WASHINGTON, Nov. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — Aides to President-elect Barack Obama distanced themselves on Tuesday from reports that President George W. Bush had pressed Obama to back a free trade deal with Colombia in exchange for help for the struggling automobile industry. ... > full story
SAO PAULO, Nov. 9, 2008 (Reuters) — The U.S. administration of President George W. Bush is keeping President-elect Barack Obama's economic team "up to speed" on what will be discussed at next weekend's G20 financial summit in Washington, a U.S. Treasury official said on Sunday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9, 2008 (Reuters) — The economic crisis will not stop President-elect Barack Obama from expanding health care, overhauling education and energy policy, and passing a middle-class tax cut soon after he takes office in January, senior aides said on Sunday. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Nov. 9, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. labor unions, having helped Barack Obama win the presidency, entertain high hopes he will enact their agenda to bolster their negotiating power with employers and increase their numbers after decades of decline. ... > full story
BEIJING, Nov. 9, 2008 (Reuters) — China's President Hu Jintao told U.S. President-elect Barack Obama in a telephone conversation that proper handling of the Taiwan issue would help improve Sino-U.S. ties, state media reported on Sunday. ... > full story
PHOENIX, Nov. 8, 2008 (Reuters) — Sales of rifles, pistols and ammo are surging in parts of the United States, as many gun owners fear President-elect Barack Obama's administration may seek to tighten ownership of certain weapons. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 2008 (Reuters) — The top congressional Democrats urged Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Saturday to consider providing aid to troubled U.S. automakers as part of the Bush administration's corporate bailout efforts. ... > full story
MOSCOW, Nov. 8, 2008 (Reuters) — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and U.S. President-elect Barack Obama agreed to meet soon during a telephone conversation on Saturday, a Kremlin spokesman said. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin fired back on Friday against post-election claims by aides to Republican presidential candidate John McCain that she thought Africa was a country, not a continent, calling the anonymous sources "jerks." ... > full story
CHICAGO, Nov. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. President-elect Barack Obama apologized to former first lady Nancy Reagan on Friday for making a quip about her doing seances. ... > full story
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Obama Will Stick to Middle-Class Tax Cut Nov. 9, 2008 (NBC 4 Los Angeles (KNBC)) — A middle-class tax cut will be one of President-elect Obama's first proposals after he takes the oath of office, incoming White House chief of ...
Obama Adviser: We're Still Raising Taxes Nov. 9, 2008 (U.S. News & World Report) — Some folks interpreted comments made by Barack Obama at his press conference as a signal that he might not raise taxes. I never bought into that ...
Obama will tax wealthy Americans, says key adviser Nov. 9, 2008 (Economic Times, India) — US President-elect Barack Obama will act on his campaign promise to tax the wealthiest Americans, an Obama senior adviser has told the New York ...
Obama must first fix a struggling economy Nov. 9, 2008 (InvestmentNews) — President-elect Barack Obama deserves congratulations - and a warning to be careful what you wish for in this life. To be sure, he made some great ...
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