Articles filed under Barack Obama
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Obama family visits Lincoln MemorialJan 10, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama made an unannounced visit Saturday night with his family to see the Lincoln Memorial, paying tribute to a former president he ...
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Obama completes national security teamJan 08, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Promising to protect the United States while adhering to its core human values, President-elect Barack Obama formally unveiled his intelligence team Friday...
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Rifts show as Obama urges quick action on stimulusJan 08, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers are under orders to finish action on President-elect Barack Obama's nearly $800 billion economic recovery plan by mid-February. But already it is...
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Obama warns of dire consequences without stimulusJan 07, 2009 10:00 pm - FAIRFAX, Va. -- President-elect Barack Obama urged dubious lawmakers Thursday to work with him "day and night, on weekends if necessary" to approve the largest taxpayer-...
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Obama names efficiency watchdog for federal programsJan 06, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama said Wednesday that reforming massive government entitlement programs -- such as Social Security and Medicare -- would be "a c...
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CNN: Gupta approached about surgeon general postJan 06, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama's reported choice for surgeon general, CNN medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta, could bring a dose of star power to a job that ...
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Gov. Richardson backed down over pay-to-play probeJan 05, 2009 10:00 pm - SANTA FE, N.M. -- Gov. Bill Richardson's gold-plated resume had never been tarnished as he moved up the political ladder from congressman and diplomat to governor. But ...
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Obama's intel picks short on direct experienceJan 05, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama's selection of an old White House hand to head the CIA shows a preference for a strong manager over an intelligence expert. Ob...
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When generator shows up to his vacation home, Obama just says noJan 04, 2009 10:00 pm - HONOLULU - You didn't have to be David Copperfield to read Barack Obama's mind the night the lights went out on Oahu. You only had to be from Chicago. Anyone who was vac...
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Obama bids Chicago farewell, joins family in WashingtonJan 04, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama rejoined his family in Washington on Sunday evening after bidding a poignant farewell to his Chicago home as he begins final p...