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Obama to appoint panel for auto recovery (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2009 09:26 PM CST

AP - President Barack Obama plans to appoint senior administration officials rather than a single "car czar," as had been discussed to oversee a restructuring of the auto industry.

Chavez wins vote to scrap term limits in Venezuela (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2009 10:42 PM CST

AP - President Hugo Chavez won a referendum to eliminate term limits Sunday and vowed to remain in power for at least another decade to complete his socialist revolution. Opponents accepted defeat but said Chavez is becoming a dictator.

Clinton warns North Korea on nuclear programs (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2009 08:30 PM CST

AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton warned North Korea on Sunday that it needs to live up to its commitments to dismantle its nuclear programs.

Obama plans to head west to sign stimulus bill (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2009 06:54 PM CST

AP - Keeping the economy front and center, President Barack Obama heads west this week to sign the $787 billion stimulus bill and tackle the home mortgage foreclosure crisis. The direct appeals for public support follow scant GOP backing in Congress for his agenda and increasing partisan bickering.

'I was answering other questions' (Politico)

Posted: 15 Feb 2009 05:03 PM CST

Politico - A day after disclosing an affidavit saying for the first time that he'd been solicited by the brother of the governor who appointed him to the Senate for campaign contributions before being selected for the job, Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) insisted Sunday afternoon that he had been "consistent" and truthful in all of his statements about his contacts with associates of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

Illinois GOP leader calls on Sen. Burris to resign (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2009 05:33 PM CST

AP - Just as Illinois was moving past the agony and embarrassment of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's ousting, the fellow Democrat whom Blagojevich appointed to the U.S. Senate was hearing calls for his own resignation Sunday amid allegations he lied to legislators.

White House wants changes in executive pay rules (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2009 11:47 AM CST

AP - Facing a stricter approach to limiting executive bonuses than it had favored, the Obama administration wants to revise that part of the stimulus package even after it becomes law, White House officials said Sunday.

Michelle Obama to DC: Getting to Know You (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2009 04:39 PM CST

AP - Michelle Obama said it: Washington is her home now and she wants to get to know it.

Lincoln ranked best president by historians (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2009 01:05 PM CST

AP - Just days after the nation honored the 200th anniversary of his birth, 65 historians ranked Abraham Lincoln as the nation's best president.

Axelrod: Stem cell order coming soon from Obama (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2009 09:58 AM CST

AP - Expect an executive order soon from President Barack Obama on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research.

Chavez wins re-election chance in economy's shadow (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Feb 2009 01:05 AM CST

Reuters - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez promised to use a referendum victory that allows his re-election to fight crime and corruption and consolidate socialism in a nation whose oil income has fallen abruptly.

Chavez triumphant after winning right to seek re-election (AFP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2009 12:16 AM CST

AFP - A triumphant President Hugo Chavez celebrated victory in a referendum to scrap electoral term limits that opened the way for the leftist leader to seek a third term in office in 2012.

Obama drops "car czar" idea (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Feb 2009 09:51 PM CST

Reuters - President Barack Obama has decided to form a government task force to oversee the restructuring of the struggling U.S. auto industry instead of naming a "car czar" with sweeping powers, a senior administration official said on Sunday.

Obama targets housing after stimulus victory (AFP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2009 08:13 PM CST

AFP - President Barack Obama will head west this week bidding to cure America's epidemic of home foreclosures after his gargantuan economic stimulus plan finally cleared Congress.

New e-book captures kids' hopes, dreams for Obama (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2009 08:03 PM CST

AP - End war, forever. Make the planet greener. Please help my dad find work. Make it rain candy!

Burris under an ethical cloud (Politico)

Posted: 15 Feb 2009 07:40 PM CST

Politico - A month to the day after he was sworn into office by Dick Cheney, Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) is under an ethical cloud that threatens to upend his turn on the national stage.

Karzai takes swipe at Obama (Politico)

Posted: 15 Feb 2009 03:50 PM CST

Politico - Afghan President Hamid Karzai took a shot at President Barack Obama on Sunday, saying he hopes the president shows better judgment in his plans for Afghanistan once his administration has "put itself together."

New Senator Was Asked to Raise Money for Blagojevich (Bloomberg)

Posted: 15 Feb 2009 03:06 PM CST

Bloomberg - Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Senator Roland Burris was asked to help raise campaign funds for Rod Blagojevich before the ousted Illinois governor named him to the seat left vacant by Barack Obama.

Obama drops by University of Chicago campus (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2009 01:59 PM CST

AP - President Barack Obama has dropped by the University of Chicago campus for two hours of basketball with friends.

Burris Says Was Asked to Raise Funds for Blagojevich (Bloomberg)

Posted: 15 Feb 2009 01:08 PM CST