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Bush reportedly rejected Israeli plea to raid Iran (AP) Posted: 11 Jan 2009 03:20 AM CST AP - President George W. Bush rejected a plea from Israel last year to help it raid Iran's main nuclear complex, opting instead to authorize a new U.S. covert action aimed at sabotaging Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program, The New York Times reported.

Obama family visits Lincoln Memorial (AP) Posted: 10 Jan 2009 11:52 PM CST AP - President-elect Barack Obama made an unannounced visit Saturday night with his family to see the Lincoln Memorial, paying tribute to a former president he frequently invokes as an inspiration.

A presidential welcome for USS George H.W. Bush (AP) Posted: 10 Jan 2009 02:30 PM CST AP - It's the perfect gift for an old Navy flier: 1,092 feet of flattop.

Cosby hails Obama, knocks Hannity (Politico) Posted: 10 Jan 2009 03:51 PM CST Politico - Bill Cosby, the entertainer-turned-activist known for his controversial comments on race, told Washington’s WTOP radio station Saturday that Barack and Michelle Obama were examples of the parenting and family values he’s challenged black America to strengthen.

Lifting veil of privacy, friends discuss Kennedy (AP) Posted: 10 Jan 2009 11:24 PM CST AP - When community groups and the Board of Education were caught in an acrimonious dispute over an arts program, education officials brought in a fixer: Caroline Kennedy.

Obama advisers: Plan would create up to 4.1M jobs (AP) Posted: 10 Jan 2009 10:58 PM CST AP - President-elect Barack Obama countered critics with an analysis Saturday by his economic team showing that a program of tax cuts and spending like he's proposed would create up to 4.1 million jobs, far more than the 3 million he has insisted are needed to lift the country from recession.

Obama's first foreign trip as president: Canada (AP) Posted: 10 Jan 2009 04:45 PM CST AP - President-elect Barack Obama plans to take his first international trip to Canada.

Partisan wrangling mars Senate wilderness bill (AP) Posted: 10 Jan 2009 11:55 AM CST AP - In an early showdown for the new Congress, senators are considering setting aside more than 2 million acres in nine states as wilderness.

History calls on Obama to uncork a great speech (AP) Posted: 10 Jan 2009 04:01 PM CST AP - The pressure's on for Barack Obama, orator.

Obama takes a break for some chili and sausage (AP) Posted: 10 Jan 2009 09:17 PM CST AP - What does the president-elect order on his first Saturday afternoon since moving into town? A chili dog and cheese fries.

Obama touts stimulus plan (AFP) Posted: 10 Jan 2009 08:38 PM CST AFP - Barack Obama has said his economic stimulus plan will "save or create three to four million jobs" as the president-elect sought to stem criticism of the 775-billion-dollar package designed to revive the ailing US economy.

FCC head opposes Obama bid to delay US shift to digital TV (AFP) Posted: 10 Jan 2009 08:17 PM CST AFP - The head of the US Federal Communication Commission on Saturday spoke out against president-elect Barack Obama's bid to delay the national shift to only digital television broadcasting.

Change comes to W.H. ... press pool (Politico) Posted: 10 Jan 2009 07:10 PM CST Politico - That change we keep hearing about won’t be restricted to the president’s quarters.

Venezuela's Chavez threatens to expel U.S. diplomat (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jan 2009 05:47 PM CST Reuters - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez threatened on Saturday to expel a U.S. diplomat he said may have advised opposition leaders on how win a vote on whether the leftist can run for re-election.

Obama says stimulus plan can save jobs (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jan 2009 04:34 PM CST Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama said on Saturday an analysis of his stimulus proposals showed that up to 4 million U.S. jobs could be saved or created by 2010, nearly 90 percent of them in the private sector.

Obama Team Defends Job-Creating Potential of Stimulus Plan (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 10 Jan 2009 03:08 PM CST CQPolitics.com - The Obama transition team released a report Saturday defending the president-elect's emerging stimulus plan against criticism that its tax cut provisions will not do enough to promote job creation.

Obama campaign pledges postponed, calls for sacrifice: report (AFP) Posted: 10 Jan 2009 03:05 PM CST AFP - Incoming US president Barack Obama will ask all Americans for sacrifice to fix the troubled economy, and will have to scale back promises he made during his campaign, according to an ABC interview to be aired Sunday.

A Klan Initiation Murder: A Backlash to Obama's Victory? (Time.com) Posted: 10 Jan 2009 03:05 PM CST Time.com - Marginalized white supremacist groups have become more active since the election of Barack Obama. One recent case in Louisiana may become emblematic

Obama vows stimulus plans will create millions of jobs (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 10 Jan 2009 02:44 PM CST McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama projected Saturday that his yet-to-be-written economic stimulus plan would create nearly 3.7 million jobs by the end of next year, mainly in construction, leisure services and manufacturing.

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