TRANSITION DIGEST
Duncan lauded: Arne Duncan's Senate confirmation hearing to be education secretary was as much of a Kumbaya moment as any appointee to Barack Obama's Cabinet is likely to see. Duncan,...
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Rahm Emanuel to resign House seat Friday
WASHINGTON — Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.), incoming chief of staff to President-elect Barack Obama, will formally resign his House seat Friday. The timing of the announcement has been a subject...
It’s music to your jeers
The ghosts of Christmas worst Are you a little tired of waiting for Christmas to just get here already? Us too. To pass the time -- or pay it back...
Obama’s turn to make terror rules
WASHINGTON—It's called the President's Daily Brief, or, more informally, the "threat matrix." And it could change the way President-elect Barack Obama views the world and the dangers that lie within....
Lifeline fits Obama’s story line
Barack Obama has long presented himself as a hybrid, at once a liberal advocate and a postpartisan bridge-builder, a romantic out to change the world and a canny pragmatist grounded...
Obama zeros in on Palin’s early earmark acceptance
Barack Obama turned up the heat on John McCain and Sarah Palin at a rally here Saturday, accusing McCain of hijacking his campaign theme and being surrounded by lobbyists, and...
Obama: Your guns are safe
Barack Obama got a chance to go back to Scranton on Friday and talk about guns. And he made the most of it. This week, Obama was on the receiving...
9/11 trial to enter uncharted legal area
The plan announced by the Pentagon on Monday to seek the death penalty against six suspects accused of planning and organizing the Sept. 11 attacks could be complicated by the...
Fleeting tranquility on ice
While the other campaigns took a break on Christmas Day, Chris Dodd hosted a skating party at an outdoor rink in downtown Des Moines, featuring lots of small kids whirling...
CAMPAIGN DIGEST
BREAK TIME: Seeking the last word before on-the-ground battle essentially stops for two days, Sen. Barack Obama on Sunday practiced his closing argument for the waning days of the Iowa...