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Obama weighs Clinton, Richardson as sec. of state (AP) Posted: 15 Nov 2008 03:29 AM CST AP - President-elect Barack Obama is interviewing some of his one-time political opponents as he ponders building his own "team of rivals" to help him run the country.

Obama has more threats than other presidents-elect (AP) Posted: 14 Nov 2008 11:05 PM CST AP - Threats against a new president historically spike right after an election, but from Maine to Idaho law enforcement officials are seeing more against Barack Obama than ever before.

Stevens falls further back in Alaska Senate count (AP) Posted: 14 Nov 2008 09:22 PM CST AP - Republican Sen. Ted Stevens, a stalwart of Alaska politics who was convicted of felony charges last month, fell further behind his Democratic rival Friday, and most remaining ballots come from parts of the state that have favored the challenger.

Audit: Sharpton campaign owes US nearly $500,000 (AP) Posted: 14 Nov 2008 11:08 PM CST AP - Federal auditors have concluded the Rev. Al Sharpton's 2004 campaign owes the government nearly $500,000 for illegal donations and other financial improprieties.

HHS transition member appears to break lobbyist ban (Politico) Posted: 14 Nov 2008 08:22 PM CST Politico - One of the leading members of President-elect Barack Obama’s Health and Human Services transition team was an anti-tobacco lobbyist as recently as September, a position that would appear to break a transition team rule that prevents lobbyists from serving in policy areas they have worked to influence within the past year.

Clinton could be mixed blessing as No. 1 diplomat (AP) Posted: 14 Nov 2008 04:14 PM CST AP - During the Democrats' quarrelsome nominating contest, Hillary Rodham Clinton argued that she, and not upstart rival Barack Obama, had more impressive credentials as a statesman: familiarity with world leaders and problems, toughness under fire.

Obama wins 1 of Nebraska's electoral votes (AP) Posted: 14 Nov 2008 03:11 PM CST AP - President-elect Barack Obama won one of Nebraska's electoral votes, the first time in history that the state has split its votes and the first time in 44 years that it had given a vote to a Democrat.

High Court to hear appeal over anti-Clinton movie (AP) Posted: 14 Nov 2008 02:33 PM CST AP - The Supreme Court will hear an appeal from a conservative group that wanted to promote and air its anti-Hillary Clinton movie without complying with a landmark campaign finance law.

Musical chairs begin before Clinton leaves (AP) Posted: 14 Nov 2008 02:12 PM CST AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton's Senate seat is still warm — and occupied — but the first notes are already sounding in the New York game of musical chairs to succeed her.

Congress has fast-track power to kill Bush rules (AP) Posted: 14 Nov 2008 05:13 PM CST AP - President-elect Barack Obama will have limited authority to overturn federal regulations approved in the waning months of the Bush administration. But a little-used power offers the new Democratic Congress an early test of how aggressively lawmakers might unravel such rules pushed through by Republicans.

Husband's foreign deals may pose issue for Clinton (AP) Posted: 15 Nov 2008 03:31 AM CST AP - Former President Bill Clinton's globe-trotting business deals and fundraising for his foundation sometimes put his activities abroad at odds with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, and it could cause complications for her if President-elect Barack Obama picks her to be secretary of state.

Obama rumored to favor Clinton as top diplomat (AFP) Posted: 15 Nov 2008 12:30 AM CST AFP - The US capital on Saturday was abuzz with speculation that US president-elect Barack Obama is weighing former Democratic primary rival Hillary Clinton to be a heavy-hitting secretary of state.

Barack Obama's late grandmother remembered (AP) Posted: 15 Nov 2008 12:17 AM CST AP - The late grandmother of President-elect Barack Obama was eulogized Friday as a strong, vibrant woman who was dedicated to her profession and her family.

Will Obama's copyright czar help save the music? (Reuters) Posted: 14 Nov 2008 11:17 PM CST Reuters - From Bruce Springsteen to Stevie Wonder, plenty of musicians supported President-elect Barack Obama. Now music executives are wondering what kind of support they'll see from the Obama administration.

Fidel Castro sees little change under Obama (Reuters) Posted: 14 Nov 2008 10:00 PM CST Reuters - Without naming U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, former Cuban leader Fidel Castro cast doubt on Friday on the possibility that a new president would bring much change in U.S. policy.

Obama names Valerie Jarrett as senior adviser (AP) Posted: 14 Nov 2008 09:17 PM CST AP - President-elect Barack Obama is naming his longtime friend and supporter Valerie Jarrett to be his White House senior adviser.

Former bureaucrats head transportation team (Politico) Posted: 14 Nov 2008 09:08 PM CST Politico - President-elect Barack Obama has tapped a handful of former government bureaucrats now in the private sector to head his transportation review team.

Obama, Clinton discussed secretary of state job (Reuters) Posted: 14 Nov 2008 08:04 PM CST Reuters - U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton left the door open to becoming secretary of state on Friday, a day after a meeting with President-elect Barack Obama at which a Democratic official said they discussed the job.

Science transition member big Dem donor (Politico) Posted: 14 Nov 2008 08:00 PM CST Politico - President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team heading up efforts on science, technology, space and the arts has former NASA administrators and White House technology experts — and Don Beyer, who owns five Volvo dealerships in Northern Virginia.

Obama picks another Chicagoan for senior post, sets meeting with McCain (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 14 Nov 2008 07:57 PM CST McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Barack Obama on Friday named longtime friend and campaign adviser Valerie Jarrett to a senior post in his White House, a move that makes clear the importance of his Chicago political connections as he moves to take the reins of power in Washington.

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