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Senate Democrats who thought they could push away Roland Burris misjudged the racial fallout, underestimated public reaction and wound up on shaky legal ground. The blunders began when the Democrats, including President-elect...
GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli aircraft and tanks pounded the Gaza Strip on Wednesday and troops battled Palestinian guerrillas on the ground as U.S. backing for a proposed truce raised expectations of an end to the 12-day-old...
The US budget deficit will swell to a record $1.186 trillion in fiscal 2009 as the global recession saps the economy, congressional forecasters said, presenting a daunting challenge to President-elect Barack Obama who has said...
There is, as everyone knows, an art to assembling the perfect combination of guests for a dinner party. You don't want to invite people who fiercely disagree with each other on almost everything; it's nice to have a mix of men...
You might think that Barack Obama's invitation to CNN's chief medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta to become the new US surgeon general would be welcomed by the president-elect's liberal supporters.The telegenic neurosurgeon was...
The US President-elect Barack Obama announced today he was appointing former Treasury official Nancy Killefer to serve as the nation's first "chief performance officer" to oversee budget and spending reform.
First there was Joe the Plumber, then Joe the Writer. Now the Ohio man who shot to fame during the American presidential election is reportedly heading to Israel to become Joe the War Correspondent. Since making appearances...
Last Modified: 07 Jan 2009 By: Channel 4 News Barack Obama finally speaks out on the conflict, expressing "deep concern" about the loss of civilian life in Gaza and Israel. The president-elect said "the loss of civilian life in...
The diplomatic mystery over who was keeping Barack Obama and his family out of the presidential guest house has been solved: John Howard, the former Australian prime minister, had a prior reservation. By Alex Spillius in...
By Edward Luce and Krishna Guha The bond markets did not appear too shocked by on Wednesday’s dramatically higher US budget deficit numbers – with the Congressional Budget Office forecasting a record-shattering deficit this...
