CHICAGO, Dec. 3, 2008 (Reuters) President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday named New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, a former rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, as Commerce Secretary. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Dec. 3, 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
NEW YORK, Nov. 30, 2008 (Reuters) Former President Bill Clinton has agreed to make public the names of more than 200,000 donors to his foundation as part of a deal with President-elect Barack Obama to clear the way for Sen. Hillary Clinton to become secretary of state, The New York Times reported on Sunday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26, 2008 (Reuters) The U.S. Army scientist who was wrongly targeted in the FBI's anthrax investigation attracted suspicion because of his knowledge of the deadly toxin, according to recently released court records. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25, 2008 (Reuters) President George W. Bush on Monday granted 14 pardons and commuted two sentences but there were no high-profile names on a list released by the Justice Department. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Nov. 24, 2008 (Reuters) The U.S. rescued Citigroup Inc, agreeing to shoulder most losses on about $306 billion of the bank's risky assets, and inject new capital, bolstering investor hopes that the government will support big banks as the economy sinks into recession. ... > 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
NEW YORK, Nov. 22, 2008 (Reuters) Two more Broadway shows fell by the wayside this week but the head of an industry trade association said it was part of natural selection in a tough business rather than the result of the economic crisis. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) U.S. President-elect Barack Obama may consider Lawrence Summers as a successor to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, whose term expires in January 2010, a Democratic source told Reuters on Friday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) President-elect Barack Obama is likely to name former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers as an economic adviser with the expectation that he will eventually be tapped for the Federal Reserve Board, The New York Times reported on Friday. ... > full story
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Live Video: Obama To Announce Richardson Sec. of Commerce Dec. 3, 2008 (FOX 35 Orlando (WOFL)) President-elect Barack Obama will announce New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as his pick for secretary of commerce on Wednesday.. . Click play and ...
Companies warned of rise in supplier insolvencies Dec. 3, 2008 (Legal Week, UK) Companies need to act now to ensure they are prepared in the event of a trading partner becoming insolvent, Norton Rose litigation partner Radford ...