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| Obama says his plan with tax cuts to get quick OK | Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:30:00 GMT | | WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Barack Obama plunged into rare pre-inaugural crisis talks with congressional leaders Monday, declaring the national economy was "bad and getting worse" and embracing tax cuts now expected to reach $300 billion. He predicted lawmakers would approve a mammoth revitalization package within two weeks of his taking office.... |
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| Obama's intel picks short on direct experience | Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:05:38 GMT | | WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Barack Obama's decision to fill the nation's top intelligence jobs with two men short on direct experience in intelligence gathering surprised the spy community and signaled the Democrat's intention for a clean break from Bush administration policies.... |
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| Diplomats seek truce as Gaza's civilian toll rises | Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:05:39 GMT | | GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Israel's expanding ground and air offensive against Gaza's Hamas rulers took a heavy civilian toll Monday, including three young brothers reported killed by a crashing shell and wounded who filled hospital corridors.... |
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| Burris declares he's a senator despite controversy | Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:05:50 GMT | | WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Democrats struggled to avert a showdown steeped in race and corruption Monday as a defiant Roland Burris declared, "I'm a United States senator" despite boiling controversy over his appointment to President-elect Barack Obama's seat in Congress.... |
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| Franken on top in Minn. recount; Coleman to sue | Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:23:27 GMT | | ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- A Minnesota board on Monday certified results showing Democrat Al Franken winning the state's U.S. Senate recount over Republican Norm Coleman, whose lawyer promised a legal challenge that probably will keep the race in limbo for months.... |
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