News tagged with 'barack'. Found 500 tagged news.

Obama’s Greatest Change Could Be in American Family

Washington :: DC :: USA | 11 minutes ago

Posted by pranay

Washington —- Sound the alarms, man the barracks, alert the producers! Barack Obama, agent of change, isn’t a-changin’. As the president-elect recycles Clintonistas for Cabinet appointments —- even Hillary for secretary of state...

Tags: Barack, Obama, President, Change, American, Family, Elections, Hillary, Clinton, Bush, Secretary, State

Brokaw to interview Obama on 'Press'

San Francisco :: CA :: USA | about 6 hours ago

President-elect Barack Obama has agreed to sit down with Tom Brokaw for a "Meet the Press" Sunday morning exclusive interview, NBC announced...Obama's last appearance on the public-affairs program was July 27 when the show originated from London as he...

Tags: meet the press, president-elect, interview, obama, president, barack, elect, mccain, Barack Obama, hillary clinton

Clinton Begins New Chapter with State job

Chicago :: IL :: USA | about 6 hours ago

Posted by pranay

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 House hopeful,...

Tags: Barack, Obama, Hillary, Clinton, President, Secretary, State, Democrat, Financial

Challenges await Obama national security team

Baghdad :: Iraq | about 8 hours ago

In announcing his choices of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton to be secretary of state, Defense Secretary Robert Gates to continue in office and retired Marine Gen. James Jones to serve as national security adviser, Mr. Obama laid out a vision of an America...

Tags: obama, secretary of state, clinton, president, hillary clinton, barack, elect, hillary, gates, Barack Obama

Yahoo! News: FDR Mania

Roosevelt :: NY :: USA | about 10 hours ago

If you want to catch something of the fears and hopes of Americans right now, go to News.Google.com and try searching for a few words. For instance, put in " FDR " -- the well-known initials of the man who was president four times and took America through...

Tags: president, obama, barack

ENVIRONMENT-US: Bush Quietly Passes Dozens of New Rules

Uxbridge :: MA :: USA | about 12 hours ago

As the world community meets in Poland this week to find solutions to the climate crisis, the George W. Bush White House is chaining the United States' tiller to prevent a change of course by President-elect Barack Obama by passing new anti-environmental...

Tags: environment, president-elect, obama, president, barack, bush, white house, elect, george, news

Oklahoma gov hopes Obama stimulus will help state

Reno :: NV :: USA | about 12 hours ago

Henry left Monday for Philadelphia, where Obama is scheduled to meet with more than 40 governors who are members of the National Governor's Association. The Oklahoma chief executive said the economy will be foremost on the minds of the governors when...

Tags: president, obama, elect, biden, economy, governors meeting, barack, Barack Obama, Brad Henry, john mccain

Obama Discloses Transition's First Donors

Chicago :: IL :: USA | about 13 hours ago

The fundraisers for the Obama-Biden transition announced this morning that they raised just under $1.2 million to finance the transition in the 11 days following Barack Obama's election. At a little over $100,000 per day, the pace of the transition's...

Tags: transition, obama, president, barack, elect, election, Barack Obama, john, Obama-Biden, Obama Lists

Gov. Beshear to ask Obama for help with Ky. budget

Frankfort :: KY :: USA | about 13 hours ago

Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden are expected to speak to a group of governors at a National Governors Association meeting in Philadelphia on Tuesday. Beshear said he's expecting a chance, along with other governors attending, to voice concerns...

Tags: obama, meeting, economy, barack, Steve Beshear, Barack Obama

Jones has hefty resume for security post

Kabul :: Afghanistan | about 14 hours ago

Jones advised both Obama and Republican presidential candidate John McCain during the campaign on national security issues. Last year he led a commission that advised Congress on progress in training Iraqi security forces. "Jones works friendly until...

Tags: obama, diplomat, president, barack, state, James Jones, elect, national security, Barack Obama, security adviser