Articles filed under Barack Obama
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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...
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Richardson withdraws bid to be commerce secretaryJan 03, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson abandoned his bid to become commerce secretary under pressure of a grand jury investigation about political favoritism -- a...
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Cash-poor states eager for a piece of Obama planJan 02, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- President-elect Barack Obama's plan to overhaul U.S. roads, bridges and transit systems has local officials clamoring for their share of those federal dolla...
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Obama returns home after vacation in HawaiiJan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - KAILUA, Hawaii -- President-elect Barack Obama on Thursday bid his native Hawaii "aloha" after a 12-day vacation. Obama, wife Michelle and their two young daughters flew...
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Obamas to move into Washington hotel this weekendDec 30, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Obamas are coming to Washington -- early. After wrapping up a Hawaiian vacation on Thursday, President-elect Obama and his wife and daughters will arri...
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Obama pledges schools upgrade in stimulus planDec 30, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama probably cannot fix every leaky roof and busted boiler in the nation's schools. But educators say his sweeping school modernization program --...