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Prospect of impeachment now looms over Blagojevich (AP) Posted: 16 Dec 2008 03:07 AM CST AP - Illinois lawmakers were unanimous on how they should handle disgraced Gov. Rod Blagojevich — potential impeachment. And the embattled Democrat signaled he isn't going down without a fight.

Sources: Obama chooses Chicago schools chief (AP) Posted: 16 Dec 2008 02:56 AM CST AP - President-elect Barack Obama intends to name a big-city schools chief, Chicago's Arne Duncan, to help fix the country's ailing schools as education secretary, people familiar with the decision said.

NY governor: Caroline Kennedy wants Senate seat (AP) Posted: 16 Dec 2008 12:56 AM CST AP - Caroline Kennedy told New York's governor on Monday that she's interested in the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Hillary Rodham Clinton, making her the highest-profile candidate to express a desire for the job. Democratic Gov. David Paterson will choose the replacement. "She told me she was interested in the position," Paterson said. "It's not a campaign. She'd like at some point to sit down."

Obama announces energy and environment team (AP) Posted: 15 Dec 2008 05:49 PM CST AP - President-elect Barack Obama on Monday named an environmental and energy team that he said signaled his determination to tackle global warming quickly and develop alternative forms of energy. He vowed to "move beyond our oil addiction and create a new hybrid economy."

Obama to pick Duncan, Salazar (Politico) Posted: 15 Dec 2008 07:54 PM CST Politico - One is a genuine FOB – Friend of Barack – who shared basketball and bull sessions with the president-elect on reforming schools. The other is one of the Democratic party’s rising Hispanic stars from a key Western state.

AP Interview: Rice says Iran scaling back in Iraq (AP) Posted: 15 Dec 2008 04:10 PM CST AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday Iran has chosen to scale back much of its most troubling interference in Iraq, and she credits the strength of U.S. pressure. "I don't think it's goodwill," Rice told The Associated Press in a wide-ranging interview covering two wars, the fight against pirates, Mideast peace prospects and more.

Rice says US, South Korea agree on nuclear talks (AP) Posted: 15 Dec 2008 12:28 PM CST AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the United States and four other countries agree on how to pressure North Korea to make commitments on inspections of its nuclear program.

A short-form application for big bailout bucks (AP) Posted: 15 Dec 2008 12:25 PM CST AP - Ever need a college loan? You've probably pored through the notorious eight-page FAFSA application. A likely home buyer? Try the five-page Uniform Residential Loan Application.

Rice: Bush approach best to achieve Mideast peace (AP) Posted: 15 Dec 2008 12:49 PM CST AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday that the Mideast peace process President Bush launched is the best chance yet to end the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians and should not be dropped just because a year-end deadline for a deal is being missed.

Potential top education official is Obama neighbor (AP) Posted: 16 Dec 2008 03:05 AM CST AP - The man Barack Obama is said to have tapped to become secretary of education is from the president-elect's homecourt in more ways than one.

Obama focuses on alternative energy, environment (Reuters) Posted: 16 Dec 2008 02:46 AM CST Reuters - Insisting on the need to develop new forms of energy, U.S. President-elect Barack Obama on Monday chose as his energy secretary a Nobel physics laureate who is a major promoter of alternative fuels.

Obama selects green energy, environment team (AP) Posted: 16 Dec 2008 02:26 AM CST AP - President-elect Barack Obama has his green team. And for environmentalists, it is a dream team.

USA (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 16 Dec 2008 02:00 AM CST The Christian Science Monitor - This year's presidential election achieved the highest rate of voter participation (61.6 percent) since 1968 and drew a record 131 million voters to the polls, according to final certified tallies compiled over the weekend. The results were announced as the Electoral College prepared to perform the largely ceremonial act of electing Barack Obama president on Monday.

Illinois lawmakers launch impeachment of governor (Reuters) Posted: 15 Dec 2008 11:18 PM CST Reuters - Illinois lawmakers approved an inquiry on Monday into whether Gov. Rod Blagojevich should be impeached in the wake of charges he tried to sell the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama.

Electoral College to make Obama's win official (Reuters) Posted: 15 Dec 2008 09:55 PM CST Reuters - The U.S. Electoral College met on Monday to officially elect Barack Obama as the next president of the United States.

Obama unveils climate change team (AFP) Posted: 15 Dec 2008 09:44 PM CST AFP - President-elect Barack Obama named his energy and environmental chiefs and vowed a new dawn for US leadership on combating climate change after eight years of Republican foot-dragging.

Obama to nominate Chicago schools chief for education: reports (AFP) Posted: 15 Dec 2008 09:39 PM CST AFP - President-elect Barack Obama is to nominate Chicago schools superintendent Arne Duncan as the next secretary of education, US news media reported late Monday.

Obama Taps Sen. Salazar for Interior Secretary (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 15 Dec 2008 09:37 PM CST CQPolitics.com - President-elect Barack Obama has chosen Sen. Ken Salazar of Colorado as Interior secretary, a senior Democrat said Monday.

Obama Chooses Chicago School Chief as Education Secretary (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 15 Dec 2008 09:00 PM CST CQPolitics.com - President-elect Barack Obama has chosen Chicago public schools chief executive Arne Duncan to be Education secretary, sources said Monday.

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