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A U.S. newspaper says the nation’s two highest-ranking intelligence officials expect to be replaced when President-elect Barack Obama takes office in January.
The Washington Post quotes senior intelligence officials as saying Mike McConnell, the director of national intelligence, and CIA Director Michael Hayden are opposed by a number of influential congressional Democrats.
The Post says […]

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WASHINGTON – Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) said the missing policy details for President-elect Barack Obama’s agenda “is the opposite of transparency” and the organization has posted the data to its site
“This is the opposite of transparency and we would ask that Obama restore the deleted portion of the site,” said Grover Norquist, […]

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ATLANTA, Nov. 11, 2008 — A Congressman from Georgia is raising a “red” flag about Barack Obama’s plan to create a civilian force to help the military with security on the home front.
“We cannot continue to rely on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives we’ve set. We’ve got to […]

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 2008 — President George Bush and President-elect Barack Obama held their first formal meeting at the White House today.
“I would say the president and the president-elect have both set a tone of cooperation, one of a spirit of partnership to be able to move forward,” White House Spokeswoman Dana Perino […]

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 2008 — Barack Obama, who heads the fictional Office of the President-Elect, has tempered language that requires — or urges — young people to volunteer.
“Obama will call on citizens of all ages to serve America, by developing a plan to require 50 hours of community service in middle school and […]

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 7, 2008 — President-elect Barack Obama said he will confront the country’s financial crisis – which he referred to as the “greatest economic challenge of our lifetime” – as soon as he takes office.
“Immediately after I become president I will confront this economic crisis head-on by taking all necessary steps to […]

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 2008 — President-elect Barack Obama is expected to soon name his choice for Treasury secretary, about 10 weeks before he takes office.
Aides say Obama plans to meet Friday with his economic team and hold his first news conference since winning the election.
Obama is being briefed Thursday on highly classified intelligence.  […]

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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 6, 2008 – California’s Proposition 8 may have received a lot of press nationwide, but cruising under the radar of the most exciting presidential election in memory were 153 ballot measures on ballots across the country Tuesday. Voters were faced with questions addressing taxes, social issues, health care, education, gambling, […]

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 2008 — As President Bush begins to wind down his eight-year administration, he took a minute today to note that the peaceful transition from one administration to the next is one of the moments that makes our republic notable.
Bush met with Executive Office employees today, thanking them for their service. […]

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 2006 — President Bush deserves more blame for Sen. John McCain’s loss in this year’s presidential election than Gov. Sarah Palin, Michael Reagan told Newsmax.com.
“Palin is not the reason that John McCain lost,” the site quoted Reagan as saying. “The reason John McCain lost is because of George Bush and […]