AP - President-elect Barack Obama picked a national security team headed by former campaign rival Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bush administration holdover Robert Gates on Monday, and said he wants to consult with military commanders before settling on a firm timetable to withdraw U.S. combat troops from Iraq.
Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama named former rival Hillary Clinton as secretary of state on Monday and said Robert Gates would remain defense secretary as part of a national security team charged with recasting America's leadership of world affairs.
The Yahoo! Newsroom - Following is the transcript of President-elect Barack Obama's Monday national security team announcment, as prepared for delivery:
AFP - US president-elect Barack Obama Monday vowed his incoming administration was "absolutely committed to eliminating the threat of terrorism."
Reuters - In what was billed as the Year of the Women in U.S. politics, the choice of Hillary Clinton as President-elect Barack Obama's secretary of state somehow seems both more and less than her supporters had hoped for.
AP - Barack Obama says the U.S.-Iraq security agreement approved by Iraq's parliament puts the U.S. on a "glide path" toward reducing forces there.
Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama's choice of Hillary Clinton as secretary of state gladdens Israel, but does not overjoy Arabs and Iranians keen for a new start after eight years of perceived U.S. policy calamities.
 Accra Daily Mail | “May God grant us peace before, during and after this election” Accra Daily Mail, Ghana - The eyes of Africa and the world are upon us. Let us not fail. May God bless you. May God grant us peace before, during and after this election.” McCain Conceded, Obama Accepted: |
AP - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin implored Georgia Republicans to back Sen. Saxby Chambliss in his hotly contested Senate runoff, telling a cheering crowd Monday that the first step in rebuilding the GOP begins with the Southern state.
 Canoe.ca | National Post editorial board: Gilles Duceppe's useful idiots National Post, Canada - ... the result of October's election. Canada's underlying economic conditions are stronger than those of the United States and most European countries. ... Coalition Conundrum: Timeline Of A Political Crisis Tories make concessions but coalition close to deal Liberals, NDP close in on coalition |
Canada's US ambassador may change National Post, Canada - Both are political appointees, which made the departure of Mr. Wilkins, a Republican who worked on US President George W. Bush's re-election bid four years ... |
Whitley man demands proof of Obama's US birth The Miami Herald, FL - Essek lost by more than 100000 votes when he tried to unseat longtime Republican US Sen Mitch McConnell in the primary election this year. ... Whitley man demands proof of Obama's US birth Kentucky Man Demands Proof That Obama Is A US Citizen US Killing Its Own Constitution |
 CTV.ca | Iran to back US-Iraq pact after referendum The Associated Press - TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's foreign ministry spokesman says his country will fully back the US-Iraq security pact if it's approved by Iraqis in a referendum ... UN focuses on provincial elections in Iraq Iranian cleric praises US-Iraqi security pact passed by Iraqi ... Iraq sees slight hike in number of deaths, IEDs |
Politico - CHICAGO – When Sen. Hillary Clinton joins President-elect Barack Obama in Chicago today for the rollout of his foreign policy team, with her as secretary of State, it will mark the latest evolution in a fast-changing relationship that began just four years ago, when she was the junior senator from New York and former first lady and he was an Illinois state senator on his way up.
 Javno.hr | NPR journalists narrowly escape Iraq car bomb Reuters - BAGHDAD, Dec 1 (Reuters) - A team of journalists working for US media company National Public Radio narrowly escaped a car bombing in Baghdad after Iraqi ... UN: Militants Will Try to Disrupt Iraqi Elections NPR journalist, Iraqis escape car bomb US journalist in Iraq escapes blast uninjured |
 stv.tv | Stop selling us out to Bloc separatists London Free Press, Canada - ... western separatism and tear Canada apart. It's un-Canadian and we must demand all these scheming federalist politicians stop selling us out to the Bloc. A Political Crisis? UPDATE 1-Canadian opposition plots to defeat government Season's greetings from Gilles Duceppe |
 Canada.com | The humbling of a Prime Minister Globe and Mail, Canada - Many of us thought he might be changing his ways. I'd written countless columns about his autocratic tactics, but thought that with his election win in ... Stop selling us out to Bloc separatists Playing politics during crisis Coalition? Tories? A Pox on All! |
Harper rising in ranks of out-of-touch prime ministers Globe and Mail, Canada - Harper says that if they do so, only another election can properly decide matters. But he is wrong. If he asked Governor-General Michaëlle Jean to allow a ... |
 DigitalJournal.com | Stop selling us out to separatists Toronto Sun, Canada - It's un-Canadian and we must demand all these scheming federalist politicians stop selling us out to the Bloc. They have no right to play Russian roulette ... Report: Layton's conference call |
A testament to both Obama's needs as a young and untested Commander-in-Chief and the political abilities of Gen. James Jones, Jones will fill one of the most powerful positions in America: National Security Advisor
Bush's disappearing act during the economic crisis is a fitting coda to a failed presidency
The liberal Center for American Progress has taken a cue from the conservative Heritage Foundation: a font for ideas for the incoming Administration
The president-elect announced Peter Orszag would be his budget director, charged with scrutinizing spending with a goal of "eliminating those programs we don't need and insisting that those we do need operate in a cost-effective way"
Fred Davis III, mastermind of John McCain's advertising strategy, tells TIME about what he was planning -- and what held him back
Obama's reputed nominee for Attorney General was a key figure during the investigation that led to Clinton's impeachment
