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
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
CHICAGO, Nov. 30, 2008 (Reuters) — President-Elect Barack Obama will unveil his national security team at a news conference in Chicago on Monday, expected to include Hillary Clinton as secretary of state. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Nov. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday named former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker to chair a new panel to advise him how to stabilize financial markets and navigate a potentially painful recession. ... > 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
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama moved closer to assembling his national security team on Tuesday, with sources saying Robert Gates would likely keep his job as defense secretary and retired Marine Gen. James Jones be named national security adviser. ... > full story
BAGHDAD, Nov. 23, 2008 (Reuters) — Iraq will not seek to extend the U.N. mandate of U.S. troops and they will pull out immediately if Iraqi parliament fails to approve a pact allowing them to stay until 2011, Iraq's prime minister said on Sunday. ... > 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
CORNWALLIS, Nova Scotia, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — The Pentagon is considering a plan to send more than 20,000 troops to Afghanistan over the next 12 to 18 months to help safeguard elections and quell rising Taliban violence, officials said on Friday. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — With his choice of Hillary Clinton as secretary of state all but certain, President-elect Barack Obama promised on Friday to bring a "fresh perspective" to U.S. relations with the rest of the world. ... > full story
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BLOG WATCH Nov. 30, 2008 (New York Post) — Moral hazards. . "If you had $20 million stashed away somewhere and lost 95% of that, sure you'd be pretty sad. But you'd still have a million ...
Warner applauds Obama's security picks Nov. 30, 2008 (Roanoke Times, Virginia) — Associated Press. . Retiring Republican Sen. John Warner of Virginia said the three people whom President-elect Barack Obama is considering to lead ...
Obama pressed to change counterterror rules Nov. 30, 2008 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) — It's called the President's Daily Brief, or, more informally, the "threat matrix." And it could change the way President-elect Barack Obama views ...
Warner applauds Obama's national security picks Nov. 29, 2008 (WTOP-FM 103.5, Washington DC) — Republican Sen. John Warner of Virginia says the three people President-elect Barack Obama is considering to lead his national security team would ...
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