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Obama to name board of economic experts (AP) Posted: 26 Nov 2008 02:46 AM CST AP - President-elect Barack Obama is naming a board of economic experts outside government to advise him on ways to create jobs and bring stability to the ailing financial system.

Obama picks graybeards as wartime Cabinet (AP) Posted: 26 Nov 2008 02:45 AM CST AP - Barack Obama's campaign credo: Change is good. President-elect Barack Obama's credo: When it comes to war and peace, maybe wisdom is better.

AP poll: Few Obama, McCain backers were unwavering (AP) Posted: 26 Nov 2008 02:11 AM CST AP - Inch by inch, voter by voter, Barack Obama and John McCain labored for more than a year to lock down supporters and woo defectors. It turns out, though, that the nation's voters were a lot more fickle than commonly expected, and far more prone to switch allegiances.

Lieberman: Obama 'about perfect' in Cabinet picks (AP) Posted: 25 Nov 2008 11:10 PM CST AP - Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman took another step Tuesday toward mending his relationship with Democrats, saying that Barack Obama's actions since winning the presidency have been "just about perfect."

Labor pained: Labor sec. not on econ team (Politico) Posted: 25 Nov 2008 04:36 PM CST Politico - The markets rose on the news of Barack Obama’s economic policy team Monday, but some labor spirits fell.

McCain will return to Senate and seek a fifth term (AP) Posted: 25 Nov 2008 07:14 PM CST AP - Sen. John McCain said Tuesday that he intends to seek a fifth term in the Senate in 2010 and looks forward to resuming his duties in Washington.

Obama Sharpens His Budget Blade (Time.com) Posted: 26 Nov 2008 03:00 AM CST Time.com - The President-elect warns that his multibillion stimulus package will be accompanied by sharp - but smart - cuts in federal spending

Obama presses aggressive economic recovery plans (AFP) Posted: 26 Nov 2008 02:34 AM CST AFP - President-elect Barack Obama will press his aggressive plans to deal with his nation's woes Wednesday when he holds his third press conference in as many days focused on the stricken US economy.

Inauguration committee limits donations to $50K (AP) Posted: 26 Nov 2008 02:16 AM CST AP - President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration committee has announced that it will not accept individual contributions larger than $50,000.

Potential CIA chief cites critics in ending bid (AP) Posted: 26 Nov 2008 02:13 AM CST AP - President-elect Barack Obama's top pick to head the CIA blamed his sudden withdrawal from consideration on critics who blamed him for harsh Bush administration policies on interrogations, detentions and secret renditions.

Obama presses economic theme as team solidifies (Reuters) Posted: 26 Nov 2008 12:34 AM CST Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama takes another step toward tackling the ailing U.S. economy on Wednesday as part of an aggressive effort to demonstrate that his administration will face the global financial crisis head-on.

Volcker to head new economy panel: report (Reuters) Posted: 26 Nov 2008 12:26 AM CST Reuters - Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker will chair a new economic advisory panel created by President-elect Barack Obama and designed to stabilize financial markets, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

Wall Street executives should not get bonuses, Obama says (AFP) Posted: 25 Nov 2008 11:04 PM CST AFP - President-elect Barack Obama has chastised US auto executives for being "tone deaf" for flying on corporate jets to Washington to beg for bailout money, and said he believed bank executives should forgo their end-of-year bonuses.

Officials: Obama to ask Gates to stay at Pentagon (AP) Posted: 25 Nov 2008 11:04 PM CST AP - Seeking experience in wartime, President-elect Barack Obama intends to re-enlist Defense Secretary Robert Gates as head of the Pentagon — if only temporarily — and has chosen a retired Marine general to be White House national security adviser, officials said Tuesday.

Obama recalls fondness for Indonesian food as a child (Reuters) Posted: 25 Nov 2008 10:21 PM CST Reuters - U.S. president-elect Barack Obama, who spent part of his childhood in Jakarta, told Indonesia's leader he would like to visit the Southeast Asian nation again and recalled a taste for local food.

Obama meets with governors on economic crisis (AP) Posted: 25 Nov 2008 10:16 PM CST AP - President-elect Barack Obama is meeting with nearly all the nation's governors in Philadelphia next Tuesday to discuss how the economic crisis is crimping states and their budgets.

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