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Governors to press Obama for help with shortfalls (AP) Tue, 12/02/2008 - 01:40 news.yahoo.com	Obama AG pick defended Guantanamo policy (AP) Tue, 12/02/2008 - 01:30 news.yahoo.com
Defense secretary says nuclear gaffes unacceptable (AP) Tue, 12/02/2008 - 01:06 news.yahoo.com	Former US president Clinton silent on wife's nomination (AFP) Tue, 12/02/2008 - 00:37 news.yahoo.com
Georgia votes in key Senate run-off election (Reuters) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 23:25 news.yahoo.com Reuters - The U.S. state of Georgia votes in a run-off election for U.S. Senate on Tuesday that will help decide whether Democrats gain a big enough majority in the chamber to ram through legislation virtually at will.	Obama vows to keep military 'strongest on the planet' (AFP) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 22:14 news.yahoo.com AFP - President-elect Barack Obama rode a wave of anti-war sentiment to the White House but he vowed to maintain "the strongest military on the planet."
Obama donors help cover transition cost (Politico) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 18:48 news.yahoo.com Politico - Barack Obama’s major fundraisers are picking up a big chunk of his transition tab, as at least 38 campaign bundlers contributed $190,000 of the nearly $1.17 million raised through mid-November.	Panel warns biological attack likely by 2013 (AP) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 18:34 news.yahoo.com AP - The United States can expect a terrorist attack using nuclear or more likely biological weapons before 2013, reports a bipartisan commission in a study being briefed Tuesday to Vice President-elect Joe Biden. It suggests the Obama administration bolster efforts to counter and prepare for germ warfare by terrorists.
Poll: Gender not important for Obama picks (Politico) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 18:34 news.yahoo.com Politico - When it comes to Barack Obama’s Cabinet, women offer some intriguing advice:	Palin urges Ga. voters to back Chambliss in runoff (AP) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 18:33 news.yahoo.com
Clinton nomination comes after serious courtship (AP) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 17:00 news.yahoo.com	Obama's national-security team centrist but not visionary (McClatchy Newspapers) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 16:53 news.yahoo.com McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON The members of the national security team that President-elect Barack Obama named Monday are all strong-willed public servants who at times have vehemently disagreed with changes he proposes to U.S. national-security policy.
Will Bush pardon Stevens? (Politico) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 16:47 news.yahoo.com Politico - Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) hasn’t yet joined the gallery of notorious felons, small-time crooks and aggrieved innocents seeking pardons from President Bush, but it appears he’ll have the support of some of his soon-to-be-former colleagues if he does.	Runoff to tell if Dem dream still alive (Politico) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 16:42 news.yahoo.com Politico - Georgia voters head to the polls Tuesday to determine whether the Democratic dream of a filibuster-resistant Senate is still alive.
Clinton's India ties may complicate Obama policy (AP) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 16:30 news.yahoo.com	A world of trouble awaits Obama (Politico) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 16:26 news.yahoo.com Politico - Picking the people was the easy part.
Obama from change agent to pragmatist (AP) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 16:25 news.yahoo.com	Panel warns biological attack likely by 2013 (AP) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 15:36 news.yahoo.com AP - The United States can expect a terrorist attack using nuclear or more likely biological weapons before 2013, reports a bipartisan commission in a study being briefed Tuesday to Vice President-elect Joe Biden. It suggests the Obama administration bolster efforts to counter and prepare for germ warfare by terrorists.
Britney Spears is queen of Yahoo searches in 2008 (AFP) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 15:34 news.yahoo.com AFP - Britney Spears reigns supreme in online (free-games-online) searches at Yahoo this year despite an historic US presidential election and a global financial crisis.	National security adviser seeks to forge consensus (AP) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 15:10 news.yahoo.com
Issues facing Clinton as secretary of state (The Yahoo! Newsroom) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 14:44 news.yahoo.com The Yahoo! Newsroom - Sen.	Obama adviser warns U.S. recession may be worsening (Reuters) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 14:43 news.yahoo.com
States press Congress, Obama for economic stimulus package (McClatchy Newspapers) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 14:41 news.yahoo.com McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON Facing financial woes at home, states continued to press Congress to boost the economy by giving federal money to folks they know will spend it: the unemployed, the poor and road builders, among others.	Star Wars creator, Google CEO among Obama donors (Reuters) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 14:37 news.yahoo.com
Goodbye, jets: Ford CEO will make trip to D.C. in a car (Politico) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 14:31 news.yahoo.com Politico - Forget the corporate jets.	Rep. Lowey not interested in Clinton's Senate seat (AP) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 14:27 news.yahoo.com AP - Veteran Congresswoman Nita Lowey (LOH-ee) has taken herself out of the running to replace Hillary Rodham Clinton in the U.S. Senate.
Schwarzenegger declares fiscal emergency in Calif. (AP) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 14:07 news.yahoo.com AP - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a fiscal emergency Monday and called lawmakers into a special session to address California's $11.2 billion deficit.	Hillary Clinton joins Obama's team of rivals (AP) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 14:01 news.yahoo.com
Trusted Obama adviser Susan Rice to be UN envoy (AP) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 14:01 news.yahoo.com	Obama seeks Justice Dept change, taps Holder as AG (AP) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 14:00 news.yahoo.com AP - President-elect Barack Obama, soon to be the nation's first black president, tapped Washington lawyer Eric Holder on Monday to become the nation's first black attorney general.
The non-Clintons on Obama’s national security team (The Yahoo! Newsroom) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 14:00 news.yahoo.com	Obama picks Gates for continuity at Pentagon (AP) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 14:00 news.yahoo.com AP - With two years of experience already on the job, Defense Secretary Robert Gates is expected to provide a steady hand for the first wartime presidential changeover since Vietnam.
Rice says she won't give Clinton too much advice (AP) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 12:49 news.yahoo.com AP - Happily contemplating another woman as the top U.S. diplomat, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday she will offer advice, privately, and then get out of the way.	A ludicrous choice of surrogates? (Politico) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 12:35 news.yahoo.com Politico - Democrat Jim Martin wasn’t able to get President-elect Barack Obama to campaign for him, but he has enlisted the support of controversial rapper Ludacris.
Lowey withdraws from race to replace Clinton (Politico) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 11:53 news.yahoo.com Politico - Rep. Nita Lowey (D-Westchester) -- considered to be a frontrunner to replace Hillary Clinton in the Senate -- is withdrawing herself from consideration, her spokesman tells Politico.	Obama names Clinton, Gates to lead foreign policy (Reuters) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 11:46 news.yahoo.com Reuters - U.S.
Obama picks Gates for Pentagon chief (AP) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 11:35 news.yahoo.com	Obama praises Bush efforts against AIDS (AP) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 11:30 news.yahoo.com AP - President-elect Barack Obama praised the Bush administration's effort to combat AIDS and pledged Monday to continue to fight the deadly disease when he takes office in January.
U.N. Ambassador Nominee Rice To Play Key Role (CQPolitics.com) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 11:19 news.yahoo.com CQPolitics.com - With the nomination of Susan E. Rice to become the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, President-elect Barack Obama would elevate a close adviser into a key role of outreach to the world.	Obama cabinet pick gives Ariz a Republican gov (AP) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 11:14 news.yahoo.com

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