President-elect Barack Obama called for “a new dawn of American leadership” on Monday as he formally introduced his national security team, led by Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton as his nominee for secretary of state. “We will strengthen our capacity to...
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CHICAGO – President-elect Barack Obama announced Monday that Robert Gates would remain as defense secretary, making President Bush's Pentagon chief his own as he seeks to wind down the U.S. role in Iraq. Obama picked former campaign rival Hillary Rodham...
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - She may not have the title she sought, but Hillary Clinton still got what she wanted on Monday: the opportunity to "clean up" after President George W. Bush on the world stage. Clinton, the one-time Democratic White...
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Bush loosening up on his legacy President George W. Bush says history will judge him, but he is getting his own crack first. Bush is using his final 50 days in office to tout his legacy, hoping to leave a...
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One of the first things Barack Obama did after winning the election two weeks ago was put an old-school political brawler in charge of his White House. Next, he saved Joe Lieberman . Then, he met with John McCain, and...
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by Biodun Iginla, financial and news analyst for BBC News and the Economist. Research by Moira Tamayo in Puerto Rico Obama's security line-up Dec 1st 2008 | NEW YORK From Economist.com Barack Obama introduces his national-security team Reuters THE phrase...
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Sen. Hillary Clinton's nomination for secretary of state in the Obama adminstration, as Reuters points out , "caps a year of dreams and disappointments for her often fervent supporters: Would the New York senator and former first lady be president?...
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Obama is getting praise from all the wrong people. Neocons, Republicans and War Criminals Rave About Obama's 'Team of Rivals' As Barack Obama's opus, Team of Rivals , continues its rolling debut, the early reviews are in and the "critics"...
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When Sen. Hillary Clinton joins President-elect Barack Obama in Chicago today for the rollout of his foreign policy team, with her as secretary of State, it will mark the latest evolution in a fast-changing relationship that began just four years...
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The President-elect is also expected to formally announce that Defence Secretary Robert Gates will stay on for at least a year and select former NATO commander James Jones for the vital role of national security advisor. US President-elect Barack Obama...
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