NEW YORK, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) Stocks snapped back on Tuesday from the previous session's huge losses after General Electric , a global bellwether, lifted optimism by pledging to leave its dividend intact in a tough economy. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) President-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday pledged to help state governors cope with a deepening recession and asked them to help craft a massive stimulus package to create jobs and tackle the crumbling economy. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) Democrats in the House of Representatives likely will seek passage next month of an economic stimulus bill costing about $500 billion, a House Democratic aide said on Monday. ... > 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. 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
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
DETROIT/WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) Detroit automakers began work on turnaround plans demanded by Congress in return for $25 billion in aid as General Motors Corp said it would cut production more and give up two of its controversial corporate jets. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) New York Sen. Hillary Clinton has accepted an offer from President-elect Barack Obama to become U.S. secretary of state, joining her former Democratic rival to help guide U.S. foreign policy, the New York Times 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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No new torture probes Nov. 30, 2008 (cleveland.com) Jack Goldsmith, a Harvard Law School professor, is the author of "The Terror Presidency" and a member of the Hoover Institution Task Force on ...
National security: No new torture investigations Nov. 30, 2008 (Houston Chronicle) There has been much speculation about how the Obama administration will deal with what many view as the Bush administration's harsh, abusive and ...
NYT: Hillary Clinton Accepts Secretary of State Job Nov. 21, 2008 (FOX 28 Spokane (KAYU)) From MyFoxNational Reports The New York Times is reporting that Hillary Clinton has accepted the job of Secretary of State in President-elect ...
NYT: Hillary Clinton Accepts Secretary o... Nov. 21, 2008 (FOX 35 Orlando (WOFL)) From that Hillary Clinton has accepted the job of Secretary of State in President-elect Barack Obama's administration.. According to two ...