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
CHICAGO, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama pledged on Tuesday to help state governors cope with a deepening recession and asked for their help in crafting a huge stimulus package to create jobs and tackle the crumbling economy. ... > full story
DULUTH, Georgia, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — The state of Georgia voted in a run-off election for U.S. Senate on Tuesday that will help decide whether Democrats gain a big enough majority in the chamber to more easily pass their legislation agenda. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Filmmaker George Lucas and Google CEO Eric Schmidt are among the donors helping to underwrite Barack Obama's transition to the U.S. presidency, according to figures released on Monday. ... > 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
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
PHOENIX, Nov. 25, 2008 (Reuters) — Unbowed by his defeat in the U.S. presidential election, Republican John McCain promised on Tuesday to seek a fifth Senate term and praised President-elect Barack Obama's choices for his economic team. ... > full story
DHAKA, Nov. 24, 2008 (Reuters) — Three senior U.S. senators, including defeated presidential candidate John McCain, will visit Bangladesh early next month to meet its leaders ahead of a long-delayed vote, a U.S. official said on Monday. ... > full story
LONDON, Nov. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama said on Saturday he was crafting a two-year plan to fight an economic crisis of "historic proportions" and Chinese leader Hu Jintao said his country was ready to play a big role in the global effort. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Nov. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. President-elect Barack Obama said on Saturday that he was crafting an aggressive, two-year stimulus plan to revive the troubled economy, warning that swift action was needed to prevent a deep slump and a spiral of falling prices. ... > full story
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Lessons From Tenn., A Southern GOP Stronghold Nov. 25, 2008 (NPR) — In Sullivan County, Tenn., in the picturesque southern Appalachian Mountains, visitors will find something they won't see much of in other parts of ...
McCain Compliments Barack Obama's Early Moves Nov. 25, 2008 (ArkansasMatters.com) — Barack Obama's former rival is saying nice things about the President-elect's early moves. . Appearing at his first news conference since losing ...
A Quiet Obama Puppeteer Nov. 25, 2008 (New York Times) — If the Obama presidential campaign would have had the title of conductor - a person to keep the trains running on time and the symphony playing ...
McCain running for Senate, praising Palin Nov. 25, 2008 (Boston Globe) — Republican presidential candidate John McCain confirmed today that he plans to seek re-election to the US Senate from Arizona in 2010.. . McCain ...
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