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Like Lincoln and FDR, Obama faces nation in crisis (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2008 02:48 AM CST AP - All presidents are tested. Few walk into the Oval Office when the nation is in the throes of multiple crises. Like Franklin Delano Roosevelt, President-elect Obama is facing a banking emergency.

Obama and Russian president Medvedev chat on phone (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2008 02:06 AM CST AP - President-elect Obama spoke to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday as the future American leader had another round of phone calls with leaders in other nations.

Obama's victory may show the way to win in future (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2008 01:02 AM CST AP - Barack Obama's big victory could provide Democrats with a road map for an even bigger electoral majority in the future — something that seemed implausible just four years ago.

Bush, Obama focus on economy in radio addresses (AP) Posted: 08 Nov 2008 12:33 PM CST AP - With the economy in a downward spiral, U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan and the nation under threat from terrorists, President Bush pledged Saturday to make a smooth transition to an Obama administration a top priority for the rest of his days in office.

Obama sits out fight over his Senate seat (Politico) Posted: 08 Nov 2008 04:55 PM CST Politico - President-elect Barack Obama says he’ll not dictate his Senate replacement, making him one of very few Illinois politicians sitting out the fight over the seat.

Christian right regroups after Obama victory (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2008 01:04 AM CST AP - Pundits declared evangelicals among of Election Day's losers. Conservative Christian leader James Dobson confessed he was grieving. Barry Lynn of Americans United for Separation of Church and State said religious right leaders "kept their own flock in line, but the majority of Americans were unmoved."

Obama offers Poland no commitment on missile plan (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2008 01:08 AM CST AP - President-elect Obama has spoken to the president of Poland about relations between the two countries but didn't make a commitment on the multibillion-dollar missile defense program undertaken by the Bush administration, an Obama aide said Saturday.

SC's GOP chief among those eyeing RNC post (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2008 01:11 AM CST AP - South Carolina GOP chairman Katon Dawson has for months quietly been courting support among the Republican National Committee's members, who now are in the market for new leadership, GOP officials say.

Democrats reeling in Oklahoma after McCain romp (AP) Posted: 08 Nov 2008 12:45 PM CST AP - Despite Barack Obama's dominance nationally, Democrats are reeling in conservative Oklahoma, where John McCain made his strongest showing and the GOP snatched control of both houses of the Legislature for the first time since statehood.

Analysis: Obama changes could test Castros' grip (AP) Posted: 08 Nov 2008 11:07 AM CST AP - Cuba's communist leadership has long cast itself as David standing up to the U.S. Goliath and the crippling force of America's punitive trade and travel embargo.

Obama, China's Hu exchange views on Taiwan, other issues (Reuters) Posted: 09 Nov 2008 02:40 AM CST Reuters - China's President Hu Jintao told U.S. President-elect Barack Obama in a telephone conversation that proper handling of the Taiwan issue would help improve Sino-U.S. ties, state media reported on Sunday.

Hu, Obama discuss China-US relations: state media (AFP) Posted: 09 Nov 2008 12:10 AM CST AFP - Beijing and Washington should "accommodate each other's concerns," Chinese President Hu Jintao told US president-elect Barack Obama in a phonecall that stressed good Sino-US ties, state media said Sunday.

Obama win triggers run on guns in many U.S. stores (Reuters) Posted: 08 Nov 2008 08:28 PM CST Reuters - Sales of rifles, pistols and ammo are surging in parts of the United States, as many gun owners fear President-elect Barack Obama's administration may seek to tighten ownership of certain weapons.

Obama to preside over White House 2.0 (AFP) Posted: 08 Nov 2008 08:25 PM CST AFP - Get ready for White House 2.0. That's what many are expecting when President-Elect Barack Obama becomes President Obama in January and puts the power of his unprecedented Internet operation to work in the Oval Office.

Obama will take to Internet as Roosevelt took to radio (AFP) Posted: 08 Nov 2008 08:15 PM CST AFP - Barack Obama's Internet-savvy campaign team will revolutionize White House communications like late president Franklin Roosevelt (FDR) did with the radio, according to NDN think tank president Simon Rosenberg.

Obama calls for urgent action on economic crisis (AFP) Posted: 08 Nov 2008 06:51 PM CST AFP - President-elect Barack Obama on Saturday called for urgent action to rescue the flagging US economy and stop the hemorrhage of jobs, as unemployment hit a 14-year high and looked set to rise further.

That huge voter turnout? Didn't happen (Politico) Posted: 08 Nov 2008 04:56 PM CST Politico - Despite widespread predictions of record turnout in this year’s presidential election, roughly the same portion of eligible voters cast ballots in 2008 as in 2004.

National's Key set to form NZ government after election win (AFP) Posted: 08 Nov 2008 04:20 PM CST AFP - New Zealand's Prime Minister-elect John Key started work Sunday to form a new government after his centre-right National Party swept to victory in national elections.

Obama transition as web savvy as campaign (Politico) Posted: 08 Nov 2008 04:20 PM CST Politico - In keeping with his campaign's use of the Internet to create a vast network and raise unprecedented sums of money, President-elect Barack Obama is using a website to usher his supporters through the transition: change.gov.

111th Senate Freshmen: Mark Warner, D-Va. (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 08 Nov 2008 02:54 PM CST CQPolitics.com - Election: Defeated James S. Gilmore III, R, to succeed John W. Warner, R, who retired

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