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) — The top U.S. military officer traveled to India and Pakistan on Tuesday as part of Washington's diplomatic efforts to ease tensions over last week's deadly attacks by militants in Mumbai, officials said. ... > 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) — Spurred by massive cost overruns and chronic schedule delays, the Pentagon's chief weapons buyer approved on Tuesday the first major changes in the Defense Department's acquisition policies in five years. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Four senior U.S. lawmakers warned President George W. Bush on Tuesday against rushing during his final weeks in office to reach a world trade agreement that could end up being rejected by Congress. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — A group based in Pakistan may have been responsible for the attacks by militants in India's financial hub of Mumbai that killed 183 people, a senior State Department official said on Tuesday. ... > full story
BRUSSELS, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice headed to New Delhi on Tuesday on an urgent mission to ease tensions between India and Pakistan after last week's attacks in the Indian financial hub Mumbai. ... > 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
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Bush Gets Out the Shovel Dec. 2, 2008 (Washington Post) — President Bush's interview with ABC News's Charlie Gibson is being heralded by some media outlets as reflective, apologetic and self-critical, even ...
Rhee's Battles Land Her Time Magazine Cover Dec. 2, 2008 (ABC 7 Washington (WJLA)) — D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee is being featured on the cover of Time magazine for her approach to reforming urban school systems. . Rhee is ...
Mind the Map Dec. 2, 2008 (American Prospect) — On election night, our eyes were glued to the "battleground states" that would decide the presidential election -- not just the traditional swing ...
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