By Laura Litvan and Brian Faler Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- President-elect Barack Obama told House Speaker Nancy Pelosi he favors a price tag of about $775 billion for the US economic stimulus plan, a Democratic aide said.Video: Obama's Pushes Stimulus Plan CBSNew Englanders' inaugural party venue set Boston Globe (news.google.com)

By Matt Hadro (CNSNews.com) - Former Sen. Tom Daschle (DS.D.), President-Elect Barack Obama’s proposed secretary of Health and Human Services, not only voted for Hillary and Bill Clinton’s 1994 government-mandated health-care reform proposal -- he ...Take Two Bailouts and Call Me in the Morning Washington Post'Cover Florida' Health Care... (news.google.com)

Malia and Sasha Obama begin classes at Sidwell Friends under watchful eyes of, well, everyone. (www.msnbc.msn.com)

The president-elect is proposing a $775 billion, two-year package that includes about $300 billion in tax cuts or credits, with an emphasis on low- and middle-income earners.Video: Obama's Pushes Stimulus Plan CBSObama stimulus plan boosts business tax refunds The Associated Press (news.google.com)

President-elect Barack Obama's proposed stimulus package would provide businesses with billions of dollars in refunds on taxes they paid several years ago. (www.newsvine.com)

The Democratic-dominated Congress convenes Tuesday to confront perhaps the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression and to grapple with a hugely ambitious agenda set by President-elect Barack Obama. (www.newsvine.com)

President-elect Barack Obama's studied silence on the subject of Israel's 10-day-old war against Palestinian Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip is only partly out of deference to the man who still has the big job for two more weeks. (www.newsvine.com)

President-elect Barack Obama's studied silence on the subject of Israel's 10-day-old war against Palestinian Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip is only partly out of deference to the man who still has the big job for two more weeks. (www.newsvine.com)

By Joseph Williams WASHINGTON - As details of his economic stimulus plan begin to emerge, President-elect Barack Obama engaged in rare, preinaugural lobbying for it on Capitol Hill yesterday, building bipartisan support among lawmakers for a federal ...Video: Obama's Pushes Stimulus Plan CBSNew US Congress set to convene, focused on economy Re... (news.google.com)

Many black leaders are rejecting the old tactics of protest and rhetoric of inequality. 'You can't use 50-year-old ideas in a new political era,' one pastor says.Video: Officials: Burris Won't Be Sworn in With Others AssociatedPressTwo Seats Up in the Air as New Senate Convenes Wall Street Journal (news.google.com)

By PAMELA HESS AP President-elect Barack Obama further signaled that he intends to roll back Bush administration policies authorizing torture and warrantless spying in filling four senior Justice Department posts Monday.Barack Obama makes Justice Department picks Chicago TribuneFierce Bush Critic Picked for Justice Post Wall Street Journal (news.google.com)

By Greg Miller and Christi Parsons WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama has selected Leon E. Panetta, a former California congressman with little experience on intelligence matters, to serve as the next director of the CIA, Democratic officials ...Video: Schieffer On Obama Cabinet CBSPanetta Chosen as CIA Chief in Surprise Step New York Times (news.google.com)

By Laura Litvan and Brian Faler Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- President-elect Barack Obama told House Speaker Nancy Pelosi he favors a price tag of about $775 billion for the US economic stimulus plan, a Democratic aide said.Video: Obama's Pushes Stimulus Plan CBSBipartisanship praised after economic stimulus meeting CNN (news.google.com)

By DAVID ESPO AP “I’m not going to make a scene,” Roland Burris said when asked if he would walk uninvited into the Senate today.Video: Senate Seat Spectacle CBSCredentials of Burris Are Rejected by Senate New York Times (news.google.com)

By PETER EAVIS There are few better feelings than getting a windfall tax rebate when you are feeling broke. Large loss-making banks could experience this pleasure very soon.Video: Obama's Pushes Stimulus Plan CBSBipartisanship praised after economic stimulus meeting CNN (news.google.com)

By Carol D. Leonnig and Michael D. Shear Weeks before President-elect Barack Obama chose New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson to head the Commerce Department, a small group of volunteers with ethics, tax and investigative expertise -- most of them lawyers ...Video: Richardson Addresses Withdrawing Nomination AssociatedPressIn Santa Fe, Staying Can Also ... (news.google.com)

Critics say Panetta, Blair lack direct experience in intelligence gathering. (feedproxy.google.com)

By TODD SPANGLER • FREE PRESS WASHINGTON STAFF • January 5, 2009 WASHINGTON - With Michigan and the nation struggling to find a bottom to the economic crisis, President-elect Barack Obama returned to the nation’s capital today two weeks ahead of his ...Video: Obama: Economy 'bad and Getting Worse' AssociatedPressObama Pitches Stimulus... (news.google.com)

(01-05) 19:53 PST -- Former US Rep. Leon Panetta of Monterey might face a mission impossible - or at least a mission very difficult - should he win Senate confirmation as the new head of the Central Intelligence Agency, a clandestine service battered ...Video: Obama Fills Key Intelligence Positions AssociatedPressPanetta says his wife will run the ... (news.google.com)

By ERIC LICHTBLAU WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama reached back to the Clinton administration again Monday to fill four top Justice Department posts with lawyers whose records signal a sharp break from the legal policies of the last eight ...Key Justice nominees rooted in academia USA TodayObama Nominates Four To Senior Justice Posts Washi... (news.google.com)

The nation's capital is about to confront a political generation gap: Barack Obama, one of the youngest presidents ever to take ... (rssfeeds.usatoday.com)

By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama has raised more than $24 million for his inauguration so far, much of it with single checks of $25000 or $50000 from executives from Silicon Valley, Wall Street and Hollywood as well as ...Video: Raw Video: Obama Girls Go Off to School AssociatedPressIn distraction for Obama, chaos st... (news.google.com)

Stimulus plan may not be ready by Jan.20, as Obama wanted. (feedproxy.google.com)

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Barack Obama plunged into rare pre-inaugural crisis talks with congressional leaders Monday, declaring the national economy was "bad and getting worse" and embracing tax cuts now expected to reach $300 billion. He predicted lawmakers would approve a mammoth revitalization package within two weeks of his taking... (hosted.ap.org)

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The new US Senate is set to convene in a swirl of allegations of corruption, voter fraud and dynastic nepotism that threatens to dog the early days of Barack Obama's presidency. (www.afp.com)

By Paul Kane, Lori Montgomery and Shailagh Murray President-elect Barack Obama arrived on Capitol Hill yesterday and immediately set to work reassuring skeptical Republicans about his massive economic stimulus package -- part of a campaign that earned ...Video: Obama: Economy 'bad and Getting Worse' AssociatedPressObama Pushes for Stimulus ... (news.google.com)

Leon Panetta, chief of staff in Bill Clinton's White House, will be President-elect Barack Obama's choice to head the CIA, two Democratic officials told CNN Monday. The same officials said that retired Adm. Dennis Blair, who formerly headed the Navy's Pacific Command, will be tapped as director of national intelligence. (rss.cnn.com)

By Frank Davies In this Sept. 27, 1996 file photo, then-White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington.Video: Obama Fills Key Intelligence Positions AssociatedPressObama's choice of Panetta to lead CIA suggests shake-up is coming The Miami Herald (news.google.com)

US President-elect Barack Obama is seeing Congressional leaders to discuss his stimulus plan, which reports say could total $800bn. (news.bbc.co.uk)

By Gregg Keizer January 5, 2009 (Computerworld) Hackers hijacked the Twitter accounts of more than 30 celebrities and organizations, including President-Elect Barack Obama, Britney Spears and Fox News, early on Monday, the company confirmed today.Twitter blames celebrity hack on 'individual' CNET NewsTwitter Hack: How It Happened and What&#... (news.google.com)

President-elect Barack Obama, commencing face to face consultations with congressional leaders, is embracing an unexpectedly large tax cut of up to $300 billion. Obama said the country faces an "extraordinary economic challenge." (feeds.feedburner.com)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With the economic outlook darkening, U.S. president-elect Democrat Barack Obama went to Congress two weeks before taking office to try to entice Republican support for a massive stimulus package with talk of big tax cuts. (feeds.reuters.com)

President-elect Barack Obama took his recovery package to Capitol Hill, working to build a bipartisan coalition to endorse his plan of tax cuts and new spending. (www.nytimes.com)

Obama met with lawmakers to begin selling his stimulus plan as his advisers offered more details, including a proposal to expand the child tax credit for poor families. (feeds.wsjonline.com)

By David Lightman and Kevin G. Hall WASHINGTON - Amid a galloping global economic crisis and mounting US job losses, President-elect Barack Obama and congressional leaders agreed Monday on broad aspects of what's sure to be the largest short-term ...Video: Obama: Economy 'bad and Getting Worse' AssociatedPressObama begins Hill meetings... (news.google.com)

WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Barack Obama plunged into rare pre-inaugural crisis talks with congressional leaders Monday, declaring the national economy was "bad and getting worse" and embracing tax cuts now expected to reach $300 billion.Video: Obama: Economy 'bad and Getting Worse' AssociatedPressObama Is Said to Favor Stim... (news.google.com)

By Laura Litvan Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- President-elect Barack Obama told House Speaker Nancy Pelosi today that he favors a US economic stimulus plan of about $775 billion, a Democratic aide said.Video: Obama Wants Bipartisan Cooperation on Stimulus AssociatedPressObama begins Hill meetings on economic recovery USA Today (news.google.com)

If President-elect Barack Obama has his way, individual taxpayers would get a tax cut equal to $500, CNNMoney reports. He is meeting with top legislators in Washington today to push for a massive package to revive the economy. Obama is planning a major speech on the economy Thursday, a senior Democratic official says. (rss.cnn.com)

The Twitter accounts of President-elect Barack Obama, CNN anchor Rick Sanchez, Britney Spears, Fox News and 29 others were hacked Monday according to the microblog site, leading to false and inappropriate messages being posted on their accounts. (rss.cnn.com)

Cuts would include $500 for most individuals and $1,000 for couples. (feedproxy.google.com)

The Twitter accounts of President-elect Barack Obama, CNN anchor Rick Sanchez, Britney Spears, Fox News and 29 others were hacked Monday according to the microblog site, leading to false and inappropriate messages being posted on their accounts. (rss.cnn.com)

US President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former White House chief of staff Leon Panetta to head the CIA, US media report. (news.bbc.co.uk)

WASHINGTON (AP) - Welcome to Washington, Mr. President-elect. Just two weeks before Inauguration Day, congressional Democrats have stalled Barack Obama's economic recovery legislation while his pick for Commerce secretary, Bill Richardson, ...Video: Richardson Addresses Withdrawing Nomination AssociatedPressRichardson withdrawal jars transitio... (news.google.com)

Sources tell CBS News that President-elect Barack Obama has selected two more people for his intelligence team - Leon Panetta to be CIA director and Retired Admiral Dennis Blair to be director of national intelligence. (feeds.cbsnews.com)

The President-elect arrives, attended by pre-Inauguration hoopla. But the hard work won't wait (feedproxy.google.com)

By Steve Holland - Analysis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nobody said this was going to be easy. From his suite at the historic Hay-Adams Hotel, US President-elect Barack Obama is watching problems pile up as he prepares to take power in 15 days.Video: Raw Video: Obama Girls Go Off to School AssociatedPressObama girls start school with photographers in ... (news.google.com)

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Barack Obama's decision to fill the nation's top intelligence jobs with two men short on direct experience in intelligence gathering surprised the spy community and signaled the Democrat's intention for a clean break from Bush administration policies.... (hosted.ap.org)

By PAMELA HESS, AP Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Barack Obama's decision to fill the nation's top intelligence jobs with two men short on direct experience in intelligence gathering surprised the spy community and signaled the Democrat's ...Officials: Panetta to be tapped for CIA director CNNObama taps Leon Panetta to run CIA... (news.google.com)

President-elect Barack Obama, commencing face to face consultations with congressional leaders, is embracing an unexpectedly large tax cut of up to $300 billion. Obama said the country faces an "extraordinary economic challenge." (feeds.cbsnews.com)

BOSTON—President-elect Barack Obama has tapped a Massachusetts native and Boston University alumnus to be the next official White House photographer.Don Gips Selected as White House Director of Personnel as Obama ... Washington PostPete Souza Named Obama’s Chief White House Photographer Photo District News (news.google.com)

Obama says we will have lost more jobs in 2008 than in any time since WW II. (feedproxy.google.com)

WASHINGTON (AFP) - President-elect Barack Obama Monday launched a hard sell for his near 800 billion dollar stimulus plan, warning the US economy would pay a dramatic price if the bill gets bogged down in Congress. (www.afp.com)

President-elect Barack Obama's top pick to become national intelligence director won high marks for countering terrorism in southeast Asia after 9/11, but he will preside over an agency that may be downsized under the new administration. (www.newsvine.com)

Social networking tool Twitter was hit by a major hacker attack on Monday, with several "high profile" accounts — including that of President-elect Barack Obama — taken over by computer criminals, the company said. (redtape.msnbc.com)

Retired Admiral Dennis Blair is Barack Obama's choice to be director of national intelligence. (www.newsvine.com)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama has chosen Leon Panetta, who was White House chief of staff for President Bill Clinton, to lead the CIA, Democratic officials said on Monday. (feeds.reuters.com)

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US president-elect Barack Obama has chosen former lawmaker and White House chief of staff Leon Panetta to head the Central Intelligence Agency, US media reported Monday. (www.afp.com)

Two Democratic officials say President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former Clinton White House chief of staff Leon Panetta to ... (rssfeeds.usatoday.com)

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two Democratic officials say President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former Clinton White House chief of staff Leon Panetta to run the CIA.... (hosted.ap.org)

President-elect Barack Obama says he's been getting daily briefings on the situation in the Middle East, where Israel continues its offensive against the Hamas rulers of Gaza. (www.newsvine.com)

NBC News has learned that President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former Clinton chief of staff Leon Panetta to be his CIA director. (www.msnbc.msn.com)

WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Barack Obama's two daughters were whisked quietly past waiting photographers into their new schools Monday.Video: Raw Video: Obama Girls Go Off to School AssociatedPressObama in talks on recession as family moves to Washington guardian.co.uk (news.google.com)

Twitter, after suffering from a weekend phishing attack that stole the passwords of site users, has been hacked, with prominent Twitter accounts affected.Oops! Twitter phishing scam snares CNN anchor CNET NewsCelebrity Twitter accounts hacked Live 5 News (news.google.com)

(JOINED IN PROGRESS) RICHARDSON: ... this decision was a difficult one, I think it was the right thing to do. I made the decision over the weekend after exploring my options.Video: Mr. Obama Goes To Washington CBSRichardson to Address Questions About Withdrawing Nomination FOXNews (news.google.com)

By David Alexander and Jeremy Pelofsky WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US President-elect Barack Obama went to the US Capitol on Monday to press for swift passage of a huge spending and tax-cut package amid signs his centrepiece economic stimulus plan may face ...Video: Obama Meets With Speaker Pelosi AssociatedPressPresident-elect Obama hits Washington wi... (news.google.com)

The Obamas settled into their first day in Washington today, with daughters Sasha and Malia attending their new school and the president-elect trying to inject a sense of urgency into congressional leaders about tackling the recession.Video: Raw Video: Obama Girls Go Off to School AssociatedPressObama's girls enroll for classes at private schoo... (news.google.com)

By Josh Meyer | Washington Bureau WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama has named four former Clinton administration officials as part of his new team at the Justice Department, including David Ogden as deputy attorney general and Harvard Law ...Obama taps Clinton-era lawyers for Justice Dept ReutersObama Chooses Ex-Clinton Officials for Justic... (news.google.com)

By MICHAEL McAULIFF WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama hit Capitol Hill Monday morning in his first working day in Washington as president-elect, meeting with legislative leaders in hopes of jumpstarting his economic recovery program.Video: Obama Meets With Speaker Pelosi AssociatedPressObama begins Hill meetings on economic recovery USA Today (news.google.com)

The dollar was mixed in early New York trading Monday as a government report showed that construction spending fell less than forecast, while investors focused on President-elect Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan. (www.newsvine.com)

U.S. President-elect Barack Obama went to the U.S. Capitol on Monday to press for swift passage of a huge spending and tax-cut package amid signs his centerpiece economic stimulus plan may face delays. (www.boston.com)

President-elect Barack Obama, on his first day back here, began meeting with congressional leaders Monday to discuss a $775 billion ... (rssfeeds.usatoday.com)

By Amanda Ruggeri In the wake of the indictment of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on corruption charges, a new "pay to play" scandal has caused concern for Barack Obama's transition team—this one involving his pick for commerce secretary, New Mexico Gov ...Video: Mr. Obama Goes To Washington CBSObama to replace Bill Richardson at Co... (news.google.com)

By James Vicini WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama filled top Justice Department posts on Monday with four former Clinton administration lawyers, including naming the Harvard Law School dean to argue the government's position in US ...Obama Chooses Former Clinton Officials for Justice Positions BloombergObama Fills Top Justice ... (news.google.com)

Do you know more about how your child's day really was if the Secret Service follows them around?. (parenting.blogs.nytimes.com)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama went to the U.S. Capitol on Monday to campaign for swift passage of a huge spending and tax-cut package he hopes will stem a deepening recession. (feeds.reuters.com)

BY CATEY HILL The proposed tax cuts, which would make up about 40 percent of the economic stimulus package, may make it easier to attract Republican support for an economic-stimulus package, as many Republicans have said that economic initiatives ...Video: Obama to Meet Congress Leaders on Economic Plan AssociatedPressObama, Democrats See Need for... (news.google.com)

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama said on Monday he expected "sobering" unemployment figures at the end of this week as he went to Capitol Hill to campaign for his economic stimulus package. (feeds.reuters.com)

President-elect Barack Obama on Monday chose the dean at his alma mater, Harvard Law School, to represent the United States before the Supreme Court. (www.boston.com)

By VOA News President-elect Barack Obama has left Chicago to join his family in Washington, as he prepares to become the 44th president of the United States.Obama announces neighborhood ball Boston GlobeAn emotional Obama leaves Chicago for Washington Los Angeles Times (news.google.com)

President-elect Barack Obama wants the dean at his alma mater, Harvard Law School, to represent the United States before the Supreme Court. (www.newsvine.com)

By Laura Litvan Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- A new Congress with strengthened Democratic majorities convenes tomorrow with one overriding goal: speed.Video: Obama Got 'choked Up' Leaving Chicago Home AssociatedPressPresident-elect Barack Obama eyes a $300 billion tax cut New York Daily News (news.google.com)

Trying to guarantee that everyday Americans get a ticket to the ball, President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural committee announced this morning that he will host the first-ever "Neighborhood Inaugural Ball," which is billed as the premier event of the ...Video: Obama Got 'choked Up' Leaving Chicago Home AssociatedPressBarack O... (news.google.com)

President-elect Barack Obama lost a self-proclaimed “pro-business Democrat” from his cabinet when New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson withdrew his nomination to become Commerce secretary.Video: Richardson Quits As Cabinet Pick CBSRichardson Pick Proves Hitch For Obama CBS News (news.google.com)

Barack Obama is heading to Capitol Hill to push for quick action on a broad economic stimulus package that congressional leaders ... (rssfeeds.usatoday.com)

First things first: President-elect Barack Obama's two daughters have checked into their new school in Washington. Katie McCormick Lelyveld, a spokeswoman for Michelle Obama, said that Michelle Obama accompanied daughters Sasha, 7, and Malia, 10... (www.nypost.com)

Executive power has been one of the defining characteristics of President George W. Bush's administration. (rss.cnn.com)

The lower shool of the Obama girls' new school, Sidwell Friends, is set way back from the road. (CBS) Malia and Sasha Obama will be the youngest kids to live in the White House in decades.Video: Obama Got 'choked Up' Leaving Chicago Home AssociatedPressObama's girls enroll for classes at private school The Associated Press (news.google.com)

BY CATEY HILL The proposed tax cuts, which would make up about 40 percent of the economic stimulus package, may make it easier to attract Republican support for an economic-stimulus package, as many Republicans have said that economic initiatives ...Video: Obama to Meet Congress Leaders on Economic Plan AssociatedPressObama Plan Includes $300 Bill... (news.google.com)

Seattle - In the United States there are over 40 million citizens that includes 10 million children who are without health insurance.Obama Appears Ready To Fix Health Care In New Year 2009 SmartAboutHealthObama Should Make Health Care Reform His New Year’s Resolution dBTechno (news.google.com)

WASHINGTON (AP) - First things first: President-elect Barack Obama's two daughters have checked into their new school in Washington.Video: Obama Got 'choked Up' Leaving Chicago Home AssociatedPressAn emotional Obama leaves Chicago for Washington Los Angeles Times (news.google.com)

First things first: President-elect Barack Obama's two daughters have checked into their new school in Washington. (www.newsvine.com)

The President-elect is heading to Capitol Hill to push for quick action on a broad economic stimulus package that congressional leaders are saying won't be ready until mid-February at the earliest. (www.msnbc.msn.com)

By Deborah Charles WASHINGTON, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Even as Israelis and Palestinians plunged deeper into conflict, US President-elect Barack Obama remained silent, refusing to budge from his one-president-at-a-time mantra.Video: Israel Pounds Gaza, Vows to Continue Campaign AssociatedPressIsrael vows no let-up over Gaza BBC News (news.google.com)

Gov. Bill Richardson has withdrawn his nomination as President-elect Obama's new Commerce Secretary over a legal inquiry in NM Some feel this is a sign there may be flaws in Obama's vetting process.Video: Richardson Quits As Cabinet Pick CBSCommerce Pick Richardson Withdraws, Citing NM Probe Washington Post (news.google.com)

WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Barack Obama is adding a "Neighborhood Ball" to the list of inaugural parties planned just over two weeks from now.Video: Obama Got 'choked Up' Leaving Chicago Home AssociatedPressAn emotional Obama leaves Chicago for Washington Los Angeles Times (news.google.com)