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Did Obama team have contact with Ill. governor? (AP) Posted: 12 Dec 2008 02:48 AM CST AP - Barack Obama insists he didn't have any contact with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich or anyone else who might have been scheming to sell the president-elect's U.S. Senate seat. But he has not yet given his transition staff the same clean bill of health — perhaps with good reason.

Analysis: Not so fast, Mr. President-elect (AP) Posted: 12 Dec 2008 02:51 AM CST AP - The back-and-forth over when to hold a confirmation hearing for Eric Holder, President-elect Barack Obama's choice for attorney general, isn't simply a matter of saving a date on the Senate calendar. It's an early test of strength for minority Republicans on the eve of one-party Democratic rule in Washington.

Bailout dead, automakers in search of a lifeline (AP) Posted: 12 Dec 2008 02:32 AM CST AP - Their efforts in Congress squashed, U.S. automakers are depending upon a reluctant White House to quickly provide a multibillion lifeline to help them avoid imminent collapse.

Obama vows quick probe of contacts with governor (AP) Posted: 12 Dec 2008 03:02 AM CST AP - President-elect Barack Obama says he will release in a matter of days the results of an internal investigation into what conversations his aides and advisers may have had with embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

Holder fight heats up (Politico) Posted: 11 Dec 2008 07:52 PM CST Politico - GOP leaders took to the Senate floor this evening to call on Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) to slow down Attorney General-nominee Eric Holder’s confirmation process.

Calls to impeach embattled Illinois governor grow (AP) Posted: 12 Dec 2008 02:31 AM CST AP - The movement to impeach Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is picking up steam almost by the hour, with voters and lawmakers alike demanding his ouster as the scandal-plagued politician boldly hangs on to power.

Analysis: Scandal has risk, opportunity for Obama (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2008 04:57 PM CST AP - The Illinois corruption scandal is an unwelcome opportunity for President-elect Barack Obama to prove he can manage a crisis that threatens to detract from his new administration's bid to confront the economy and other challenges.

Bush to deliver commencement address at Texas A&M (AP) Posted: 12 Dec 2008 03:03 AM CST AP - President George W. Bush is delivering the final commencement speech of his presidency at Texas A&M University.

Obama dog will face tough job requirements (AP) Posted: 12 Dec 2008 02:23 AM CST AP - It's not always a dog's life being a White House pet.

Ill. contenders for Senate seat walking fine line (AP) Posted: 12 Dec 2008 02:37 AM CST AP - People interested in succeeding President-elect Barack Obama in the Senate find themselves in a delicate position: How do you campaign for a seat tainted by an allegedly corrupt governor?

Does Obama Want to Ground NASA's Next Moon Mission? (Time.com) Posted: 12 Dec 2008 02:20 AM CST Time.com - The choice of who will head NASA could be a signal of where the President-elect stands on space

$14B auto bailout dies in Senate (AP) Posted: 12 Dec 2008 01:18 AM CST AP - A bailout-weary Congress killed a $14 billion package to aid struggling U.S. automakers Thursday night after a partisan dispute over union wage cuts derailed a last-ditch effort to revive the emergency aid before year's end.

US general: Iran backs off worst bombs in Iraq (AP) Posted: 12 Dec 2008 12:39 AM CST AP - Iran is no longer actively supplying Iraqi militias with a particularly lethal kind of roadside bomb, a decision that suggests a strategic shift by the Iranian leadership, U.S. and Iraqi authorities said Thursday.

Illinois Scandal Opens Up Race to Succeed Obama in U.S. Senate (Bloomberg) Posted: 11 Dec 2008 11:44 PM CST Bloomberg - Dec. 12 (Bloomberg) -- The competition to fill President- elect Barack Obama’s former U.S. Senate seat moved away from backroom politicking and into the open yesterday, after U.S. prosecutors charged that Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich tried to peddle the post to the highest bidder.

Senate rejects auto bailout (Politico) Posted: 11 Dec 2008 10:15 PM CST Politico - A White House-backed bailout for ailing automakers collapsed in the Senate Thursday night, pushing General Motors Corp. closer to almost certain bankruptcy absent a major intervention by the Treasury Department.

A friendlier McCain visit with David Letterman (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2008 08:32 PM CST AP - John McCain paid a lighthearted visit to David Letterman on Thursday, joking: "I don't want to talk about the bleeping campaign."

Celebrities, music stars hosting inaugural ball (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2008 06:43 PM CST AP - Roll out the red carpet! Paparazzi, ready your cameras! Hollywood and rock stars are bringing their own razzle-dazzle to President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration.

Iraq urges Obama to talk to Iran, Syria (AFP) Posted: 11 Dec 2008 06:17 PM CST AFP - US president-elect Barack Obama and his future administration must open dialogue with Iran and Syria to "solve" long-standing issues plaguing the Middle East, the Iraqi government said Thursday.

Bush revises protections for endangered species (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2008 06:09 PM CST AP - Just six weeks before President-elect Barack Obama takes office, the Bush administration issued revised endangered species regulations Thursday to reduce the input of federal scientists and to block the law from being used to fight global warming.

US, Peru downed 15 planes in '90s antidrug program (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2008 06:07 PM CST AP - With the help of CIA spotters, the Peruvian air force shot down 15 small civilian aircraft suspected of carrying drugs, in many cases without warning and within two to three minutes of being sighted, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee said Thursday.

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