POLITICS

Chuck Todd Examines 'How Barack Obama Won'

NPR Topics: Politics & Society — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:23:00 GMT

NBC's newly appointed chief White House correspondent talks with Dave Davies about his new book, How Barack Obama Won: A State-by-State Guide to the Historic...(read more)

Obama introduces Kaine as DNC chair

msnbc.com: Politics — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:08:24 GMT

President-elect Barack Obama is formally introducing Virginia Governor Tim Kaine as the next Democratic Party chairman. Read More......(read more)

Citigroup Anti-Foreclosure Plan Would Alter Loans

NPR Topics: Politics & Society — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:49:00 GMT

Democratic senators and Citigroup Inc. have agreed on a plan to let bankruptcy judges alter home loans in an effort to prevent foreclosures. The lawmakers...(read more)

Obama picks Clinton aide as Pentagon No. 2

msnbc.com: Politics — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:24:01 GMT

President-elect Barack Obama has chosen a longtime Democratic defense expert to be the Number Two official at the Pentagon. Read More......(read more)

Obama plans to overhaul counterterrorism

msnbc.com: Politics — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:57:12 GMT

The President-elect is laying plans to dissolve a White House security panel created in the wake of 9/11 and restructure counterterrorism policy under...(read more)

Obama tax plan runs into opposition in Senate

msnbc.com: Politics — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:44:33 GMT

President-elect Barack Obama's proposed tax cuts ran into opposition Thursday from senators in his own party who said they wouldn't do much to stimulate...(read more)

Obama, security aides, still debating Blackberry

msnbc.com: Politics — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:17:41 GMT

For President-elect Barack Obama, parting with his Blackberry is such sweet sorrow. Read More......(read more)

Clinton State Department team takes shape

msnbc.com: Politics — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:09:47 GMT

The Secretary of State-designate isn't waiting to be confirmed to name her team, settling already on several senior positions, say Democratic sources and...(read more)

Healing Trauma In Oakland

NPR Topics: Politics & Society — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:00:00 GMT

More than 100 people were murdered Oakland, Calif. in 2008. Behind the high numbers is a community shattered by violence and loss. We look at an organization...(read more)

Obama Urges Acting Quickly On Economic Plan

NPR Topics: Politics & Society — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:00:00 GMT

The president-elect said his proposal which includes tax cuts for individuals and some businesses would create or save about 3 million jobs. It's expected...(read more)

Ghana Elections Praised For Peace, Normalcy

NPR Topics: Politics & Society — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:00:00 GMT

Ghana's former opposition leader John Evans Atta Mills, a 64-year-old law professor, was sworn in yesterday as the country's new president. The Ghana elections...(read more)

Newsweek: The bumpy road to the inauguration

msnbc.com: Politics — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:21:14 GMT

Howard Fineman notes that rather than give Obama a clean, quick coronation, Washington (and especially Obama's own party) seems intent on giving the president-elect...(read more)

Social Responsibility And The Web: A Drama Unfolds

NPR Topics: Politics & Society — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:20:00 GMT

If a mother makes a reference to smothering her child on Twitter, do you write it off as a joke or try to intervene? What are the demands of social responsibility...(read more)

Newsweek: Obama's Mideast peace offensive

msnbc.com: Politics — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:19:06 GMT

Barack Obama has put on a good show of focusing his pre-inaugural attention on the economy while largely ignoring the rest of the world—but he clearly...(read more)

Obama To Congress: Act Now On Economic Plan

NPR Topics: Politics & Society — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:50:00 GMT

In a speech Thursday morning, President-elect Barack Obama warns the U.S. could see double-digit unemployment, falling wages and a decrease in college...(read more)