http://www.allvoices.com/ en-us Barack Obama opened his presidency by breaking sharply from George W. Bush's unpopular administration, but he mostly avoided divisive partisan and ideological stands. He focused instead on fixing the economy, repairing a battered world image and cleaning up government. "What... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/2345002-obama-breaks-from-bush-avoids-divisive-stands Sun, 25 Jan 2009 02:04:34 -0800 President-elect Barack Obama has returned to the White House for a private sit-down with President George W. Bush, less than two weeks before their official transfer of power. Obama was to meet with Bush for about 20 to 30 minutes... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/2186689-bush-obama-three-expresidents-sit-down-for-lunch Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:51:03 -0800 Hundreds of embattled Palestinians ventured outside to shop for food on Wednesday during a three-hour Gaza truce, a first step toward an Egyptian-proposed ceasefire under discussion by Israel and Hamas. "Food and milk -- what else can we hope for... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/2186688-israel-hamas-briefly-hold-fire-to-allow-gaza-aid Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:51:02 -0800 For an outfit known for its lack of drama, Team Obama has become a downright thrill show. Bill Richardson! Rick Warren! Rod Blagojevich! Roland Burris! Talk about a ride through the fun house. President-elect Barack Obama doesn’t bear responsibility for... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/2176592-team-obama-dabbles-in-drama Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:45:55 -0800 Israeli tanks and infantry entered Gaza after nightfall Saturday, launching a ground offensive that the military said would be a "lengthy operation" in a widening war on Gaza's Hamas rulers. Israeli security officials said the operation is likely to go... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/2155813-breaking-news-israeli-tanks-roll-into-gaza Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:13:02 -0800 Israel allowed several hundred Palestinians with foreign passports to flee Gaza on Friday, even as its warplanes bombed a mosque it said was used to store weapons and destroyed homes of more than a dozen Hamas operatives. The evacuees told... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/2153547-israel-lets-palestinians-flee-un-warns-of-crisis Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:11:28 -0800 Hard-line Iranian student groups have asked the government to authorize volunteers to go carry out suicide bombings in Israel in response to the Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip. The government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had not responded to the... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/2134039-volunteer-suicide-bombers-seek-to-attack-israel Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:22:05 -0800 Israel widened its deadliest-ever air offensive against Gaza's Hamas rulers Sunday, pounding smuggling tunnels and government strongholds, sending more tanks and artillery toward the Gaza border and activating thousands of reservists for a possible ground invasion. Israeli leaders said they... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/2117993-israeli-troops-mobilize-as-gaza-assault-widens Mon, 29 Dec 2008 03:02:01 -0800 The Senate’s defeat of a White House-backed bailout for the auto industry pushes General Motors Corp. to the brink and puts pressure on President Bush to reconsider his refusal to tap Treasury funds to stave off bankruptcies this winter among... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/2004256-bailout-failure-shows-leadership-vacuum Fri, 12 Dec 2008 09:51:20 -0800 Liberals are growing increasingly nervous – and some just flat-out angry – that President-elect Barack Obama seems to be stiffing them on Cabinet jobs and policy choices. Obama has reversed pledges to immediately repeal tax cuts for the wealthy and... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/1971084-obama-worries-liberals Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:07:05 -0800 As Barack Obama puts together his administration, more than 20 Harvard Law School classmates dot the ranks of his transition team — solidifying the Crimson connection as his most enduring, yet least-known, personal network. Eyeing the presidency as a freshman... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/1956531-school-buds-20-harvard-classmates-advising-obama Sat, 06 Dec 2008 04:01:32 -0800 President-elect Barack Obama is ready to name Bill Richardson as his choice for commerce secretary after passing over his vanquished Democratic rival for secretary of state. Democratic officials say the two would appear at a news conference together in Chicago... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/1931705-obama-to-name-richardson-for-commerce-secretary Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:37:27 -0800 Ford Motor Co. will tell Congress that it plans to return to a pretax profit or break even in 2011 when the Detroit Three automakers' CEOs appear before lawmakers this week to request $25 billion in government loans. Ford CEO... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/1924666-ford-says-ceo-will-work-for-1-to-get-loans Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:38:44 -0800 The only gunman captured after a 60-hour terrorist siege of Mumbai said he belonged to a Pakistani militant group with links to the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, a senior police officer said Sunday. The gunman was one of 10... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/1910828-india-claims-mumbai-gunman-tied-to-pakistani-group Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:54:25 -0800 President-elect Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, said their young daughters will still have to do chores in the White House, including picking up after their new puppy. Sasha, 7, and Malia, 10, will have to "scoop the poop," the... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/1889349-obama-girls-will-do-chores-in-white-house Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:41:37 -0800 A judge in a small, poor Ohio county told prosecutors there this month that they could not seek the death penalty in the murder of a college student because the county's share of the defense costs would be too great.... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/1884019-citing-cost-judge-rejects-death-penalty Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:26:25 -0800 President-elect Barack Obama is naming a board of economic experts outside government to advise him on ways to create jobs and bring stability to the ailing financial system. Obama was expected to introduce members of the advisory board Wednesday at... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/1880583-obama-to-name-board-of-economic-experts Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:02:41 -0800 President-elect Barack Obama will announce the leaders of his economic team Monday, naming Timothy Geithner as treasury secretary and Lawrence Summers to direct the National Economic Council, transition officials said. If confirmed by the Senate, Geithner, 47, president of the... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/1855017-obama-to-name-geithner-summers-to-economic-posts Sat, 22 Nov 2008 23:27:06 -0800 President-elect Barack Obama, who is set to announce his economic team, promoted an economic plan Saturday he said would create or save 2.5 million jobs by spending billions of dollars to rebuild roads and bridges and modernize schools while developing... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/1854872-obama-plan-aims-for-25-million-new-jobs-by-2011 Sat, 22 Nov 2008 23:18:38 -0800 Zimbabwe has refused to let Kofi Annan, Jimmy Carter and a South African human rights advocate visit the impoverished country for a humanitarian mission, the three said Saturday. The former U.N. secretary-general, the ex-U.S. president and rights advocate Graca Machel... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/1852255-zimbabwe-rejects-carter-annan-machel Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:11:29 -0800