WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Barack Obama should act from the moment of his inauguration to restore a U.S. image battered by allegations of torturing terrorism suspects, said a group of retired military leaders planning to press their case with the president-elect's transition team on Wednesday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who will stay on under Barack Obama, said on Tuesday he supported the president-elect's Iraq policy but declined to back his proposed timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. forces. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Dec. 2, 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
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama is expected to nominate New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson to head the Commerce Department, a senior Democratic source said on Tuesday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama will hold a news conference at 1140 EST/1640 GMT on Wednesday, his fifth since he began naming nominees for his cabinet. ... > full story
LONDON, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Outgoing U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice played the piano for Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace Monday as a farewell gesture before the end of the Bush administration's term next month. ... > full story
BEIRUT, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama's choice of Hillary Clinton as secretary of state gladdens Israel, but does not overjoy Arabs and Iranians keen for a new start after eight years of perceived U.S. policy calamities. ... > full story
CINCINNATI, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — In what was billed as the Year of the Women in U.S. politics, the choice of Hillary Clinton as President-elect Barack Obama's secretary of state somehow seems both more and less than her supporters had hoped for. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama on Monday gave a sense of his foreign policy priorities by saying he sees much work to do on reining in Iranian and North Korean nuclear programs and promoting Middle East peace. ... > full story
TEHRAN, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Iran said on Monday U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's comments about its nuclear program were an indication Washington's stance toward Tehran had not changed. ... > full story
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Endgame in Iraq? Dec. 1, 2008 (Houston Chronicle) — If you're at all interested in having an informed opinion on the situation in Iraq, read this assessment by retired General Barry McCaffrey. It ...
GNP Delegation Leaves for Washington Today Dec. 1, 2008 (Korea Times) — The ruling Grand National Party (GNP) will send a delegation to the United States today to figure out the implications for Korea of the incoming ...
U.S. should negotiate with Iran, adviser says Nov. 26, 2008 (Ottawa Citizen) — U.S. president-elect Barack Obama's campaign adviser on the Middle East told an Ottawa audience Monday night that the U.S. should negotiate with ...
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