Clinton wants to be part of 'exciting adventure' Category: PoliticsPublish Date: 12-01-2008 06:09 PM -0800
Sen. Hillary Clinton decided to join her one-time rival's team because she wanted to be part of the "greatest adventure of our century," she said Monday after President-elect Barack Obama named her...[more]
Schwarzenegger calls new special budget session Category: PoliticsPublish Date: 12-01-2008 05:25 PM -0800
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a fiscal emergency on Monday to call lawmakers into a special session to focus on a swelling state budget gap just days...[more]
Schwarzenegger calls new special budget session Category: PoliticsPublish Date: 12-01-2008 05:25 PM -0800
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a fiscal emergency on Monday to call lawmakers into a special session to focus on a swelling state budget gap just days...[more]
Obama, Blair laud Bush's AIDS work in Africa Category: PoliticsPublish Date: 12-01-2008 05:01 PM -0800
President-elect Barack Obama doesn't often offer praise for President George W. Bush's foreign policy, but on Monday he offered the outgoing head of state accolades for battling AIDS in Africa.
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Security adviser's challenge: Finding consensus Category: PoliticsPublish Date: 12-01-2008 04:17 PM -0800
President-elect Barack Obama's national security adviser, Gen. Jim Jones, said Monday the challenge he will face will be to achieve consensus among the disparate members of the new president's...[more]
Obama names Clinton, Gates to lead foreign policy Category: PoliticsPublish Date: 12-01-2008 04:05 PM -0800
CHICAGO (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama named former rival Hillary Clinton as secretary of state on Monday and said Robert Gates would remain defense secretary in a national security team...[more]
Pennsylania Gov Rendell backs Wolff to head USDA Category: PoliticsPublish Date: 12-01-2008 03:30 PM -0800
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pennsylvania Gov Ed Rendell said on Monday he backs his state agriculture secretary to head the U.S. Agriculture Department, with duties from school lunches to farm subsidies...[more]