US ends oversight of Boston elections Boston Globe, United States - But Secretary of State William F. Galvin said yesterday that he has not decided whether he will end state oversight of the city's Election Commission, ... |
AFP - Britain is now preparing to take in detainees from Guantanamo Bay to help US president-elect Barack Obama shut down the prison camp, The Times newspaper said Thursday, citing government sources.
AFP - The scandal surrounding the senate seat of president-elect Barack Obama looked set to shadow his first months in office after prosecutors asked for more time to bring charges against the governor accused of trying to sell the coveted post.
 CTV.ca | Top Stories in Canada 2008 The Epoch Times, NY - For many Canadians, the struggle between two charisma-shy policy wonks (Stephane Dion and Harper) just couldn’t match the historic US election. ... 2008: a year when politics grabbed the spotlight. If only it hadn ... Annual year-end darts and laurels Who and what will be hot - or not - in 2009 |
 CTV.ca | Andy Johnson, CTV.ca News CTV.ca, Canada - When the election was first called, most observers, Oliver included, believed the Conservatives' strong support in the polls, the deep divisions in the ... |
AP - Chief Justice John Roberts said Wednesday that Congress should be as generous to judges as it already has been to itself, by approving an inflation-related increase in their pay.
AFP - Three-quarters of Americans say president-elect Barack Obama is a "strong and decisive leader," the highest such support for an incoming president in almost 30 years, according to a CNN poll released Wednesday.
AFP - The scandal surrounding the senate seat of president-elect Barack Obama looked set to shadow his first months in office after prosecutors Wednesday asked for more time to bring charges against the governor accused of trying to sell the coveted post.
AP - It's President George W. Bush's belief that the first step in any cease-fire in the ongoing violence in the Mideast will require the Islamic militant group Hamas to agree to stop firing rockets into Israel now and in the future, the White House said Wednesday.
AP - Saws are buzzing in the cavernous warehouse where a Maryland company is fast at work on making parade floats it has provided for presidential inaugurations since Harry Truman's in 1949.
AP - President-elect Barack Obama began his last full day of his Hawaiian vacation Wednesday with his standard workout at a Marine base and greetings to military servicemen and women and their families.
AP - Late on Christmas Eve, one last wish was sent, by e-mail: Please let NASA Administrator Michael Griffin keep his job. It was from his wife.
AFP - Ghanaian police fired water cannon late Wednesday on ruling party supporters who besieged the country's electoral commission in protest at presidential election results, witnesses and local media said.
AP - Barack Obama probably cannot fix every leaky roof and busted boiler in the nation's schools. But educators say his sweeping school modernization program if he spends enough could jump-start student achievement.
AP - An exclusive hotel just yards from the White House will become a temporary home "suite" home for President-elect Barack Obama and his family when they move to the capital this weekend.
Bloomberg - Dec. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Congressional leaders and Illinois
officials maneuvered to block embattled Governor Rod
Blagojevich’s appointment of a veteran state politician to fill
the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama.
Annual year-end darts and laurels Toronto Star, Canada - The former Liberal leader ran in the 2008 election on a platform calling for a carbon tax, or "green shift." While applauded by many economists and business ... 'One crazy, mixed-up 2008' Can Anyone Explain What Happened Here? |
AP - President George W. Bush probably won't watch the clock hit 2009, choosing instead to celebrate the new year with a sunrise stroll around his Texas ranch.
 CTV.ca | Afghanistan facing many hurdles as it heads into election year The Canadian Press, MONTREAL - "It seems likely that President Karzai will lose the election because of the continued insecurity, the ongoing US air strikes and consequent civilian ... Afghanistan's election year will be challenging: experts • PM shameful on war stance Out-'talibaning' the Taliban: can the US ‘win’ in Afghanistan? |
AFP - A Washington lobbyist is suing The New York Times for an article suggesting she may have had an affair with Republican presidential contender John McCain, the daily said Wednesday.
AP - When many islanders look at Barack Obama, they see not only the next president, but a skilled bodysurfer, a man who flashes the "shaka" or hang loose sign, and someone who wears the same rubber slippers they do.
Reuters - A small group of placard-waving pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered near U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's vacation retreat in Hawaii on Tuesday to protest against the Israeli airstrikes in Gaza.
Politico - In appointing veteran African-American officeholder Roland Burris to the Senate, embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich has done more than just flout the will of the Illinois establishment, the Senate and President-elect Barack Obama. With one stunning and politically exquisite act of defiance, he audaciously reasserted his authority and designed a trap that his opponents cannot easily sidestep.
CTV.ca | CTV.ca News CTV.ca, Canada - When the election was first called, most observers, Oliver included, believed the Conservatives' strong support in the polls, the deep divisions in the ... |
AP - Rep. Bobby Rush says he doesn't think any U.S. senator would be caught turning a black man away from serving alongside them.
AFP - Democrats were under pressure Wednesday to bar an African-American statesman from the US Senate after the corruption-tainted Illinois governor's defiant appointment to fill the seat vacated by president-elect Barack Obama.
 CTV.ca | The year in words: 2008's most overused clichés CTV.ca, Canada - A few months later, Troopergate surfaced during the US election and effectively stained Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's wholesome, "hockey mom" image. ... |
AFP - Bangladesh ex-premier Sheikh Hasina Wajed hailed Wednesday her landslide election victory as a vote against "misrule" and urged her bitter rival, who has alleged rampant vote-rigging, to accept the result.
 GetReligion | US election tops religious stories of 2008 Owen Sound Sun Times, Canada - Posted By AP Those story lines from the US presidential election led the list of top religion stories in 2008, according to a Religion Newswriters ... Goodbye, 2008; Hello, 2009 |
 CTV.ca | Expectations, coalitions and hope for 2009 Daily Gleaner, Canada - They include the election of Barack Obama as president of the United States, the federal election in Canada, the world economic meltdown, and the deaths of ... No place for 'fend for yourself' mentality: GG Canadians should be 'realistic' about 2009, says governor general Don't let political, economic upheaval cloud hope for future, GG ... |
Ballot box defines '08 24 Hours Vancouver, Canada - "The federal election did get lost to some degree, it didn't have quite the same drama that the US election did," said University of BC political science ... |
AP - Mayor Michael Bloomberg was a Republican the last time he campaigned for his job. Now as he prepares to run for re-election in his left-leaning city, he seems to be trying to bury his GOP past.
Your average Joe took centre stage thanks to a plumber National Post, Canada - Joe will likely not be the most popular name among expecting parents in 2008, but it was certainly the most popular name in the US election. ... |
The almanac United Press International - In 2005, at least 844 US military personnel died in Iraq, a year-end US government report said. Of that toll, 425 deaths were blamed on roadside bombs. ... |