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November 2008 - Posts
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Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss enlisted Sarah Palin to rally conservatives while Democratic challenger Jim Martin pushed to activate black voters, as Read More...
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As Laura Bush prepares to leave the White House, she says what she will miss most about being first lady are the staff and friends who surround her. Read More...
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President-elect Barack Obama plans to announce longtime advisers and political foes alike as his picks for top administration jobs at a Monday news conference Read More...
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A deal with Bill Clinton over his post-White House work helped clear the way for Hillary Rodham Clinton to join President-elect Barack Obama's national Read More...
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So far, Obama appears to be going out of his way to reassure military chiefs that he will do nothing rash and will seek their advice, even while making Read More...
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Former President Bill Clinton has agreed to publicly disclose the names of more than 200,000 donors to his foundation to help clear the way for Senator Read More...
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Democratic officials say President-elect Barack Obama will nominate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton to be his secretary of state on Monday. Read More...
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President Bush promised to cooperate with Barack Obama on a smooth transition. But that hasn't stopped his administration from trying to push through new Read More...
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A New Morning in America? Forget the Lincoln analogy. Why Ronald Reagan is the president Barack Obama is more likely to model himself after. Read More...
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Why the Michelle Obama-Jackie Kennedy comparison doesn't really stand up. Read More...
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The election's red-to-blue trend reached all the way into Alabama's second district near Montgomery, where Mayor Bobby Bright defeated a GOP candidate Read More...
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The clergyman credited with helping to push Congress to insert the phrase "under God" into the Pledge of Allegiance has died in Alexandria, Pa. The Rev. Read More...
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It started with the fist bump seen ’round the world. Soon there were stories of rousing family Scrabble battles and date nights. Some experts and historians Read More...
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Among the many challenges Michelle Obama will face as first lady, the biggest may be defining the job. Read More...
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An adviser to Barack Obama's presidential campaign who was forced to resign earlier this year after calling Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton a "monster" is Read More...
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For years, scientists have held out hope that the rapidly evolving field of genetics could transform medical diagnosis and treatment, moving beyond a trial-and-error Read More...
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Historically stingy with granting pardons, President George W. Bush is facing a flood of requests for get-out-of-jail cards or wiping criminals' records Read More...
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If Hillary Clinton leaves the U.S. Senate for a spot in President-elect Barack Obama's Cabinet, who will be the next junior senator from New York? Speculation Read More...
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Want an example of the change Barack Obama is bringing? Ever since word spread about how much the president-elect and his family like the chocolate chunk Read More...
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President-elect Barack Obama has all but named Sen. Hillary Clinton as his Secretary of State. But So what's the world saying about this choice? We look Read More...
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At an October soccer match between France and Tunisia in Paris, the crowd booed when the French national anthem was sung. Many of those booing were French Read More...
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There's no special treatment for the new first daughters when it comes to lending a hand and doing chores in the White House. In an interview with Barbara Read More...
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Chicago politicians are lining up to replace U.S. Rep. Rahm Emanuel, prompting some experts to wonder if the local Democratic party will split on whom Read More...
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President-elect Barack Obama has promised to move aggressively on global warming. As the deadline for a new international treaty on climate change draws Read More...
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The president-elect isn't getting a free pass from the Republican National Committee, which has been blitzing out critical statements about his various Read More...
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The most intense political season in recent history is behind us. But now many families are coming together around the Thanksgiving dinner table for the Read More...
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When President-elect Barack Obama spoke of the "black church" during his now-famous speech on race and religion, it was clear what he meant. But some historians Read More...
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President-elect Barack Obama says he's blending "experience with fresh thinking" in his Cabinet and White House. Wednesday, he named members of his Economic Read More...
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Half of all poor people seeking help to stave off foreclosures "are being turned away at the door," an official with the National Legal Aid & Defender Read More...
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As part of StoryCorps' National Day of Listening project, Dorothy Bush Koch talks with her brother President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush. Read More...
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President George Bush is heading to Camp David for Thanksgiving, thankful for his almost-expired "privilege of serving as the president." Read More...
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With a smile and some nostalgic words, President George W. Bush spared the national Thanksgiving turkey on Wednesday, honoring a tradition that dates to Read More...
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This week we look at the state of the social safety net in the United States. Given the forecast of a prolonged economic downturn, the country will have Read More...
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and some influential Democratic senators are pushing for the return of The Fairness Doctrine, which forced broadcasters to offer Read More...
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The Human Rights Watch released a report yesterday alleging that widespread abuse and terror continue in the Congo. As rebels and government forces clash, Read More...
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In the latest installment of the series, What Now? , which explores the impact of the nation's first-elected black president, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Read More...
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When you hit the road this Thanksgiving, take a look at the driver who honks at you: Tom Vanderbilt, author of Traffic , has a theory that men honk more Read More...
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In this week's edition of the Political Junkie , Matt Bai, writer for The New York Times Magazine , gives a rundown of this week's news in politics. Also: Read More...
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The Alaska governor will attend four rallies across Georgia on the eve of the hotly contested Dec. 2 runoff, which could prove key in the battle over a Read More...
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President-elect Obama names former Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker to head a new White House panel to help the new administration create jobs and Read More...
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With roughly 27,000 special ballots still unopened in Franklin County, the race in Ohio's 15th District between Republican Steve Stivers and Democrat Mary Read More...
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The Coleman campaign argues the state Canvassing Board has no authority and including the rejected absentee ballots undermines the legitimacy of the overall Read More...
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President-elect Barack Obama is naming a board of economic experts outside government to advise him on ways to create jobs and bring stability to the ailing Read More...
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Nearly 40 governors and governors-elect – including Palin – will join the President-elect in Philadelphia next Tuesday to discuss how the economic crisis Read More...
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Barack Obama's campaign credo: Change is good. President-elect Barack Obama's credo: When it comes to war and peace, maybe wisdom is better. Read More...
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President-elect Barack Obama thinks bank executives should forgo their bonuses this year to show they are taking responsibility amid difficult economic Read More...
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Seeking experience in wartime, President-elect Barack Obama intends to re-enlist Defense Secretary Robert Gates as head of the Pentagon — if only temporarily Read More...
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John Brennan's withdrawal as a candidate for CIA director may signal more battles on the intelligence front in the weeks ahead, since many of the other Read More...
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A list of job cuts, shuttered factories, canceled bonuses and commitments to fuel-efficient cars won't be enough next week when U.S. automakers get another Read More...
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While the president-elect's supporters talk about using the Web to build his democratic government, what experience has shown us so far is that the model Read More...
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Will the president-elect lean toward someone from the more innovative end of the reform movement (the group Democratic Rep. George Miller, who heads the Read More...
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One source familiar with the selection process tells NBC News that Defense Secretary Robert Gates will remain on the job at the Pentagon for at least a Read More...
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Rep. John Dingell, the longest-serving current member of Congress, has been admitted to a Washington-area hospital after feeling ill. Read More...
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The election is not over for museum visitors weighing in on what President-elect Barack Obama calls a "major issue" for his transition: selecting the first Read More...
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President-elect Obama is decidedly lukewarm about nuclear as a source of clean power, primarily because of political fighting about how and where to store Read More...
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A new president can undo some of what his predecessor did, through memoranda or executive orders, having the force of law without Congressional approval. Read More...
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On Tuesday at Fort Campbell, President Bush gave encouragement to thousands of soldiers getting ready to deploy to Iraq and Afghanistan. Read More...
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Although President-elect Obama carried North Carolina and Virginia, other parts of the South remained solidly red. Residents of one Tennessee county say Read More...
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A Miami judge rules that there is no rational, scientific or moral reason that sexual orientation should be a barrier to adopting children, finalizing Read More...
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Arizona Sen. John McCain, in his first news conference since losing his bid for the presidency, applauded President-elect Obama's cabinet appointments Read More...
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For the second time in two days, President-elect Barack Obama will introduce new members of his incoming administration's economic team. On tap Tuesday, Read More...
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With Democratic Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano moving to Washington to become Homeland Security Chief, she's leaving behind a state entirely in Republican Read More...
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This week we look at the state of the social safety net in the United States. Given the forecast of a prolonged economic downturn, the country will have Read More...
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President-elect Barack Obama said repeatedly during the campaign that he would seek engagement with Iran without preconditions. After Obama was elected, Read More...
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Wrapping up three years of close cooperation, the two leaders met for probably the final time Monday and pledged to leave behind a productive peace process Read More...
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President-elect Obama announced the latest member of his circle of economic advisers Tuesday, giving Peter Orszag the nod as director of the Office of Read More...
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