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Bush, Obama to tag-team lawmakers for bailout cash (AP) Posted: 12 Jan 2009 02:34 AM CST AP - A request for the remaining $350 billion in financial industry bailout funds could come as early as Monday as the Bush administration and President-elect Barack Obama tag-team uneasy lawmakers for the money.

INSIDE WASHINGTON: Army defends spy case (AP) Posted: 12 Jan 2009 03:15 AM CST AP - The Army's top lawyer is disputing a critical government report that concluded faith instead of facts drove the investigation of a civilian employee wrongly suspected of spying for Israel.

Obama: More oversight, openness needed in bailout (AP) Posted: 11 Jan 2009 06:16 PM CST AP - Barack Obama wants to make it easier to monitor how the second $350 billion installment of the financial bailout is spent and says homeowners and small businesses should get some help.

Meet the neighbors: Obama sits down with Calderon (AP) Posted: 12 Jan 2009 02:40 AM CST AP - Days before taking office, President-elect Barack Obama is meeting Mexican President Felipe Calderon, a pre-inauguration tradition that comes as Mexico's drug violence escalates and spills into the United States.

Burris may breeze into Senate (Politico) Posted: 11 Jan 2009 06:12 PM CST Politico - Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) suggested Sunday evening that Democratic leaders may not require that a Senate panel review the appointment of Roland Burris before he is sworn in as the next senator from Illinois.

Obama's inauguration gets a test run at Capitol (AP) Posted: 11 Jan 2009 03:15 PM CST AP - Derrick Brooks puts his left hand on the book and raises his right, ready to take the oath of office. Dozens of cameras capture this moment in history, even though Brooks is wearing a name card reading "Pres.-elect Obama."

Black immigrants see personal triumphs in Obama (AP) Posted: 12 Jan 2009 02:26 AM CST AP - There is no box on U.S. Census forms that accurately describes Ray Gongora.

No. 2 Senate Democrat hopes deal near on Burris (AP) Posted: 11 Jan 2009 05:36 PM CST AP - The Senate's second-in-command, Sen. Dick Durbin, said Sunday that he is moving away from resisting former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris as President-elect Barack Obama's successor and hopes a resolution to the disagreement will be reached soon.

In Obama, many see an end to baby boomer era (AP) Posted: 11 Jan 2009 08:13 PM CST AP - When George W. Bush lifts off in his helicopter on Inauguration Day, leaving Washington to make way for Barack Obama, he may not be the only thing disappearing into the horizon.

Senate boosts wilderness protection across US (AP) Posted: 11 Jan 2009 06:55 PM CST AP - In a rare Sunday session, the Senate advanced legislation that would set aside more than 2 million acres in nine states as wilderness. Majority Democrats assembled more than enough votes to overcome GOP stalling tactics in an early showdown for the new Congress.

Iran tells Obama: Don't repeat false U.S. charges (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jan 2009 03:39 AM CST Reuters - Iran called on U.S. President-elect Barack Obama on Monday not to repeat what it said were false accusations leveled against the Islamic Republic by the outgoing administration in Washington.

Obama vows to tackle Middle East 'on day one' (AFP) Posted: 12 Jan 2009 02:35 AM CST AFP - US president-elect Barack Obama has vowed to take swift action on the Middle East peace process and Iran's nuclear ambitions but played for time to shut down the Guantanamo Bay prison camp.

NKorea offers envoy for Obama inauguration: reports (AFP) Posted: 12 Jan 2009 01:06 AM CST AFP - North Korea offered to send its chief nuclear negotiator to next week's inauguration of US President-elect Barack Obama, but Washington has responded coolly, South Korean news reports said Monday.

Obama to discuss trade, drug war with Calderon (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jan 2009 12:12 AM CST Reuters - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama will discuss the drug war and trade issues with Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Monday, in Obama's first meeting with a foreign leader since his November election.

US House speaker Pelosi wants more women in govt (AFP) Posted: 11 Jan 2009 08:42 PM CST AFP - House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said there should be more women in the incoming administration of president-elect Barack Obama, but praised the "diversity" of his team.

Obama pledges major bailout changes (AFP) Posted: 11 Jan 2009 08:37 PM CST AFP - President-elect Barack Obama vowed changes to a much-criticized 700-billion-dollar bank bailout program as Democratic leaders demanded stricter conditions before more funds are freed up.

Politico readers' choice: Chuck Todd (Politico) Posted: 11 Jan 2009 08:37 PM CST Politico - Of the incoming cast of chief White House correspondents -- profiled this weekend on Politico -- Chuck Todd has the least experience as a television correspondent, and is just learning the ropes of his new on-air role.

MTV to broadcast Obama's 'Youth Inaugural Ball' (AP) Posted: 11 Jan 2009 08:34 PM CST AP - MTV will be broadcasting from President-elect Barack Obama's "Youth Inaugural Ball" on Jan. 20, the cable network announced Sunday.

Obama weighs decision about bailout funds (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jan 2009 07:39 PM CST Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama vowed to restructure a financial rescue plan to save more U.S. families from home foreclosures, as he considered on Sunday whether to seek additional funds from a $700 billion bailout program.

Senators Expect Obama to Detail Plans for Remaining Bailout Funds (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 11 Jan 2009 06:19 PM CST CQPolitics.com - President-elect Barack Obama is expected to release a letter soon to lawmakers outlining the conditions he would apply should he request the second half of the $700 billion fund designed to aid the nation's ailing financial industry, a Democratic senator said Sunday.

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