Gen. James Jones emerged as a leading contender for White House national security adviser as President-elect Barack Obama worked on Thursday to assemble his foreign policy team. ... > full story
BOSTON, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Passions flared in a Maine town on Thursday over a sign in a store asking customers to place bets on an assassination of President-elect Barack Obama. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Chances dimmed that a last-minute plan being crafted by Republican senators, with White House support, to provide $25 billion to bail out U.S. automakers would receive enough backing from Democrats to pass before the end of this week. ... > 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
CHICAGO, Nov. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. President-elect Barack Obama selected Tom Daschle, a heavyweight former senator, to be his health secretary on Wednesday, while former President Bill Clinton took steps to help secure his wife the nation's top diplomatic job. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — Republican John McCain, beaten by Democrat Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential race, plans to run for re-election as an Arizona senator in 2010. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, 2008 (Reuters) — Senate Democrats on Tuesday yielded to the wishes of President-elect Barack Obama and allowed Joe Lieberman to keep his committee chairmanship despite having backed Republican John McCain for the White House. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Nov. 17, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama and vanquished rival John McCain met for the first time since the November 4 election on Monday, pledging to work together to face the financial crisis and reduce government waste. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Nov. 16, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama resigned his seat in the Senate on Sunday to focus on his transition to the White House, appointing new staff and thanking his home state of Illinois for launching his political career. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Nov. 16, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama added three officials to his White House team on Sunday, making his top aide from the Senate a senior adviser and naming two deputies to chief of staff Rahm Emanuel. ... > full story
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McCain wins Missouri Nov. 19, 2008 (CBS 5 Green Bay (WFRV)) — Republican John McCain has defeated President-elect Barack Obama in Missouri - the last state to be decided in the 2008 presidential election. ...
McCain: Jackson Browne Used Me! Nov. 19, 2008 (TMZ.com) — John McCain claims kook-rocker Jackson Browne pitched a fit over the candidate's use of the song "Running on Empty" for one reason -- to make sure ...
McCain wins Missouri in close ... Nov. 19, 2008 (Washington Times) — Republican John McCain has defeated President-elect Barack Obama in Missouri _ the last state to be decided in the 2008 presidential election.. ...
Obama Cabinet pick to be in Denver Nov. 19, 2008 (Examiner.com: Anchorage, Alaska) — Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, in line to become secretary of Health and Human Services, will be in Denver next month for a health-care ...
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