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submitted by agabriel 16 months ago, from thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com
President Obama took the stage at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner Saturday night and said he was going to “speak off the cuff” — as two teleprompters loudly whirred into place. “I’m Barack Obama,” he said. “Most of you covered me. All of you voted for me.” More
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submitted by riverdrops 19 months ago, from nydailynews.com
President Barack Obama stood before millions on Tuesday in the traditional inaugural celebration that represents the change of power in Washington, D.C. and became President of the United States. Or did he? In an effort to keep things on the up-and-up and ensure there was no debate, President... More
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submitted by grandie4 19 months ago, from washingtonpost.com
A U.S. military judge Wednesday suspended the trial of five detainees accused of involvement in plotting the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, acceding to a request from military prosecutors in accordance with a directive from the new Obama administration late Tuesday. More
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submitted by chiasma 19 months ago, from google.com
Before a jubilant crowd of more than a million, Barack Hussein Obama claimed his place in history as America's first black president, summoning a dispirited nation to unite in hope against the "gathering clouds and raging storms" of war and economic woe. More
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submitted by agabriel 19 months ago, from nytimes.com
Barack Hussein Obama was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States on Tuesday and promised to “begin again the work of remaking America” on a day of celebration that climaxed a once-inconceivable journey for the man and his country. More
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submitted by trippie48 19 months ago, from nytimes.com
On the day before moving into the nation’s most storied house, Barack Obama visited a shelter for teenagers with no home. With sleeves rolled up, he spent a few minutes painting for the benefit of the cameras that trail him everywhere now. More
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submitted by eooties 19 months ago, from politico.com
The wife of Vice President-elect Joe Biden let it slip to Oprah Winfrey Monday that her husband had a pick of two jobs in the Obama administration. Jill Biden said President-elect Barack Obama gave Biden the choice of being secretary of state or vice president. The vice president-elect tried to... More
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submitted by rodeox 19 months ago, from news.yahoo.com
On the eve of his inauguration, President-elect Barack Obama talked with wounded troops at a military hospital and then visited an emergency shelter for homeless teens, grabbing a paint roller to help give the walls a fresh coat of blue. He said there can't be any "idle hands" at a time of... More
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submitted by chiasma 19 months ago, from reuters.com
President-elect Barack Obama faces the challenge of reassuring Americans they can rebound from a time of economic peril in an inaugural address that is one of the most eagerly anticipated in modern times. Obama's speech, delivered from the steps of the U.S. Capitol moments after he is sworn into... More
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submitted by bafficio 19 months ago, from nytimes.com
Timothy F. Geithner, President-elect Barack Obama’s choice for Treasury secretary, failed to pay more than $34,000 in federal taxes over several years early this decade, and also faces questions about the employment papers of a former household employee, suddenly complicating what had seemed to be.. More
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submitted by trippie48 19 months ago, from nytimes.com
President-elect Barack Obama signaled in an interview broadcast Sunday that he was unlikely to authorize a broad inquiry into Bush administration programs like domestic eavesdropping or the treatment of terrorism suspects. But Mr. Obama also said prosecutions would proceed if the Justice... More
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submitted by agabriel 19 months ago, from cbsnews.com
On the seventh anniversary of the opening of the American military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where hundreds of detainees have been held for years without trial or even being charged with a crime, President-elect Barack Obama reiterated his promise to close the facility, although he could not.. More
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submitted by trippie48 20 months ago, from nytimes.com
Changes in Social Security and Medicare will be central to efforts to bring federal spending in line, President-elect Barack Obama said on Wednesday, as the Congressional Budget Office projected a $1.2 trillion budget deficit for the fiscal year. More
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submitted by bafficio 20 months ago, from nytimes.com
President-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday braced Americans for the unparalleled prospect of “trillion-dollar deficits for years to come,” a stark assessment of the budgetary outlook that he said would force his administration to impose tighter fiscal discipline on the government. More
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submitted by chiasma 20 months ago, from cnn.com
Leon Panetta, chief of staff in President Clinton's White House, will be President-elect Barack Obama's choice to be CIA director, two Democratic officials told CNN on Monday. The officials also said that retired Adm. Dennis Blair, who formerly headed the U.S. Navy's Pacific Command, will be... More
