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Obama to get his first look at the Oval Office (AP) Posted: 10 Nov 2008 03:19 AM CST AP - Barack Obama has never set foot in the Oval Office. Talk about making an entrance.

Obama planning US trials for Guantanamo detainees (AP) Posted: 10 Nov 2008 03:24 AM CST AP - President-elect Obama's advisers are quietly crafting a proposal to ship dozens, if not hundreds, of imprisoned terrorism suspects to the United States to face criminal trials, a plan that would make good on his promise to close the Guantanamo Bay prison but could require creation of a controversial new system of justice.

Rite of passage as once and future presidents meet (AP) Posted: 10 Nov 2008 02:27 AM CST AP - The first meeting of incoming and outgoing presidents has been a rite of passage fraught with emotion, surprises and the rare exchange of secrets between leaders of opposite political parties.

In key states, Latino vote fueled Obama's victory (AP) Posted: 10 Nov 2008 02:53 AM CST AP - Latinos are hailed as a key voting bloc, even though they show their power at the polls only sporadically. When they turned out in record numbers to vote for Democrat Barack Obama, they not only erased recent gains by Republicans but shattered the myth of a black-Latino divide.

Obama gains in fast-growing counties (Politico) Posted: 09 Nov 2008 01:44 PM CST Politico - The broad sweep of Barack Obama’s victory included significant gains in some of the unlikeliest places — the nation's fastest-growing counties.

Obama to use executive orders for immediate impact (AP) Posted: 10 Nov 2008 01:37 AM CST AP - President-elect Obama plans to use his executive powers to make an immediate impact when he takes office, perhaps reversing Bush administration policies on stem cell research and domestic drilling for oil and natural gas.

Obama puts hope on hold in days of transition (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2008 12:41 PM CST AP - President-elect Obama is putting hope on hold.

GOP a dying breed in New England (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2008 12:55 PM CST AP - A generation ago the Republican Party was the dominant political force in New England, populating the region's congressional delegations with moderates like Connecticut's Lowell P. Weicker Jr. and Rhode Island's John Chafee.

Transition, too, for Michelle Obama to first lady (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2008 02:37 PM CST AP - She's been compared to Jacqueline Kennedy, is every bit as high-powered as Hillary Rodham Clinton was and has praised Laura Bush's calm and rational approach to issues.

Obama steering clear of Dems battle over Lieberman (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2008 10:03 AM CST AP - President-elect Obama is avoiding the issue of whether Sen. Joe Lieberman should remain chairman of an important committee.

Iran criticizes Obama's nuclear comments (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2008 03:57 AM CST Reuters - Iran's Foreign Ministry dismissed on Monday comments by U.S. President-elect Barack Obama about Tehran's disputed nuclear ambitions and said it did not expect any major change in the policies of its old foe.

Texas clout takes a hit as Democrats take control (AP) Posted: 10 Nov 2008 03:43 AM CST AP - Had voters re-elected Rep. Nick Lampson to Congress, he would have taken the helm of a House subcommittee that oversees NASA projects and guides its budget.

Obama heads to White House for first post-election visit (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2008 03:24 AM CST Reuters - Less than one week after his historic victory, U.S. President-elect Barack Obama heads to Washington on Monday to learn firsthand from President George W. Bush about the challenges that await him on January 20.

Obama prepares for White House handover talks with Bush (AFP) Posted: 10 Nov 2008 03:02 AM CST AFP - Barack Obama holds his first post-election meeting with President George W. Bush Monday even as aides said he would reverse current White House policy on oil drilling and stem cell research.

Who Will Obama Pick as Secretary of Education? (Time.com) Posted: 10 Nov 2008 12:50 AM CST Time.com - If his campaign proposals are to be fulfilled, Margaret Spellings' successor could oversee a dramatic $18 billion overhaul of the nation's public education system

Farrakhan says Obama draws a 'oneness of spirit' (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2008 09:55 PM CST AP - After months of silence about his support for Barack Obama, Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan said in an address Sunday that the new president-elect has a God-given capacity to handle any burdens he'll face as the nation's leader.

As US churches mark election, Obama skips services (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2008 07:06 PM CST AP - His name was invoked at church services nationwide on Sunday, but President-elect Obama didn't attend any of them. He went to the gym instead.

Farrakhan hails Obama's win, but warns of racial tensions (AFP) Posted: 09 Nov 2008 06:11 PM CST AFP - Louis Farrakhan, the leader of the Nation of Islam, on Sunday hailed president-elect Barack Obama as a God-given leader with extraordinary vision, but warned of the racial animosity stirred up by his victory.

Obama may be 'extraordinary man for extraordinary times': analysts (AFP) Posted: 09 Nov 2008 06:03 PM CST AFP - In the days since Barack Obama won an historic victory in the United States' presidential election, the world has presented him with a to-do list of astonishing proportions.

Dem groups claim Obama win (Politico) Posted: 09 Nov 2008 06:03 PM CST Politico - John F. Kennedy famously said that "victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan," an adage born out over the last three days as reporters' inboxes have overflowed with e-mails from advocacy groups boasting of their role in Tuesday's sweeping Democratic win.

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