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Lebanon's attack on Israel raises concerns of two-front conflict
The Associated PressThe United Nations suspended missions in the Gaza Strip today after an Israeli tank killed two Palestinians in a truck flying the blue U.N. flag, depriving hundreds of thousands of increasingly desperate residents of a main source of food and humanitarian...Tags: Armed Forces, Government, Civil Unrest, George Bush, Religious Conflicts
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Obama and Spider-Man appear in comic together
The Associated PressSpider-Man has a new sidekick: The president-elect. Barack Obama collected Spider-Man comics as a child, so Marvel Comics wanted to give him a "shout-out back" by featuring him in a bonus story, said Joe Quesada, Marvel's editor-in-chief. "How great...Tags: Books and Magazines, Books, Richard Nixon, Superman, Government
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Obama fills out civilian Pentagon leadership with veteran Democrats
AP Military WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Barack Obama chose a longtime Democratic defense expert and industry lobbyist to be the No. 2 official at the Pentagon on Thursday, and flanked Bush administration holdover Robert Gates with other Democratic...Tags: Raytheon Company, Government, Heads of State, Bill Clinton, Robert Gates
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Obama officially announces Kaine as DNC chief; current chairman Dean not in attendance
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Barack Obama formally introduced his choice as the new Democratic Party chairman Thursday, and praised the departing chairman, who was not present. Obama said he shares "a pragmatic, progressive philosophy" with...Tags: Executive Branch, Government, Rahm Emanuel , Timothy M. Kaine, Vermont
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Obama introduces new DNC chief, praises absent Dean
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Barack Obama welcomed Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine Thursday as the new Democratic party chairman, while praising the work of outgoing leader Howard Dean. Obama said Dean served his party and the nation as a "visionary...Tags: Virginia, Government, Timothy M. Kaine, Local Elections, Howard Dean
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Citigroup reaches agreement with key senators on mortgage bankruptcy compromise
AP Real Estate WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic lawmakers have reached a deal with Citigroup Inc. on a plan to let bankruptcy judges alter home loans in an effort to prevent foreclosures and urged other lenders to follow suit. The lawmakers aim to attach the plan...Tags: Connecticut, Government, Mortgages, Financially Distressed Companies, Judges
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Bush to Obama: 'Want you to succeed'
The Swampby Mark Silva It rained on the Rose Garden picture that President Bush hoped to take with his predecessors, including his father, and his successor, President-elect Barack Obama, at the White House today. So the nation's living and future presidents......Tags: Executive Branch, Government, George Bush, The White House
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Obama: Stimulus not as big as some want
The Swampby Frank James President-elect Barack Obama said he expected his economic stimulus package wouldn't be near the top end of economists estimates because of growing concerns about federal deficits. At a Washington press conference where he announced his...Tags: Upper House, Rod Blagojevich, Roland Burris, Government, Public Relations
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Obama can't and shouldn't bully Burris
The Swampby Frank James Mark Brown, the Chicago Sun-Times columnist, argues President-elect Barack Obama should either tell Roland Burris directly, or have some tough-talking emissary (Rahm Emanuel perhaps), tell the senator-in-limbo to end his bid to be seated in...Tags: Upper House, Chicago Sun-Times, Roland Burris, Government, Rahm Emanuel
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Blair House: Which date bumps Obama?
The Swampby Mark Silva When we first heard that President-elect Barack Obama could not move into Blair House, the official guest house for the most valued guests of the White House sitting across the street from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, we were......Tags: Awards and Prizes, Pennsylvania, Government, George Bush, Laura Bush
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Jack Kemp has cancer: Report
The SwampJack Kemp, right, at a National Commission on Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity hearing at Access Chicago on Tuesday, July 15, 2008. He was accompanied by fellow former HUD secretary Henry Cisneros. (Chicago Tribune photo by Tom Van Dyke.)......Tags: George H.W. Bush, Major League Baseball, Government, Bob Dole, Football
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Obama: Waste-patrol to control spending
The Swampby Peter Nicholas President-elect Barack Obama announced today that he is creating a new high-level position to wring waste and inefficiencies from government, as part of a broader push to bring more discipline to federal spending. At a news conference,.....Tags: Diplomacy, Roland Burris, Government, Heads of State, Bill Clinton
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