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Obama stimulus: Campaign hits $745 million haul (AP) Posted: 05 Dec 2008 03:18 AM CST AP - Barack Obama, who rewrote the book on presidential fundraising, amassed more than $745 million during his marathon campaign, more than twice the amount obtained by his rival, Republican John McCain.

Democrats: Obama needs hands-on economic approach (AP) Posted: 04 Dec 2008 10:14 PM CST AP - Democrats are growing impatient with President-elect Barack Obama's refusal to inject himself in the major economic crises confronting the country. Obama has sidestepped some policy questions by saying there is only one president at a time. But the dodge is wearing thin. "He's going to have to be more assertive than he's been," House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, D-Mass., told consumer advocates Thursday.

Obama's donor list asked to help pay Clinton debt (AP) Posted: 04 Dec 2008 09:34 PM CST AP - President-elect Barack Obama's vast list of donors is being asked to donate to Hillary Rodham Clinton as she scrambles to reduce her massive campaign debt before she becomes secretary of state and federal ethics rule limit her fundraising, an Obama adviser said Thursday night.

Fla. rep. 'flabbergasted' Obama call wasn't prank (AP) Posted: 04 Dec 2008 07:52 PM CST AP - First she hung up on President-elect Barack Obama — twice. Now Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is fielding calls from angry constituents who think she did it on purpose.

A Latino inaugural ball? (Politico) Posted: 04 Dec 2008 07:54 PM CST Politico - Latinos voted in record numbers this election and were pivotal to President-elect Barack Obama winning a handful of key states, including Colorado, Nevada and Florida.

Texas Sen. Hutchison exploring run for governor (AP) Posted: 05 Dec 2008 12:10 AM CST AP - Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison on Thursday took the first step toward a run for governor, setting the stage for a contentious challenge in 2010 against fellow Republican Rick Perry, the longest-serving leader in state history.

Auto bailout could be tied to gov't-run overhaul (AP) Posted: 05 Dec 2008 03:26 AM CST AP - The government would order a major restructuring of Detroit's struggling Big Three auto companies in exchange for a multibillion-dollar bailout under a plan circulating in Congress.

Name by name, Obama's Cabinet taking shape (AP) Posted: 04 Dec 2008 05:00 PM CST AP - Day by day, name by name, President-elect Barack Obama's Cabinet is taking shape, and other top jobs are being filled.

National Mall will be open for Obama inauguration (AP) Posted: 04 Dec 2008 04:46 PM CST AP - In a change from tradition, the entire length of the National Mall will be open to the public during the upcoming presidential inauguration, President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural committee announced Thursday.

Analysis: Avoiding blame in auto industry crisis (AP) Posted: 05 Dec 2008 03:31 AM CST AP - Not surprisingly, neither the outgoing Bush administration, President-elect Barack Obama nor the Democratic leaders of Congress wants to be blamed for the loss of a once-proud domestic auto industry and the disappearance of hundreds of thousands of jobs.

China and U.S. pledge cooperation after "robust" talks (Reuters) Posted: 05 Dec 2008 03:19 AM CST Reuters - China and the United States pledged on Friday to boost efforts to tackle the turmoil engulfing global markets and to continue high-level cooperation when President-elect Barack Obama takes office.

Obama laying the groundwork for health reform (Reuters) Posted: 05 Dec 2008 12:09 AM CST Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama has begun laying the groundwork for overhauling the troubled U.S. healthcare system, reaching out to interest groups and building grass-roots support for the huge undertaking.

Fidel Castro says Cuba could talk with Obama (Reuters) Posted: 04 Dec 2008 11:21 PM CST Reuters - Cuba's former leader Fidel Castro said on Thursday his country could talk to U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, in Havana's latest overture to the incoming Democratic administration in Washington.

Obama thanks Illinois fundraisers (AP) Posted: 04 Dec 2008 08:32 PM CST AP - President-elect Barack Obama thanked his Illinois finance committee on Thursday night for helping him win the election, telling them it was not the end of their work but the beginning.

Tangled Web: Rangel son got campaign cash (Politico) Posted: 04 Dec 2008 08:19 PM CST Politico - Between 2004 and 2007, Rep. Charles Rangel steered nearly $80,000 in campaign cash to an Internet company run by his son – paying lavishly for a pair of political Web sites so poorly designed an expert estimated one should have cost no more than $100 to create.

Top 5 political moments – Yahoo style (The Yahoo! Newsroom) Posted: 04 Dec 2008 07:35 PM CST The Yahoo! Newsroom - Way back in September 2007, before she was President-elect Obama's nominee for Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton sat down for an interview with Yahoo News. She was expecting an interview with Charlie Rose. To her surprise Rose punted to comedian Bill Maher, who asked her about her Iraq War vote: "George Bush fooled you; why should Americans vote for someone who can be fooled by George Bush?"

Ill. workers in trouble for looking up Obama info (AP) Posted: 04 Dec 2008 07:15 PM CST AP - Nine Illinois Secretary of State employees face suspension without pay because they looked up President-elect Barack Obama's street address in state records, officials said Thursday.

Big Three still face big climb (Politico) Posted: 04 Dec 2008 07:04 PM CST Politico - A day-long Senate Banking Committee Thursday sparked revived interest in crafting a bipartisan aid package that would keep Detroit’s Big Three out of bankruptcy but also demand concessions from labor and bond holders while encouraging more industry consolidation.

Bush: Marriage has gotten better in White House (AP) Posted: 04 Dec 2008 05:06 PM CST AP - President George W. Bush, increasingly reflective as he caps two turbulent terms in the White House, said Thursday that the pressures of the job have brought him closer to his wife, Laura.

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