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Laura Bush describes post-White House plans
Posted: November 30th, 2008, 4:27pm EST
First lady Laura Bush said Sunday she plans to continue working to advance the position of women in Afghanistan after her husband's time in office ends in January. -
Palin back on the campaign trail
Posted: November 30th, 2008, 2:40pm EST
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is adding her name to the list of big-name surrogates who are making campaign cameos in the last remaining Senate election this year. -
Obama to roll out national security team
Posted: November 30th, 2008, 1:55pm EST
President-elect Barack Obama will announce his national security team -- including Sen. Hillary Clinton as secretary of state -- at an event Monday morning, according to two officials. -
Sources: Clinton to get Cabinet nomination Monday
Posted: November 29th, 2008, 11:20pm EST
President-elect Barack Obama is planning to nominate at least three key members of his national security team at an event in Chicago, Illinois, on Monday, including Sen. Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, according to two Democratic officials. -
Mann: Which hero do we want Obama to be?
Posted: November 28th, 2008, 10:47am EST
America loves its heroes and Barack Obama has already become one. In fact, he's become several. -
New battle brews on Capitol Hill: Dems vs. Dems
Posted: November 28th, 2008, 9:31am EST
Congressional Democrats have a bigger majority than they've enjoyed in decades, but that doesn't necessarily mean there will be unity on Capitol Hill. -
Barbara Bush out of ICU after surgery
Posted: November 27th, 2008, 5:23pm EST
Former first lady Barbara Bush was moved out of the intensive care unit of a Houston, Texas, hospital into a regular room Thursday after surgery to repair and seal a perforated ulcer, a hospital spokeswoman said. -
Donna Brazile: What I'm thankful for
Posted: November 27th, 2008, 4:57pm EST
Let's rejoice today and get ready to work hard to rebuild our country's future. -
Schneider: Every day is Turkey Day for politicians
Posted: November 27th, 2008, 10:12am EST
November 27 may be Turkey Day in America, but in the world of politics, every day is turkey day. -
Ex-first lady Barbara Bush recovering after surgery
Posted: November 26th, 2008, 3:25pm EST
Former first lady Barbara Bush was resting comfortably Wednesday after undergoing "routine" surgery Tuesday night to correct a perforated ulcer, according to Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. -
Board rules against Franken in Minnesota recount
Posted: November 26th, 2008, 2:19pm EST
A crucial hearing Wednesday could have a major impact on Minnesota's recount of the Senate race between Republican incumbent Norm Coleman and Democratic challenger Al Franken. -
Obama taps Volcker to head board of economic experts
Posted: November 26th, 2008, 12:05pm EST
President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday will announce that Paul Volcker will head a new economic recovery board, two sources close to the transition team tell CNN. -
Rep. Rangel rebukes 'inflammatory' media report
Posted: November 26th, 2008, 12:04pm EST
U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel on Tuesday responded to what he called an "inflammatory" New York Times article that questions the New York Democrat's ethics. -
Ex-first lady Barbara Bush hospitalized for tests
Posted: November 26th, 2008, 12:05am EST
Former first lady Barbara Bush was hospitalized in Houston, Texas, Tuesday night, according to a family spokeswoman. -
Americans seek 'morning again' from Obama
Posted: November 25th, 2008, 5:34pm EST
Many Americans may be long on enthusiasm for President-elect Barack Obama's history-making election but may be short on something he's asking for: patience regarding the economy. -
Obama says he'll go through budget 'line by line'
Posted: November 25th, 2008, 2:42pm EST
President-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday is expected to talk about what kinds of "cuts and sacrifices" are needed in Washington to rebuild the economy, a process that he says "will not be easy." -
Feds to spend big bucks to boost lending
Posted: November 25th, 2008, 2:33pm EST
The Federal Reserve and Treasury Department on Tuesday unveiled a plan to pump $800 billion into the struggling U.S. economy in an attempt to jumpstart lending by banks to consumers and small businesses. -
Obama Cabinet vetting historically fast
Posted: November 25th, 2008, 1:50pm EST
President-elect Barack Obama is already making presidential history by naming -- or at least his transition team is leaking to the press -- his Cabinet picks faster than nearly all of his predecessors. -
Palin to campaign in Georgia Senate runoff
Posted: November 25th, 2008, 11:42am EST
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is returning to the campaign trail next week to lend her support to Saxby Chambliss, the freshman senator who is fighting to keep his seat in Georgia. -
Hostin: Why did feds give Spitzer a pass?
Posted: November 25th, 2008, 11:31am EST
We finally heard from Ashley Dupre -- or "Kristin" as former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer knew her. But did we really hear much? I didn't. -
LBJ's daughter: LBJ, King opened door for Obama
Posted: November 24th, 2008, 5:44pm EST
Forty-four years ago on November 2, 1964, I returned to Austin, Texas, with my parents and gave my last campaign speech at a rally in front of the Texas Capitol. -
Borger: Obama takes ownership on economy
Posted: November 24th, 2008, 5:23pm EST
At long last, a team. And it's formidable. -
Sesno: 6 lessons for Obama
Posted: November 24th, 2008, 2:39pm EST
President-elect Barack Obama deserves extra credit for looking back even as he looks ahead. Knowing that he's about to take the helm of this floundering ship of state, he's sought some inspiration from captains who've navigated these waters before. -
Key players in Obama's national security team
Posted: November 24th, 2008, 12:37pm EST
When the phone rings at 3 a.m. in the White House during a crisis, President Barack Obama won't lack for advice. But the question may be whose advice will be the loudest? -
Frum: Obama would control Clinton in Cabinet
Posted: November 24th, 2008, 11:24am EST
The notion of President-elect Barack Obama creating a team of former rivals to be in his Cabinet has attracted a lot of attention, especially with news that Sen. Hillary Clinton reportedly is on track to be secretary of state. -
Obama's economic team takes shape
Posted: November 24th, 2008, 9:08am EST
President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden will hold a news conference Monday to unveil the team they've picked to help them get the economy back on track. -
Feds will spend to steady Citigroup
Posted: November 24th, 2008, 8:07am EST
The U.S. government on Sunday announced a massive rescue package for Citigroup - the latest move to steady the banking giant, whose shares have plunged in the past week. -
Zelizer: Bush should do something about crisis
Posted: November 24th, 2008, 7:07am EST
The lame-duck president is believed to be one of the more impotent figures in American politics -- a commander in chief who is unable to do much because he lacks political muscle. -
Karzai says Obama promises more Afghan aid
Posted: November 23rd, 2008, 10:17am EST
President-elect Barack Obama has given Afghan President Hamid Karzai assurances that the United States would send more aid and pay more attention to his war-torn country during his administration, according to Karzai's office. -
Obama economic team starts to take shape
Posted: November 23rd, 2008, 10:03am EST
Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers, who lost out to New York Federal Reserve President Timothy Geithner for the Treasury post, is expected to be the top economic adviser in the Obama White House, according to two sources close to the transition. -
At summit, Bush touts free-trade record
Posted: November 22nd, 2008, 11:07pm EST
President Bush, in what could be his final overseas trip as president, called on international leaders Saturday to continue his administration's push for free trade despite the global financial crisis. -
Obama picks his communications team
Posted: November 22nd, 2008, 10:52pm EST
President-elect Barack Obama's transition team on Saturday announced several key appointments to his communications team. -
Obama outlines job-creation plan
Posted: November 22nd, 2008, 9:36am EST
President-elect Barack Obama on Saturday offered an outline of his economic recovery plan and jobs were the top priority. -
Obama's vetting could chase away candidates
Posted: November 22nd, 2008, 8:10am EST
When it comes to vetting potential high-level advisers, is President-elect Barack Obama too cautious for his own good? -
Palin's star burns brightly as TV calls
Posted: November 22nd, 2008, 5:51am EST
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Sources: Geithner 'on track' to be Treasury pick
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 6:01pm EST
Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico is a serious contender for commerce secretary, but he could be tapped for another senior post, two sources close to the transition told CNN Friday. -
Workers fired over Obama cell phone breach
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 5:30pm EST
Verizon Wireless has fired employees connected to a breach of records from a cell phone used by President-elect Barack Obama earlier this year, a Verizon source told CNN on Friday. -
Mukasey seems fine after fainting spell
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 1:22pm EST
Doctors gave U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey a clean bill of health Friday morning after he apparently had a fainting spell, according to Gina Talamona, spokeswoman for Department of Justice. -
Fashion fumbles by first ladies
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 10:47am EST
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Bush signs bill to extend jobless benefits
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 8:51am EST
Responding to the worsening economic climate, the Senate voted overwhelmingly Thursday in favor of a measure to extend unemployment benefits by at least seven weeks in every state. -
Navarrette: Obama picks show merit of diversity
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 8:45am EST
More than 20 years ago, I got into an argument with a college roommate over affirmative action -- one I've thought about since President-elect Barack Obama began nominating people to serve in the Cabinet and White House staff. -
Mann: Obama's tricky school test
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 8:29am EST
The whole world is watching how Barack Obama picks his cabinet, but he and his wife Michelle have a much more personal choice to make at home -- and it's very political too. -
Obama's cell phone records breached
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 3:53am EST
Records from a cell phone used by President-elect Obama were improperly breached, apparently by employees of the cell phone company, Verizon Wireless said Thursday. -
Source: Orszag tapped for OMB post
Posted: November 18th, 2008, 10:00pm EST
President-elect Barack Obama has picked Peter Orszag, the head of the Congressional Budget Office, to head his Office of Management and Budget, a top Democratic source told CNN Tuesday. -
Lieberman keeps powerful chairmanship post
Posted: November 18th, 2008, 9:58pm EST
Democrat-turned-independent Sen. Joe Lieberman managed to keep his Senate committee chairmanship in part because President-elect Barack Obama didn't want to punish him for supporting Sen. John McCain, Lieberman said Tuesday. -
Begich claims victory over Stevens in Alaska
Posted: November 18th, 2008, 9:55pm EST
Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, the Republican lawmaker convicted on felony corruption charges in October, was defeated in his bid for re-election by Democrat Mark Begich, according to a release from Begich's campaign and unofficial results from state officials. -
Texas grand jury indicts Cheney, Gonzales
Posted: November 18th, 2008, 7:57pm EST
Vice President Dick Cheney and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales have been indicted on separate charges related to alleged prisoner abuse in federal detention centers, Willacy County, Texas, District Attorney Juan Angel Guerra told CNN Tuesday. -
Savage: We want full civil marriage rights
Posted: November 18th, 2008, 12:09pm EST
More than a week after voters in California, Arizona and Florida passed ballot initiatives outlawing same-sex marriage, thousands of people across the country protested the bans in simultaneous rallies Saturday. In California, Proposition 8 overturned a May ruling by the California Supreme Court that struck down a 2000 ban on same-sex unions. It passed 52.5 percent to 47.5 percent. CNN's D.L. Hughley spoke to sex columnist Dan Savage about the ongoing battle to legalize same-sex marriage in California. Savage is the author of the popular syndicated sex advice column "Savage Love." -
Regulators: Bailout program is working
Posted: November 18th, 2008, 11:19am EST
Lawmakers challenged Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on his handling of the $700 billion bank bailout program and stressed the importance of doing more to help homeowners. -
Ford CEO on bailout opposition: Past is past
Posted: November 18th, 2008, 11:18am EST
Ford Motor Company chief executive Alan Mulally defended his company Tuesday against charges that Ford caused its own problems and said bailing out Detroit was essential to the U.S. economic recovery. -
Can Obama keep inauguration funding corporation-free?
Posted: November 18th, 2008, 11:11am EST
After raising a staggering amount of money for the general election, President-elect Barack Obama must now rake in more cash for his transition and inauguration. -
Detroit bailout: 7 key questions
Posted: November 18th, 2008, 9:32am EST
Congress is set to begin a heated debate on whether Detroit's Big Three automakers -- General Motors, Ford Motor and Chrysler LLC -- will be next in line for a federal bailout. -
Alaska, Minnesota could decide Senate races
Posted: November 17th, 2008, 11:59pm EST
Officials in Alaska, one of three states yet to certify winners in the November 4 U.S. Senate races, say they hope to have nearly all ballots counted on Tuesday. -
104 retired officers against 'don't ask-don't tell'
Posted: November 17th, 2008, 10:57pm EST
More than 100 retired U.S. military leaders -- including the former head of the Naval Academy -- have signed a statement calling for an end to the military's "don't ask-don't tell" policy, according to a California-based think tank that supports the movement. -
Brown: Obama struggling with lobbyist promises
Posted: November 17th, 2008, 9:14pm EST
I want you to hear something President-elect Barack Obama said just about a year ago: -
Sources: Lieberman likely to keep chairmanship
Posted: November 17th, 2008, 7:24pm EST
Senate Democrats appear willing to let Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Connecticut, keep his powerful Homeland Security Committee chairmanship, even though he campaigned vigorously for Sen. John McCain's White House bid, two sources told CNN Monday. -
Gulf War illness is real, new federal report says
Posted: November 17th, 2008, 5:12pm EST
An extensive federal report released Monday concludes that roughly one in four of the 697,000 U.S. veterans of the 1990-91 Gulf War suffer from Gulf War illness. -
Bill Clinton could pose Cabinet problem
Posted: November 17th, 2008, 4:56pm EST
Former President Bill Clinton's international business dealings, global foundation and penchant for going off script could present a significant obstacle to Hillary Clinton becoming secretary of state, observers say. -
Commentary: How Obama can fix the economy
Posted: November 17th, 2008, 3:02pm EST
President-elect Barack Obama has been holding his economic cards close to his vest. He did not participate in person at last weekend's meeting of G20 leaders. -
Battle over auto bailout looms in Congress
Posted: November 17th, 2008, 2:32pm EST
Congress will kick off a special lame-duck session Monday, and a partisan battle awaits over the fate of the nation's Big Three automakers. -
Obama may have to give up e-messaging
Posted: November 17th, 2008, 2:20pm EST
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Rice, Gadhafi's son to meet, officials say
Posted: November 17th, 2008, 2:14pm EST
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will meet Tuesday with the son of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to discuss deepening ties between Washington and Tripoli, senior State Department officials said Monday. -
Obama: Auto industry collapse would be 'disaster'
Posted: November 17th, 2008, 11:04am EST
The potential collapse of the auto industry would be "a disaster" amid today's economic crisis, President-elect Barack Obama told CBS' "60 Minutes" in a wide-ranging interview airing Sunday. -
Zelizer: McCain to be Obama's friend in Congress?
Posted: November 17th, 2008, 6:44am EST
President-elect Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain will meet for the first time on Monday since the election. -
First-time voters see Obama restoring American dream
Posted: November 15th, 2008, 9:20am EST
Like many voters on Election Day, Nurul Aman and his family dutifully rose before sunrise and headed to the polls in Andover, Massachusetts, to cast their votes. -
Ayers says 'secret link' with Obama is a 'myth'
Posted: November 14th, 2008, 7:00pm EST
Anti-Vietnam War activist William Ayers spoke out for the first time Friday, calling the Republican effort to tie him to President-elect Barack Obama during the election campaign a "dishonest narrative" with the intent of "demonizing" Ayers. -
Dear Obama: Send loans fast
Posted: November 14th, 2008, 3:11pm EST
What could jump-start the economy? Affordable loans for small business. -
Dems plan on automaker aid bill despite opposition
Posted: November 14th, 2008, 1:50pm EST
Prospects for a federal bailout for the auto industry appeared dim Friday after the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee said there was little support from Republicans for a package to help troubled automakers.