Politics
Obama speaks with 6 world leaders (AP)
AP - President-elect Obama spoke with six world leaders by phone Friday, as he continues to prepare for taking office Jan. 20, his office said.
No Congress for old men? (Politico)
Politico - In both the Senate and the House, the longest-serving Democratic member has faced increased pressure to step aside from a powerful committee post ...
Obama victory opens door to new black identity (AP)
AP - Shortly after leaving the voting booth, 70-year-old community activist Donald E. Robinson had a thought: "Why do I have to be listed as ...
Christian right regroups after Obama victory (AP)
AP - Pundits declared evangelicals among of Election Day's losers. Conservative Christian leader James Dobson confessed he was grieving. Barry Lynn of Americans United for ...
Democrats reeling in Oklahoma after McCain romp (AP)
AP - Despite Barack Obama's dominance nationally, Democrats are reeling in conservative Oklahoma, where John McCain made his strongest showing and the GOP snatched control ...
CORRECTED: Obama and Medvedev to meet soon, Kremlin says
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and U.S. President-elect Barack Obama agreed to meet soon during a telephone conversation on Saturday, a Kremlin spokesman ...
Obama toasts Rahm (Politico)
Politico - Here's newly elected Senator Obama roasting Rahm at a 2005 charity fundraiser. Corny stuff, but nice delivery and a few good one-liners mixed ...
Obama offers Poland no commitment on missile plan (AP)
AP - President-elect Obama has spoken to the president of Poland about relations between the two countries but didn't make a commitment on the multibillion-dollar ...
Timeline: Key events in Barack Obama's life (AP)
AP - Key events in the life of President-elect Obama: ...
Obama not to attend G20 summit (AFP)
AFP - US President-elect Barack Obama will not be attending a summit of world leaders for economic crisis talks in Washington next week, his spokeswoman ...
