| Senate Democrats expect to seat Burris (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2009 03:10 AM CST  AP - Reversing course, Senate Democrats grudgingly accepted embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's hand-selected Senate appointee, Roland Burris, as they sought to break an impasse over President-elect Barack Obama's former seat.
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| Clinton appears set for Senate OK as top diplomat (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2009 03:03 AM CST  AP - From the disappointment of a failed White House bid, Hillary Rodham Clinton is on the threshold of the world's stage as chief diplomat for the Democrat who defeated her.
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| Analysis: An unusual glimpse into the presidency (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2009 03:06 AM CST  AP - Picture Lincoln, in the throes of the Civil War, suddenly mocking his critics in a nyah-nyah voice. Imagine Theodore Roosevelt, leaving office, lamenting out loud about how hated he was by Standard Oil. Summon an image of FDR cracking wise about his wheelchair and grousing about the nasty things Hitler was saying about him.
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| Emotional at the last, Bush defends his presidency (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2009 01:16 AM CST  AP - With rare public emotion, George W. Bush sat in judgment on his controversial, consequential presidency on Monday, lamenting mistakes but claiming few as his own, heatedly defending his record on disasters in Iraq and at home and offering kindly advice to a successor who won largely because the nation ached for something new.
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| Dems accept Burris into the Senate (Politico) Posted: 12 Jan 2009 03:19 PM CST Politico - The Roland Burris saga is over, as Democratic Senate leaders have accepted his credentials, clearing the way for him to be sworn in as the junior senator from Illinois by the end of this week. |
| Bush advice for Obama: Do what you think is right (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2009 01:12 AM CST  AP - Do what you think is right. Avoid self-pity. And be ready for that one moment when it really hits you: Yes, you are the president. Words of advice, from President George W. Bush to President-elect Barack Obama.
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| Officials turn down Franken request in Minn. race (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2009 01:00 AM CST  AP - Democrat Al Franken was quickly turned down Monday when he asked Minnesota's governor and secretary of state to issue an election certificate that would let him take office in the Senate.
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| Regulator: Gov.'s Senate process may break NY law (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2009 01:25 AM CST  AP - Gov. David Paterson's secretive process to select Hillary Rodham Clinton's successor in the U.S. Senate conflicts with his campaign promises to open up government, and New York's top regulator of open government laws says it appears to violate state law.
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| Bush to give farewell address Thursday night (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2009 01:08 AM CST  AP - President George W. Bush will give a farewell address to the nation Thursday night, billed by the administration as a chance to reflect on his tenure and welcome Barack Obama without fighting old battles one last time.
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| FACT CHECK: In final word, Bush gilds his record (AP) Posted: 12 Jan 2009 03:53 PM CST AP - President George W. Bush claimed to have inherited a recession that in fact began on his watch in a legacy-polishing news conference Monday often at odds with his record. A look at some of the president's claims in his final news conference, and the facts: |
| Obama seeks bailout funds (Reuters) Posted: 13 Jan 2009 03:13 AM CST  Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama sought the remaining half of $700 billion in U.S. financial bailout funds from Congress, and sinking company earnings and weak Chinese trade figures underlined the depth of the global recession.
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| Obama set to press for his share of bailout funds (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2009 02:56 AM CST  AP - A week shy of taking office, President-elect Barack Obama already is putting his persuasion skills to a high-stakes test with Congress as he seeks access to the second half of the $700 billion financial bailout fund.
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| Senate panel considers Chu for energy secretary (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2009 02:15 AM CST AP - Steven Chu, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist chosen by President-elect Barack Obama to be his energy secretary, faces questioning Tuesday before a Senate committee that is expected to endorse his selection. |
| Gay bishop invited to pre-inauguration event in DC (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2009 01:19 AM CST  AP - The first openly gay Episcopal bishop will say a prayer at the Lincoln Memorial for one of President-elect Barack Obama's first inauguration events.
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| Advisers: Obama preparing order to close Gitmo (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2009 01:03 AM CST  AP - President-elect Barack Obama is preparing to issue an executive order his first week in office and perhaps his first day to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, according to two presidential transition team advisers.
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| Obama team to review Afghanistan conflict: paper (Reuters) Posted: 13 Jan 2009 12:25 AM CST  Reuters - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama intends to sign off on Pentagon plans to send up to 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan to help buy time for the new administration to reappraise the war effort, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday.
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| Fighting AIDS was bright spot of Bush presidency (AFP) Posted: 12 Jan 2009 11:28 PM CST  AFP - Much of President George W. Bush's legacy may come under withering fire but in one area at least, it will be viewed positively: his contribution to fighting AIDS.
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| Obama to meet Senate Democrats to discuss TARP (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jan 2009 10:24 PM CST  Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama plans to meet on Tuesday with Senate Democrats to seek their backing for his request for the remaining $350 billion from the financial industry bailout, a Democratic congressional aide said on Monday.
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| Obama selects former Harvard classmate to head FCC (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jan 2009 10:22 PM CST Reuters - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has selected Julius Genachowski, a technology executive and former classmate from Harvard Law School, to lead the Federal Communications Commission, a Democratic source said on Monday. |
| Illinois attorney wins battle to succeed Obama (AFP) Posted: 12 Jan 2009 09:25 PM CST  AFP - Democratic leaders endorsed the bid by Illinois attorney Roland Burris to succeed president-elect Barack Obama in the Senate, after a row over his appointment by the state's impeached governor.
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