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AP poll: Public seems willing to wait on tax cuts (AP) Posted: 12 Nov 2008 03:39 AM CST AP - People want the tax cuts promised during the presidential campaign, but they may be willing to wait while President-elect Obama takes on the larger issue of fixing the economy.

Obama taps veteran Dems for DoD, State handovers (AP) Posted: 12 Nov 2008 12:17 AM CST AP - President-elect Obama has hired former Senate Armed Services Committee chairman Sam Nunn to help shepherd his Pentagon transition, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.

McCain says Palin didn't hurt presidential bid (AP) Posted: 12 Nov 2008 12:13 AM CST AP - In his first interview since conceding the presidential election, John McCain said Tuesday that Sarah Palin did not damage his presidential bid and he dismissed anonymous criticism aimed at her following their crushing defeat.

Palin puts 'brutal' 2008 behind her, looks to 2012 (AP) Posted: 11 Nov 2008 09:14 PM CST AP - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has put the "brutal" 2008 campaign behind her and has the next presidential race in her sights. John McCain gave her a hearty thumbs-up, saying Palin didn't damage his own White House bid.

McCain laughs through his tears (Politico) Posted: 11 Nov 2008 07:28 PM CST Politico - Making his first public comment a week after he lost the election to Barack Obama, John McCain joked with "The Tonight Show" host Jay Leno that his defeat was "all the press' fault" and that he's "ready to go again" in 2012.

Hotel rooms vanishing quickly for Inauguration (AP) Posted: 11 Nov 2008 07:25 PM CST AP - Heading to the capital city to be part of history on Jan. 20? Good luck finding a room.

30 percent of Alaska ballots waiting to be counted (AP) Posted: 11 Nov 2008 07:19 PM CST AP - A week after Election Day, about 30 percent of the Alaska votes that will decide the fate of convicted U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens haven't been counted.

Ark. blacks can't break state, Congress barrier (AP) Posted: 11 Nov 2008 09:26 PM CST AP - Arkansas remains the only state from the former Confederacy not to elect an African-American to Congress or any statewide office since Reconstruction — and last week it soundly rejected the man set to become the nation's first black president.

Anti-abortion groups jolted by election defeats (AP) Posted: 11 Nov 2008 03:42 PM CST AP - Despite election setbacks on many fronts, anti-abortion leaders sound more defiant than deflated as they brace for a future with fewer friends in high places.

Obama ethics code limits lobbyists (AP) Posted: 11 Nov 2008 05:29 PM CST AP - President-elect Obama, who campaigned against lobbyists' influence, on Tuesday opened the door for them to work for him if they sign an ethics code that restricts their role in and out of government.

Can Republican Governors Rebuild Their Party? (Time.com) Posted: 12 Nov 2008 04:15 AM CST Time.com - In the wake of their election defeat, the party's best hopes may lie in the statehouses

'Building a government': Obama unleashes transition teams (AFP) Posted: 12 Nov 2008 03:40 AM CST AFP - US president-elect Barack Obama is sending evaluators to study the sprawling US bureaucracy to help him determine how best to meet his administration's goals when he takes office on January 20.

Health care reformers look to spur change (Politico) Posted: 12 Nov 2008 03:37 AM CST Politico - Today’s edition kicks off a new focus by Politico’s Lobbying team on four issues: the economy; defense and security; energy and the environment; and health care. Each Tuesday until the Inauguration, we’ll have the latest news on policy and personnel, with more special coverage planned next year.

Legislative win seems to hand Texas House to GOP (AP) Posted: 12 Nov 2008 03:35 AM CST AP - A seemingly late legislative win for Republicans may have secured the GOP majority in the Texas state House, if only by a razor-thin 2-seat margin.

Mayor-elect vows to bolster Israel's 'undivided' capital (AFP) Posted: 12 Nov 2008 02:47 AM CST AFP - A secular tycooon celebrating his election as Jerusalem mayor on Wednesday vowed to turn the Holy City into a world metropolis and bolster its disputed status as Israel's "undivided" capital.

'Obabies' abound in US maternity wards (AFP) Posted: 12 Nov 2008 02:08 AM CST AFP - In another sign of America's glee at the election of Barack Obama to the White House, newborns all over the United States are being named after the president-elect.

Taliban urges Obama to repudiate Bush's Afghan policy (AFP) Posted: 12 Nov 2008 02:06 AM CST AFP - Afghanistan's Taliban called on US president-elect Barack Obama to repudiate the "war-mongering" policies of President George W. Bush to repair the country's image abroad, a group that monitors Islamist websites said.

McCain: 'Sleeping like a baby' since defeat (AFP) Posted: 12 Nov 2008 12:11 AM CST AFP - John McCain, in his first media interview since the US presidential election, joked Tuesday that he'd slept -- and cried -- "like a baby" since his defeat.

Obama's Ethics Rules Won't Ban Big Fundraisers From Transition (Bloomberg) Posted: 11 Nov 2008 11:01 PM CST Bloomberg - Nov. 12 (Bloomberg) -- President-elect Barack Obama is barring lobbyists from participating in the transition that will help install his administration. He will still leave room on his team for the rich and powerful.

All networks, except Fox, claim weekly honors (Reuters) Posted: 11 Nov 2008 10:31 PM CST Reuters - With the World Series over and Election Night boosting audiences levels last week, CBS attracted the most viewers for the sixth consecutive frame.

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