For Obamas, friends, a day for a drive in Hawaii
On his ninth day of vacation, President-elect Barack Obama enjoyed a scenic Sunday drive with his family and friends from Chicago. The group traveled roughly two hours along the Kamehameha...
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Duncan to join Obama Cabinet
Chicago Public Schools chief Arne Duncan, who over seven years maintained a positive story line for the troubled district, will join longtime basketball buddy Barack Obama's Cabinet as secretary of...
U.S.: Senate pick was for sale
On the day before Barack Obama was elected president, Gov. Rod Blagojevich was recorded on profanity-laced government surveillance tapes sounding like it was he who was about to hit the...
Obama envisions ‘reboot’ of U.S. global image
Barack Obama says his presidency is an opportunity for the U.S. to renovate its relations with the Muslim world, starting the day of his inauguration and continuing with a speech...
Barack Obama plans to reach out to Muslim world
Barack Obama says his presidency is an opportunity for the U.S. to renovate its relations with the Muslim world, starting the day of his inauguration and continuing with a speech...
Worst of economic pain yet to come, Obama says
President-elect Barack Obama warned Sunday that the nation's economic problems "are going to get worse before they get better," pointing to the fragility of the financial system and to recent...
Barack Obama campaign raised nearly $1 billion, shattering records
As he hosted a gala celebration for some of his earliest and most loyal financial supporters Thursday evening, President-elect Barack Obama's aides released new information showing the magnitude of their...
To beard or not to beard?
It was the question everyone wanted to ask New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, but President-elect Barack Obama answered it. "What happened to the beard, sir?" Fox News reporter Wendell Goler...
A centrist approach to security
President-elect Barack Obama on Monday introduced his national security team, made up of centrist Washington insiders, and promised an overhaul of foreign policy to give added emphasis to diplomacy and...
Obama says nation will conquer adversity
As he spent Thanksgiving with friends and family at his Chicago home, President-elect Barack Obama's transition aides released a radio address he has recorded for broadcast Saturday. In the weekly...