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Clinton named as Obama’s secretary of state

President-elect Barack Obama will confirm Hillary Rodham Clinton as his nominee for secretary of state today at a joint appearance in Chicago finalising the incoming national security team. The announcement will end weeks of speculation and behind … (more…)

 

CHICAGO : President-elect Barack Obama and Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday will seal their rapprochement when he announces her nomination as his secretary of state, Democrats close to the process said Sunday. Clinton, once considered the … (more…)

 

What it cannot do is guarantee that the pain will be enough. While Congress will begin scrutinizing plans from GM, Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler LLC this week, lawmakers facing deep divides over paying for aid may offer a temporary fix, giving Detroit … (more…)

 

Bush to send Rice to India

The White House is sending US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to India this week in a show of solidarity after the attacks on Mumbai. US President George W Bush has pledged full support for India’s investigation into the attacks. The Indian … (more…)

 

LAMBRO: Obama needs to be flexible

As America fell deeper into the Great Depression after the 1932 presidential election, President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt wanted nothing to do with Herbert Hoover’s economic recovery efforts. FDR, who would not be sworn in until early 1933, stayed … (more…)

 

WASHINGTON (AP) – Vice President-elect Joe Biden said Sunday he had chosen a close adviser of more than 25 years as his counselor and had picked two other longtime political advisers for key posts in his office. Michael C. Donilon, who was part of … (more…)

 

Spotted owl faces new threat

Reporting from Port Angeles, Wash. — Scott Gremel makes his way swiftly and surely up the steep trail, across a frigid stream, through the colossal stands of hemlock and Douglas fir. On the ridgeline, thousands of feet above where he left his truck … (more…)

 

Palin to Stump for Georiga Sen. Chambliss

Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss enlisted Sarah Palin to rally conservatives while Democratic challenger Jim Martin pushed to activate black voters, as they grappled for advantage in a Tuesday runoff that will shape Democrats’ hold on power in … (more…)

 

Obama to unveil national security team Monday

U.S. President-elect Barack Obama will announce his national security team, including Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, at an event Monday morning, U.S. media and Democratic sources said Sunday. The announcement will be made at a press … (more…)