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Yahoo! News: Elections

Senate-for-sale case threatens new chief of staff (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2008 12:03 AM CST

In this Nov. 18, 2008 file photo, Rahm Emanuel, chief of staff for President-elect Barack Obama, addresses a gathering in Washington. A gaggle of clout-heavy Chicago politicians are racing to fill Emanuel's congressional seat, prompting some experts to wonder whether a decision will be left to voters instead of the local Democratic party. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)AP - Gov. Rod Blagojevich is legendary in Illinois political circles for not picking up the phone or returning calls, even from important figures like the state's senior senator, Dick Durbin.

Biden says economy is No. 1 issue (AP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2008 01:11 PM CST

In this file photo from Monday, Dec. 1, 2008, President-elect Barack Obama leaves a Chicago news conference with Secretary of State-designate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., followed by, from top left, Attorney General-designate Eric Holder, Homeland Security Secretary-designate Janet Napolitano, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, and Vice President-elect Joe Biden. Obama's Cabinet nominees and inner circle includes far more veterans of elected office and federal agencies than government newcomers. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)AP - Vice President-elect Joe Biden says lawmakers from both parties have urged the incoming administration to be big and bold with its economic aid plan next year despite the huge deficits being created.

Long haul to government help for Big 3 (AP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2008 11:22 AM CST

General Motors Corp. CEO Rick Wagoner addresses the media during a news conference at the company's world headquarters in Detroit, Friday, Dec. 19, 2008. Wagoner said that GM had much work ahead but he was confident it could reinvent itself with the government help and even lead an economic recovery in America. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)AP - General Motors chief Rick Wagoner got the call at 8 p.m. a week before Christmas.

In Cabinet, Obama goes for experience, pragmatism (AP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2008 03:30 PM CST

In this file photo from Monday, Dec. 1, 2008, President-elect Barack Obama, left, stands with his Secretary of State-designate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., center, and National Security Adviser-designate Ret. Marine Gen. James Jones, right, at a news conference in Chicago. Obama's Cabinet nominees and inner circle includes far more veterans of elected office and federal agencies than government newcomers. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)AP - Barack Obama has wholeheartedly embraced experience in choosing his Cabinet. That may seem at odds with the president-elect's campaign theme of "change we can believe in." But some Democratic activists and nonpartisan analysts say it makes sense, given the dire economy and public anxiety.

Mike who? (Politico)

Posted: 20 Dec 2008 08:04 PM CST

Politico - A friend of mine recently attended a “where do Republicans go from here?” session with a selected group of high-powered politicos — congressmen, legislators, donors, party leaders and activists — in the Republican citadel of Orange County, Calif. It was a group closely attuned to GOP politics.

Kennedy campaign takes page from Clinton (AP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2008 11:56 AM CST

In this file photo of May 20, 2004, Caroline Kennedy laughs at a joke by New York City schools chancellor Joel Klein, left, during a visit to Public School 11 in New York. (AP Photo/John Marshall Mantel, File)AP - The start of Caroline Kennedy's "listening tour" was awfully hard to hear.

Analysis: Pirates, poverty mark US Somalia failure (AP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2008 08:54 AM CST

In this Oct. 8, 2008 file photograph provided by the U.S. Navy, pirates leave the Ukrainian merchant vessel MV Faina for Somalia's shore. The MV Faina, carrying a cargo of Ukrainian T-72 tanks and related military equipment, was seized by pirates Sept. 25, 2008 and forced to proceed to anchorage off the Somali coast. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy, Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason R. Zalasky, File)AP - The Bush administration inherited a mess in strategic Somalia and may be leaving President-elect Barack Obama with a worse one.

Pastor Rick Warren defends invite to inauguration (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2008 02:27 AM CST

Evangelical Pastor Rick Warren delivers a speech during the 8th Annual Convention of the Muslim Public Affairs Council in Long Beach, California on Saturday Dec. 20, 2008. Under fire for opposing gay marriage, influential evangelical pastor Rick Warren said Saturday that he loves Muslims, people of other religions, Republicans and Democrats, and he also loves 'gays and straights.' (AP Photo/Hector Mata)AP - Under fire for opposing gay marriage, influential evangelical pastor Rick Warren said Saturday that he loves Muslims, people of other religions, Republicans and Democrats, and he also loves "gays and straights."

Pilot killed in Ohio crash was GOP consultant (AP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2008 11:48 PM CST

AP - An Ohio pilot who died in a small plane crash was a Republican media consultant who helped operate campaign Web sites for President Bush and former presidential nominee John McCain.

Obama signals break with Bush in new science team (AFP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2008 10:06 PM CST

Embryonic stem cells are pictured through a microscope viewfinder in a laboratory. President-elect Barack Obama on Saturday signalled climate change and genetic research will be among his top priorities when he takes office as he named White House science and technology advisers.(AFP/File/Mauricio Lima)AFP - President-elect Barack Obama vowed to "restore America's place" at the forefront of scientific advancement and signaled a break with his predecessor as he named award-winning science and technology advisors to his White House team.

Seven in 10 Americans optimistic about Obama: poll (AFP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2008 09:26 PM CST

US president-elect Barack Obama gives a press conference in Chicago on December 19. About 70 percent of Americans are optimistic about Obama's overall policies and believe he will be successful as president, according to a new ABC News-Washington Post opinion poll.(AFP/Nicholas Kamm)AFP - About 70 percent of Americans are optimistic about President-elect Barack Obama's overall policies and believe he will be successful as president, according to a new ABC News-Washington Post opinion poll.

Automakers grab loans, look to Obama White House (AP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2008 11:09 PM CST

Electrician Brian Thorne, a 13-year employee of the General Motors metal fabricating plant in Parma, Ohio, talks outside the facility about the announcement by President Bush of a new bailout plan for US auto makers on Friday, Dec. 19, 2008. Autoworkers took home an early holiday gift Friday with President Bush's offer of $17.4 billion in emergency loans to beleaguered U.S. car makers. (AP Photo/Jason Miller)AP - The long-term fate of the auto industry rests with Barack Obama now that President George W. Bush has given car companies $17.4 billion in emergency rescue loans.

Muzzle off, Biden breaks his record silence (Politico)

Posted: 20 Dec 2008 08:08 PM CST

Politico - Barack Obama’s transition team has kept Joe Biden under wraps longer than any vice-president going back at least 20 years – longer even than Dan Quayle.

Obama arrives in Hawaii for holiday (AP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2008 07:39 PM CST

AP - President-elect Barack Obama and his family arrived Saturday in his native Hawaii for a holiday vacation set to be interrupted with the release of an internal investigation about his aides' roles in allegations of public corruption.

Obama increases jobs goal to 3 million (AP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2008 07:37 PM CST

President-elect Barack Obama speaks during a news conference in Chicago, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008. After consulting with economists Obama's advisers are contemplating an economic recovery plan that could cost as much as $1 trillion over two years. (AP Photo)AP - President-elect Barack Obama has increased his employment goal with the nation's economic outlook worsening, seeking to create or save 3 million jobs in the next two years instead of the 2.5 million he proposed last month.

Obama to tap retired admiral as intelligence czar: US media (AFP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2008 05:28 PM CST

President-elect Barack Obama has tapped retired Navy admiral Dennis Blair, pictured here in 2001, as his intelligence czar, US media reported Saturday.(AFP/File/Ravi Raveendran)AFP - President-elect Barack Obama has tapped retired Navy admiral Dennis Blair as his intelligence czar, US media reported Saturday.

Kennedy, 51, introduces her views (Politico)

Posted: 20 Dec 2008 05:05 PM CST

Politico - Caroline Kennedy's first public policy positions demonstrate both the hazard and the luxury of coming to politics at age 51 with no record at all.

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