Evolution of the Obama-Clinton connection
CHICAGO - When Sen. Hillary Clinton joins President-elect Barack Obama in Chicago today for the rollout of his foreign policy team, with her as secretary of State, it will mark the latest evolution in a fast-changing relationship that began just four years ago, when she was the junior senator from New York and former first lady and he was an Illinois state senator on his way up.
Nations:U.S. People:Bill Clinton Jesse Jackson Barack Obama John McCain Hillary Clinton Activities:Obama Admin. Source:(Politico)
2008-12-01
'Space family' says goodbye as mission nears end
HOUSTON - Seven astronauts piled into space shuttle Endeavour for the return trip to Earth after eating Thanksgiving dinner, leaving their counterparts at the international space station like relatives parting ways from a holiday visit.
Nations:Turkey U.S. People:Gregory Chamitoff Activities:2008 Endeavour Mission 2 Source:(AP)
2008-11-28
More Americans stay home for the holidays
CHICAGO - Travelers breezed through airport terminals Wednesday and drivers cruised open roads, the effects of a sour economy blamed for keeping people closer to home at the start of the annual Thanksgiving rush.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2008 Global Recession
2008-11-26
Obama moves quickly to fill Cabinet positions
WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama has moved with unusual speed to select officials for his administration, and senior Democratic officials say he intends to name Timothy Geithner as his treasury secretary as soon as Monday.
Nations:Brazil U.S. South Korea People:Timothy Geithner Bill Clinton Kathleen Sebelius Robert Gates Henry Paulson Bill Richardson Activities:Obama Admin.
2008-11-22
U.S. foreclosure rates up 25 percent year-over-year
MIAMI - The number of homeowners caught in the wave of foreclosures in October grew 25 percent nationally over the same month in 2007, data released Thursday showed.
Nations:U.S. People:Henry Paulson Activities:U.S. Foreclosure Crisis Source:(AP)
2008-11-13
NASA clears shuttle Endeavour for Friday launch
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA cleared space shuttle Endeavour for a Friday night launch to the international space station, but the weather outlook was not too promising.
Nations:U.S. People:Gregory Chamitoff Activities:2008 Endeavour Mission 2 Source:(AP)
2008-11-13
Triumphant Obama turns to sobering challenges
WASHINGTON - His name etched in history as America's first black president, Barack Obama turned from the jubilation of victory to the sobering challenge of leading a nation worried about economic crisis, two unfinished wars and global uncertainty.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama Harry Reid Nancy Pelosi Joseph Biden John McCain Trent Lott Activities:US Election 2008
2008-11-05
Obama triumphs, will be first black US president
WASHINGTON - Barack Obama was elected the nation's first black president Tuesday night in a historic triumph that overcame racial barriers as old as America itself.
Nations:U.S. Afghanistan Kenya People:Harry Reid Nancy Pelosi Joseph Biden Barack Obama John McCain Activities:US Election 2008 Source:(AP)
2008-11-04
A worried America chooses its course for change
In a season of profound political and cultural fissures, the American people stood together at the ballot box Tuesday with a resounding chorus that drowned out their deep differences: Something, they said, has got to give.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama George W. Bush Jon Stewart John McCain Activities:US Election 2008 Vietnam War Source:(AP)
2008-11-04
Long lines greet voters as polls are deluged
Long lines and malfunctioning machines greeted voters Tuesday as polls across the country were deluged by people wanting to cast ballots in this historic race between Barack Obama and John McCain.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama John McCain Hillary Clinton Activities:US Election 2008 Vietnam War Source:(AP)
2008-11-04
Seeking upset, McCain to campaign Election Day
PRESCOTT, Ariz. - Pushing back against predictions of defeat, Republican John McCain scheduled campaign stops in two Western battlegrounds on Election Day after a seven-state sprint that brought him home to Arizona after midnight Tuesday.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama John McCain Activities:US Election 2008 Source:(AP)
2008-11-04
Networks ready Election Night gizmos
Election night technology has come a long way since Tim Russert memorably held up a white board with three words scrawled on it: "Florida! Florida! Florida!"
Nations:U.S. People:Tim Russert Chris Matthews Campbell Brown Wolf Blitzer David Wright Keith Olbermann Activities:US Election 2008
2008-11-04
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