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Attorney: Ill. governor won't fill Senate vacancy (AP) Posted: 17 Dec 2008 10:58 PM CST AP - The Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday denied an effort to remove Gov. Rod Blagojevich, rejecting what could have been the quickest way to force the Democrat from office. Blagojevich's lawyer, meanwhile, said the governor would not appoint someone to fill Barack Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat, potentially answering one of the key questions surrounding the scandal.

Obama to tap veteran regulator for SEC (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 02:47 AM CST AP - President-elect Barack Obama is set to name a veteran of the Securities and Exchange Commission to lead the agency as it faces growing criticism for its failure to protect investors and detect trouble on Wall Street.

Obama team weighs up to $850 billion economic jolt (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 02:15 AM CST AP - President-elect Barack Obama is laying the groundwork for a giant economic stimulus package, possibly $850 billion over two years, in his first test of legislative give and take with Congress.

Obama to name LaHood, R-Ill., transportation head (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 02:55 AM CST AP - Ray LaHood has said he wanted to write his memoirs now that he is retiring from the U.S. House of Representatives after 14 years. But it looks like the Peoria legislator will have to add at least another chapter, which he could title: "My Days as a Republican inside a Democratic White House."

Next up for Obama: SEC, transportation (Politico) Posted: 17 Dec 2008 07:02 PM CST Politico - President-elect Barack Obama on Thursday will name the first woman to head the Securities and Exchange Commission, according to two senior Democratic officials.

Petraeus offers first outlook on Iraq, Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 17 Dec 2008 05:51 PM CST AP - Gen. David Petraeus, commander of U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, has told his troops that despite progress on both fronts, the U.S. and its allies face a tough fight in the year ahead.

Aretha Franklin to sing at Obama inauguration (AP) Posted: 17 Dec 2008 05:18 PM CST AP - Aretha Franklin will sing, the Rev. Rick Warren will pray and more than 11,000 U.S. troops will be watching over inauguration ceremonies in case of an attack during President-elect Barack Obama's swearing-in on Jan. 20.

Iowa Gov. Vilsack tapped by Obama to run USDA (AP) Posted: 17 Dec 2008 07:06 PM CST AP - Barack Obama's pick to head the Agriculture Department is expected to push the president-elect's pledge to trim wasteful farm subsidies, an elusive goal that has confounded President George W. Bush and scores of lawmakers.

Conn. Dems express `disappointment' to Lieberman (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 02:32 AM CST AP - Connecticut Democratic Party officials, after an hour of political soul searching, decided Wednesday to send Sen. Joe Lieberman a letter detailing their disappointment with his public support for Republican John McCain in the presidential race.

Kennedy says publicly she wants Senate seat (AP) Posted: 17 Dec 2008 04:29 PM CST AP - Caroline Kennedy finally made public her desire to carry on her famous family's legacy, reaching out to a handful of mayors and some political leaders Wednesday in a carefully choreographed effort to win support for her quest to succeed Hillary Rodham Clinton in the U.S. Senate.

Kerry: US must win hearts, too, in Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 02:48 AM CST AP - The United States can gain security by adding more troops in Afghanistan, but only if they work to gain the trust of locals, Sen. John Kerry told The Associated Press

Obama picks new head of SEC, considers shakeup (Reuters) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 02:23 AM CST Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama was set on Thursday to name seasoned regulator Mary Schapiro to head the Securities and Exchange Commission as he considers a major overhaul of the heavily criticized agency.

For Obama, split looms over education reform (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 02:00 AM CST The Christian Science Monitor - With the selection of Arne Duncan as the next secretary of Education, President-elect Obama has chosen a diplomatic reformer. As head of Chicago's public schools since 2001, Mr. Duncan has tried some versions of merit pay and has opened more than 75 new schools, many of them charters, to replace low-performing schools. Such moves generated some tensions with the teachers unions, but he's been able to work collaboratively with them.

Official: Obama taps Mary Schapiro to head SEC (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 12:54 AM CST AP - President-elect Barack Obama has chosen a veteran of the Securities and Exchange Commission to lead and revitalize the agency now facing growing criticism for its failure to protect investors at a time of unprecedented market turmoil.

Some say senator not a true reformer (Rocky Mountain News) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 12:33 AM CST Rocky Mountain News - President-elect Barack Obama wants major reforms in the "deeply troubled" and scandal-plagued Department of the Interior, but not everyone is convinced Sen. Ken Salazar is the person for the job.

Obama to tap veteran Schapiro to head SEC: official (AFP) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 12:18 AM CST AFP - President-elect Barack Obama will on Thursday appoint Mary Schapiro, a veteran financial regulator, as chief of the Securities and Exchange Commission, a Democratic insider said.

Bush says he didn't compromise soul to be popular (AP) Posted: 17 Dec 2008 11:22 PM CST AP - President George W. Bush knows he's unpopular. But here's what matters, he says: "I didn't compromise my soul to be a popular guy." In a wide-ranging interview with Fox News Channel, Bush also praised the national security team assembled by President-elect Barack Obama, offered hope to U.S. automakers seeking government assistance and said the people of Illinois will have to sort out allegations that Gov.

Biographical information on Ray LaHood (AP) Posted: 17 Dec 2008 09:17 PM CST AP - NAME — Ray LaHood.

Obama picks regulatory insider for SEC job (Reuters) Posted: 17 Dec 2008 09:17 PM CST Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama has chosen seasoned regulator Mary Schapiro to lead the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, an agency that has come under fire after the Wall Street meltdown exposed lapses in its oversight.

Bush team to brief Obama on disaster scenarios (AFP) Posted: 17 Dec 2008 08:55 PM CST AFP - President George W. Bush's administration said Wednesday it will brief president-elect Barack Obama and his team on contingency plans in case of an international crisis after his inauguration.

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