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President-elect promised change, picking insiders (AP) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 03:20 AM CST AP - President-elect Barack Obama promised the voters change but has started his Cabinet selection process by naming several Washington insiders to top posts.

Sen. Clinton weighing secretary of state post (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2008 03:42 PM CST AP - Associates of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday the former first lady is weighing whether to leave the Senate and become secretary of state in the Obama administration, a job they say she believes is hers if she wants it.

McCain wins Missouri in close race against Obama (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2008 02:15 PM CST AP - Republican John McCain has defeated President-elect Barack Obama in Missouri — the last state to be decided in the 2008 presidential election.

Ga. Democrat gets campaign help from Bill Clinton (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2008 05:28 PM CST AP - Former President Bill Clinton on Wednesday appealed to Georgians to send Democrat Jim Martin to Washington arguing the state's hotly contested Senate runoff must provide a "bridge not a firewall" to the progress promised by President-elect Barack Obama.

Lieberman likes HRC at Foggy Bottom (Politico) Posted: 19 Nov 2008 06:34 PM CST Politico - Count Joe Lieberman as on board for the HRC as SecState.

Beau Biden will not accept Senate appointment (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2008 09:35 AM CST AP - Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden says he plans to fulfill his National Guard duties and won't accept an appointment to his father's U.S. Senate seat.

Huckabee won't rule out 2012 run for president (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2008 03:42 PM CST AP - Mike Huckabee wouldn't rule out a 2012 run for president Wednesday, but he acknowledged it could be hard to take back the spotlight from fellow Republican Sarah Palin. "I'm not ruling anything out for the future, but I'm not making any specific plans," Huckabee told reporters at a briefing to promote his new book, "Do the Right Thing."

Dem officials: Daschle accepts HHS Cabinet post (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2008 01:46 PM CST AP - Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle has accepted President-elect Barack Obama's offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, Democratic officials said Wednesday.

Corruption-tainted Alaska senator concedes defeat (AFP) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 02:30 AM CST AFP - Alaska Senator Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican in US Senate history, conceded defeat in his re-election bid when voters turned against him after a graft scandal.

Obama taps Arizona governor for homeland security: report (Reuters) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 02:22 AM CST Reuters - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's top choice to lead the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, CNN reported on Wednesday, citing multiple sources.

Obama seeks reforms in talk with UN chief (AP) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 02:18 AM CST AP - President-elect Barack Obama is urging the United Nations chief to embark on "far-reaching reform" of the world organization to help it address pressing global issues.

Holder's likely nomination revives pardon furor (AP) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 02:16 AM CST AP - Eric Holder is in line for nomination by President-elect Barack Obama to the attorney general's job that Holder has long wanted, but the 2001 episode with fugitive financier Marc Rich is stirring partisan acrimony.

Black caucus says no special relationship to Obama (AP) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 02:13 AM CST AP - Black leaders in Congress don't expect to have an especially close relationship with President-elect Barack Obama.

Longtime Senate spending leaders departing (AP) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 02:12 AM CST AP - Two aging symbols of Congress' penchant for pouring billions into lawmakers' pet projects are stepping aside next year. While their departure will probably do little to change Capitol Hill's culture of spending, the biggest challenge may come from an unlikely source — Barack Obama.

Petraeus had Bush's ear. Will Mike Mullen have Obama's? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 02:00 AM CST The Christian Science Monitor - Military advice will abound as President-elect Obama decides what course to pursue in volatile Afghanistan and Pakistan, its neighbor.

John McCain fights back against Jackson Browne (Reuters) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 01:38 AM CST Reuters - John McCain may have lost the presidential election to Barack Obama, but his campaign seems absolutely determined not to lose to Jackson Browne.

Why the Democrats - and Obama - Forgave Lieberman (Time.com) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 01:35 AM CST Time.com - With the President-elect looking ahead to passing an ambitious agenda, the party caucus decides to let bygones be bygones

Obama names Daschle to lead health drive (AFP) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 01:13 AM CST AFP - Barack Obama picked former Senate leader Tom Daschle to lead his high-risk drive to end the US healthcare crisis and stocked his White House staff with loyal campaign aides.

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