President-elect Barack Obama picks Leon Panetta to head CIA - New York Daily News
Former White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta has been tapped to head the CIA under President-elect Barack Obama. What a relief! Big potty plans for inauguration Obamas take big step closer to White House Bam to sit down with GOP leadership Obama's ...

Obama expects speedy passage of U.S. stimulus package - CBC News
U.S. president-elect Barack Obama meets with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Monday in Washington. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images) U.S. president-elect Barack Obama said Monday he expects Congress will approve a multibillion-dollar financial stimulus ...

Virginia Governor Kaine Said to Be Obama’s Choice to Lead DNC - Bloomberg
Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Virginia Governor Tim Kaine is President-elect Barack Obama ’s choice to head the Democratic National Committee, according to a senior Democratic official. Kaine will replace Howard Dean , who plans to step down when his term ...

Richardson Drops Secretary Bid - AOL
WASHINGTON (Jan. 5) - The Cabinet that President-elect Barack Obama picked on a fast track has an unexpected opening, with New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, Obama's choice for commerce secretary, withdrawing under pressure of a federal investigation ...

10 Things You Didn't Know About Roland Burris - US News and World Report
1. Roland Wallace Burris was born Aug. 3, 1937, in Centralia, Ill., to Earl and Emma Burris. He was the youngest of three children. 2. In the 1950s, Earl Burris led a drive to integrate the local municipal swimming pool. On Memorial Day in 1953 ...

Analysis: Barack Obama tested by stimulus, scandal - Forbes
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have stalled Barack Obama's economic recovery legislation while his pick for Commerce secretary, Bill Richardson, has withdrawn under an ...

Barack Obama Video Gallery - CNBC
President-elect Barack Obama is meeting with leaders from both parties to discuss shaping a new economic stimulus plan. ... President-elect Barack Obama pressed congressional leaders Monday to pass his huge spending and tax-cut package amid signs the ...

Barack Obama picks Leon Panetta as CIA director - Daily Telegraph
By turning to a political heavyweight with no direct background in intelligence, Mr Obama has sought to boost the credibility of the CIA, which has been battered by controversy over its conduct of the war on terrorism. "Here is a guy who will be very ...

John Adams - Chicago Tribune
President-elect Barack Obama landed in the Washington area Sunday evening, setting up the final march toward his Jan. 20 inauguration. Obama landed hours after his pick for commerce secretary, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, took his name out of ...

Intelligence, CIA directors chosen - Charleston Daily Mail
WASHINGTON -- Retired Admiral Dennis Blair is Barack Obama's choice to be director of national intelligence. Two Democratic officials said Monday that the former head of U.S. Pacific Command was the president-elect's choice for the post. They spoke ...