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Saturday, November 22, 2008

45 years after tragedy, John F. Kennedy legacy thrives

AMERICAN ICON: As president, John F. Kennedy inspired even some of his toughest critics, including President Eisenhower.

By Joe Fitzgerald

It was 45 years ago today that an assassin’s bullet ripped a hole in America’s heart, even that part of...

Report: Hillary will be U.S. secretary of state

By McClatchy Newspapers

WASHINGTON - She’s been a mother, a lawyer and a first lady, an aggrieved wife, a U.S. senator and a nearly victorious...

Obama economic plan aims for 2.5M new jobs by 2011

President-elect Barack Obama and his adviser Valerie Jarrett decide on lunch during a stop at Manny’s Coffee Shop and Deli in Chicago, Friday.

By Associated Press

WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama promoted an economic plan Saturday he said...

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Obama moves quickly to fill Cabinet positions

In this May 4, 2007 file photo Timothy Geithner is seen in Montreal. President-elect Barack Obama is likely to name Geithner, president of the New York Federal Reserve, as Treasury Secretary in a time of intense economic turmoil.

By Associated Press

WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama has moved with unusual speed to select officials for his administration, and...

White House: Meeting set on North Korean nukes

By Associated Press

LIMA, Peru - The White House said Saturday representatives of the nations trying to get North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons program have agreed to meet...

Great expectations await nation’s next first lady Michelle Obama

In this May 3, 2008, file photo, now President-elect Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, right, help their daughters, Malia, left, and Sasha, roller skate at Great Skates Fun Center in Lafayette, Ind.

By Associated Press

NEW YORK - Sure, there’s plenty of pressure on Barack Obama. But imagine being...

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Economy, not rights, rules the new China-US world

Chinese dailies feature U.S. President-elect Barack Obama on their front pages at a newsstand in Beijing , China, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008.

By Associated Press

BEIJING - As a dangerous confrontation flared between China and Taiwan in 1996, Bill Clinton deployed the Seventh Fleet...

Hold the euphoria; it’s gloomy now on Capitol Hill

By Associated Press

WASHINGTON - Before the inaugural euphoria on Capitol Hill comes the gloom. A lame-duck Congress returned for a week of depressing tasks, displaying none...

Stocks jump on report of Geithner nomination

By Associated Press

NEW YORK - Wall Street staged a surprising comeback Friday, with the major indexes jumping more than 5 percent and the Dow Jones industrials surging nearly...

Obamas pick Friends for their daughters

By Associated Press

WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama and his wife have chosen Sidwell Friends School for their two daughters, opting for a private institution that another...

Friday, November 21, 2008

Video from Palin pardon marred by turkey slaughter

KTUU Anchorage interviews Governor Sarah Palin as turkeys are slaughtered at a turkey farm.

By Associated Press

WASILLA, Alaska - Gov. Sarah Palin has granted the traditional Thanksgiving pardon...

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Aides: Obama plans to nominate Clinton

Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., on stage with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., at a campaign event in Unity, N.H. Jun 27, 2008. (File)

By Associated Press

WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama plans to nominate Hillary Rodham Clinton...

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Attorney General Michael Mukasey doing better after collapse

In this Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007 file photo, Attorney General Michael Mukasey addresses the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Law and National Security, at the University Club in Washington.

By Associated Press

WASHINGTON - Attorney General Michael Mukasey was feeling better today after collapsing during a speech, a spokeswoman...

Franken reviews own ballot holds, asks same of Coleman

By Associated Press

ST. PAUL, Minn. - The legal chief for Democratic Senate candidate Al Franken says the campaign will spend the weekend reviewing its ballot challenges to see...