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Obama breaks from Bush, avoids divisive stands (AP) Posted: 25 Jan 2009 12:45 AM CST AP - Barack Obama opened his presidency by breaking sharply from George W. Bush's unpopular administration, but he mostly avoided divisive partisan and ideological stands. He focused instead on fixing the economy, repairing a battered world image and cleaning up government.

Analysis: Obama foreign policy favors diplomacy (AP) Posted: 24 Jan 2009 10:30 PM CST AP - Diplomacy now trumps defense as the main instrument of American foreign policy.

US Senate pick starts get-to-know-you tour in NYC (AP) Posted: 24 Jan 2009 10:54 PM CST AP - Senator-designate Kirsten Gillibrand started her statewide "listening tour" Saturday in the urban heart of Harlem — far from the upstate farmlands she represented as a congresswoman.

Schumer the unseen hand in NY Senate choice (AP) Posted: 24 Jan 2009 11:10 PM CST AP - Democratic insiders say the selection of Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand to fill New York's vacant U.S. Senate seat showed the pivotal influence of senior Sen. Charles Schumer.

Dems wrestle with ethics problems (Politico) Posted: 24 Jan 2009 07:28 AM CST Politico - Even as President Obama has instituted tough new ethics guidelines for administration officials, House Democrats continue to wrestle with the ethics problems of two of their most senior members—Reps. John Murtha (Pa.) and Charles B. Rangel (N.Y.).

For bruised Caroline Kennedy, what's next? (AP) Posted: 24 Jan 2009 01:29 PM CST AP - Following a brief, torturous foray into the public spotlight, Caroline Kennedy has retreated back into privacy. And if there's one thing on which political spectators agree, it's that she is unlikely to rush to repeat the experience.

Poll: Two-thirds approve of Obama's job (AP) Posted: 24 Jan 2009 06:56 PM CST AP - Barack Obama is enjoying about a two-thirds approval rating for his first days as president, a poll released Saturday found.

Obama touts aid plan's impact on average Americans (AP) Posted: 25 Jan 2009 12:46 AM CST AP - President Barack Obama met with his economic advisers Saturday after he asked Americans to support his economic package as a way to better schools, lower electricity bills and health coverage for millions who lose insurance.

Israeli official: Obama envoy coming to Mideast (AP) Posted: 25 Jan 2009 12:48 AM CST AP - President Barack Obama's special envoy to the Middle East will come to Israel Wednesday for talks on keeping alive a fragile Gaza cease-fire and reviving Mideast negotiations, an Israeli foreign ministry official said Saturday.

Top chefs push Obama to improve food policy (AP) Posted: 24 Jan 2009 02:37 PM CST AP - Visiting one of his favorite Chicago restaurants in November, Barack Obama was asked by an excited waitress if he wanted the restaurant's special margarita made with the finest ingredients, straight up and shaken at the table.

Gore highlights new US push on climate change (AFP) Posted: 25 Jan 2009 12:02 AM CST AFP - Al Gore will exhort US lawmakers to renew US leadership on battling climate change next week, as "green" groups push for quick, sweeping action from President Barack Obama and a friendly Congress.

Obama pushes stimulus plan, meets economic team (Reuters) Posted: 24 Jan 2009 07:17 PM CST Reuters - President Barack Obama sought to build public support on Saturday for an $825 billion economic recovery plan, pledging in his weekly radio address to use the funds to create jobs, improve healthcare and expand renewable energy.

Obama plans fast action on financial regulation: report (Reuters) Posted: 24 Jan 2009 06:45 PM CST Reuters - The Obama administration plans to tighten the nation's financial regulatory system, including stricter federal rules for hedge funds, credit rating agencies and mortgage brokers, the New York Times reported in Sunday editions.

Obama may have to expand bailout funds: media (AFP) Posted: 24 Jan 2009 02:43 PM CST AFP - President Barack Obama may have to ask for more funds to shore up the country's troubled financial system, beyond the 700 billion dollars already approved by Congress for the rescue, the Washington Post reported Saturday, citing lawmakers and economists.

In first weekly address, Obama pushes economic stimulus plan (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 24 Jan 2009 01:10 PM CST McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Saturday pitched Americans on more details of an economic stimulus plan that could exceed $825 billion, hoping he can ease Republican resistance in Congress by building public support for spending on items as varied as health coverage, port security and home weatherization.

Snap US push for Mideast peace shakes up old foes (AFP) Posted: 24 Jan 2009 01:07 PM CST AFP - The Gaza war over, Israel has switched to election mode but the new US president has not waited for the February 10 vote to launch an "aggressive" initiative to revive moribund Mideast peace talks.

Analysis: Hard times help Geithner's Treasury bid (AP) Posted: 24 Jan 2009 11:02 AM CST AP - Timothy Geithner's well-greased path to confirmation as treasury secretary is a sign of the severity of the recession and congressional willingness to give President Barack Obama the benefit of the doubt and look the other way.

New dynamic in children's health debate (AP) Posted: 24 Jan 2009 11:00 AM CST AP - Republicans appear to have overplayed their hand when blocking the expansion of a children's health care program last year.

Govs cast in unflattering light with Senate picks (AP) Posted: 24 Jan 2009 08:37 AM CST AP - The departure of four Democratic senators this year has cast a new — and at times, unflattering — light on governors and their power to fill Senate vacancies.

Under Obama, US-China ties may face shaky start (AP) Posted: 24 Jan 2009 08:22 AM CST AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has said no nation is more important to the United States than China. But ties between the two powers may be off to a rocky start just days into the Obama administration.

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