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Obama: Economy to get worse before it improves (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2008 09:36 PM CST AP - President-elect Barack Obama said Sunday the economy will get worse before it gets better, pledged a recovery plan "equal to the task" and warned lawmakers that the days of pork barrel spending are over.

Ex-congressman may get jail for drunken driving (AP) Posted: 08 Dec 2008 02:49 AM CST AP - Disgraced former Rep. Vito Fossella is headed to court to find out if he has to serve jail time for a drunken-driving incident that wrecked his career by revealing he'd fathered a child from an extramarital affair.

Progress made in bailout plan for Big 3 automakers (AP) Posted: 08 Dec 2008 02:47 AM CST AP - Congressional negotiators continue hammering out legislation that would dole out billions to automakers — but promises to yank back the money if a government-run board and overseer decided the companies weren't taking steps to overhaul themselves.

AP IMPACT: How Freddie Mac halted regulatory drive (AP) Posted: 08 Dec 2008 02:43 AM CST AP - From a hefty lobbying budget to the use of free baseball tickets, Freddie Mac fended off any meaningful regulation in the years before the housing mortgage giant crashed, records obtained by The Associated Press show.

Kilroy defeats Stivers (Politico) Posted: 07 Dec 2008 06:15 PM CST Politico - Democrats have picked up one final House seat this election cycle.

1st Vietnamese-American elected to US Congress (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2008 09:11 PM CST AP - The first Vietnamese-American elected to Congress took advantage of dissatisfaction with a longtime incumbent dogged by corruption allegations and reflects the changing nature of New Orleans politics since Hurricane Katrina.

Will recession mean a toned-down inauguration? (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2008 06:47 AM CST AP - Unemployment is on the rise. The stock market is in the tank. Is this any time for a party? For the sake of the masses of people expected for President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration, let's hope so. While Obama must be sensitive to the nation's time of war and recession, there's still reason to expect a rollicking time.

Memorable remarks by Colorado Rep. Tom Tancredo (AP) Posted: 08 Dec 2008 03:07 AM CST AP - Memorable remarks by Rep. Tom Tancredo:

Illegal immigration foe Rep. Tom Tancredo retires (AP) Posted: 08 Dec 2008 03:03 AM CST AP - When Tom Tancredo, the lightning-rod Colorado conservative, went to Congress a decade ago, he promised he wouldn't disappear in Washington. He sure didn't.

Democrats pick up a House seat in central Ohio (AP) Posted: 08 Dec 2008 02:27 AM CST AP - Democrats will hold at least 256 seats in the House when the 111th Congress is sworn in next month, after a county commissioner came from behind to win an open seat in central Ohio.

Rollback on Torture? Not So Easy for Obama (Time.com) Posted: 08 Dec 2008 01:00 AM CST Time.com - The President-elect and his team are finding that effecting change is more complicated than it sounds on the campaign trail

Panel urges Obama to consider hacker-response plan (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2008 11:02 PM CST AP - President-elect Barack Obama should create a new White House office to protect cyberspace from hackers, thieves and foreign agents, coordinating security efforts across U.S. military, intelligence and civilian agencies, according to a new report from a panel of leading government and industry experts.

Obama little help to Dems post-election (Politico) Posted: 07 Dec 2008 09:46 PM CST Politico - In the three Congressional races decided since Barack Obama defeated John McCain on November 4, the president-elect has kept his distance from the Democratic candidates.

Amnesty hopes Obama will restore US rights reputation (AFP) Posted: 07 Dec 2008 08:47 PM CST AFP - The world will look to President-elect Barack Obama to restore the United States' human rights reputation after it was tarnished by the war on terror, the head of Amnesty International told AFP.

Obama vows new deal for Afghanistan (AFP) Posted: 07 Dec 2008 08:26 PM CST AFP - US president-elect Barack Obama called for a grand new approach to fighting terror in South Asia starting with the promise of a better life for dirt-poor Afghans.

Whisper campaign persists despite election (Politico) Posted: 07 Dec 2008 04:57 PM CST Politico - Even with the election decided, the widely debunked whisper campaign claiming that Barack Obama is secretly not an American, and thus not qualified to be president, is going strong.

Obama: Auto bosses should adapt or go (Politico) Posted: 07 Dec 2008 03:40 PM CST Politico - CHICAGO — President-elect Barack Obama fired a warning shot today at the top executives of the Big Three auto companies, saying that they should either agree to drastic reforms or be sacked.

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