5 things the war Cabinet says about Obama
President-elect Obama made official the worst-kept secret in Washington this morning: that his national security team will be headlined by a bitter political rival (Clinton) and a member of President Bush's war cabinet (Gates).
People:Hillary Clinton Robert Gates Joseph Biden Tom Daschle Bill Clinton Activities:Obama Admin.
2008-12-01
India security chief resigns after Mumbai attacks
MUMBAI, India - With corpses still being pulled from a once-besieged hotel, India's top security official resigned Sunday as the government struggled under growing accusations of security failures following terror attacks that killed 174 people.
Nations:Pakistan Italy Australia Thailand India People:George W. Bush Activities:2008 Mumbai Terror Attack Kashmir Conflict Source:(AP)
2008-11-30
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 aide promotes job plan, warns automakers
WASHINGTON - The market's positive reaction to President-elect Barack Obama's choice of treasury secretary was gratifying, a top Obama adviser said Sunday, and set the stage for a massive economic aid plan in January.
People:Henry Paulson Ben Bernanke Barack Obama Bill Clinton Activities:Obama Admin. 2008 Automakers Downturn 2008 Global Recession
2008-11-23
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
Obama planning US trials for Guantanamo detainees
WASHINGTON - President-elect Obama's advisers are quietly crafting a proposal to ship dozens, if not hundreds, of imprisoned terrorism suspects to the United States to face criminal trials, a plan that would make good on his promise to close the Guantanamo Bay prison but could require creation of a controversial new system of justice.
People:John McCain Activities:Obama Admin. CIA Prison Scandal Source:(AP)
2008-11-10
Vanishing jobs, stressed consumers feed downturn
WASHINGTON - Ford plans to cut about 2,260 more jobs, the latest in a vicious cycle of vanishing jobs and stresses on American consumers that is spelling deeper trouble for the already sinking U.S. economy.
People:Nancy Pelosi Activities:2008 Global Recession
2008-11-07
Beaten down, American consumers burrow deeper
WASHINGTON - Beaten down and watching their wealth shrink, Americans are burrowing ever deeper -- cutting back on spending and spelling more trouble for the sinking economy.
Nations:U.S. People:Ben Bernanke Barack Obama John McCain Activities:2008 Global Recession Source:(AP)
2008-10-31
Wall Street awakes to 2 storied firms falling
NEW YORK - When Wall Street woke up Monday morning, two more of its storied firms had fallen.
Nations:India Japan U.S. France Germany People:Ben Bernanke Barack Obama John McCain Activities:Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy Merrill Lynch Sales U.S. Markets
2008-09-15
Lehman rescue fails, BofA seen buying Merrill
NEW YORK - A failed plan to rescue Lehman Brothers was followed Sunday by more seismic shocks from Wall Street, including an apparent government-brokered takeover of Merrill Lynch by the Bank of America.
Nations:U.S. People:Ben Bernanke Barack Obama John McCain Activities:Merrill Lynch Sales Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy
2008-09-14
Hanna rolls into Connecticut with heavy rain
HARTFORD, Conn. - Tropical Storm Hanna rolled into Connecticut on Sunday, bringing heavy rain, wind gusts and oppressive humidity.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2008 Hurricane Hanna Source:(AP)
2008-09-07
Democrats choose Obama in historic acclamation
DENVER - Barack Obama stepped triumphantly into history Wednesday night, the first black American to win a major party presidential nomination, as thousands of Democrats transformed their convention hall into a joyful, shouting celebration.
Nations:U.S. Kenya People:Barack Obama Hillary Clinton Jesse Jackson Joseph Biden John McCain John Kerry Activities:US Election 2008
2008-08-27
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