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Michelle Obama

Catherine DuBose — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:48:53 GMT

What kind of first lady will Michelle Obama be? Amid all the predictors, one thing that's certain is that Michelle Obama will be the kind of first lady this country hasn't seen in decades: the mother of young children.

Republicans Southern Strategy

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:02:37 GMT

Tuesday's elections leave little doubt that the Republicans' Nixon-era strategy to win over white Southerners
has been a resounding success. But have they lost the rest of the country along the way?

NKorea 'ready' for Obama administration

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:24:46 GMT

A North Korean diplomat says the communist country is ready to deal with any new U.S. administration following Barack Obama's election.

Emanuel accepts job as White House chief

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:03:54 GMT

Democratic officials say Barack Obama's fellow Chicagoan Rahm Emanuel has agreed to be White House chief of staff.

Bush seeks seamless transition to Obama

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:57:15 GMT

President Bush and Democratic successor Barack Obama will have their first meeting about Iraq, the financial meltdown and the future of the country on Monday as the transformation of the White House accelerates.

Blunt steps aside

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:47:49 GMT

Missouri Rep. Roy Blunt, the No. 2 Republican in the House, is stepping aside after Tuesday's disappointing election results.

Gay couples saddened by marriage ban

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:24:03 GMT

The passage of Proposition 8 stirred anger, protests, lawsuits and a deep sense of loss among gays in California.

Obama selects Emanuel as Chief of Staff

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:13:36 GMT

While President-elect Barack Obama enjoyed a few days with his family after a hard-fought election, speculation swirled in the nation's capital around potential administration appointees.

President-elect Obama faces challenges

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:29:13 GMT

Barack Obama turned Wednesday to the task of building an administration in times of crisis as Americans and the world absorbed his history-shattering achievement as the first black leader ascending to the presidency.

Bush congratulates Obama on victory

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:39:10 GMT

President Bush is promising to cooperate with Barack Obama in the transition work that will precede the transfer of power to the newly elected Democrat.

Powell calls Obama election 'historic'

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:07:54 GMT

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, who broke with the Republican party to endorse Barack Obama, called Obama's election as the country's first black president "historic" and said he would be a president for all Americans.

New Congress turns much more Democratic

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:47:02 GMT

Democrats broadened their control of Congress in Tuesday's elections, though in the Senate they fell short of the 60 votes needed for a filibuster-proof majority.

Iraq: No hasty change in US policy

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:22:30 GMT

Many in Iraq said Wednesday they don't expect an immediate shift in U.S. policy toward their country when Barack Obama takes over as the new U.S. president.

Japan's Obama town celebrates victory

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:14:27 GMT

It was lunchtime Wednesday in Japan when the news of Barack Obama's election came. And the citizens of Obama, Japan, were ecstatic.

Africa celebrates Obama's win

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:05:23 GMT

Barack Obama's Kenyan relatives and Africans across the continent sang, danced in the streets and wrapped themselves in U.S. flags Wednesday.

Obama to inherit feeble economy

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:52:06 GMT

Barack Obama's presidential election victory comes with an albatross of a prize - an economy beset by a stubborn housing slump and the worst financial crisis in 70 years.

Obama tells nation 'change has come'

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 06:05:33 GMT

Barack Obama swept to victory as the nation's first black president Tuesday night in an electoral college landslide that overcame racial barriers as old as America itself.

Bush calls Obama

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:44:35 GMT

President Bush congratulated Barack Obama, whose dominant White House win was built on presenting himself as a change from the policies of the two-term Republican incumbent.

John McCain congratulates Obama

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:27:33 GMT

Republican John McCain conceded the presidential race to Barack Obama, saying the Democrat has achieved a "great thing" for himself and the country with his historic victory.

US vote sparks buzz for change

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:53:04 GMT

Throngs packed plazas and pubs around the world to await U.S. elections results Tuesday, many inspired by Barack Obama's promise of change amid a sense of relief that - no matter who wins - the White House is changing hands.

Dems expand their control of Senate

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:34:45 GMT

Democrats fattened their majority control of the Senate on Tuesday, ousting Republican Sens. Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina and John Sununu of New Hampshire and capturing seats held by retiring GOP senators in Virginia, New Mexico and Colorado.

McCain faithful gather to welcome Mac

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 02:48:49 GMT

They arrived wearing buttons and T-shirts proclaiming "Victory 2008." They chanted their guy's name and, like the candidate they gathered to honor, projected optimism and faith, despite dire predictions from the polls and pundits.

Obama unwinds with basketball

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 02:44:57 GMT

Barack Obama unwound with a couple hours of basketball Tuesday as he awaited Election Day results that he hoped would give him not only the White House, but by a margin that would help to unite red and blue America.

Dems head for bigger House majority

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 02:25:40 GMT

Democrats pushed toward ousting two Florida Republicans from the House on Tuesday and re-elected first-term incumbents once considered vulnerable as they hoped heavy voter turnout at a time of economic anxiety might add more than 20 seats to their majority.

Dems win Senate seat, expect more gains

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:35:59 GMT

Democratic former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner breezed to victory in his bid for the Senate on Tuesday, snagging a southern seat long held by Republicans and fueling expectations that Democrats would solidify their now-thin leadership grip over the chamber.

McCain in Ky., Obama wins Vt.

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:40:25 GMT

John McCain carried Kentucky, and Barack Obama countered with a Vermont victory as he bid to become the first black president Tuesday night, first spoils in the race for the White House.

Voters wait for hours to cast ballots

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:24:18 GMT

Lines stretched around buildings and down city blocks as people waited hours to cast ballots in the historic presidential race between Barack Obama and John McCain.

World markets surge as America votes

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:06:13 GMT

The Dow Jones industrial average ended trading at 9,625,28, up 305,45 or 3.28 percent, its highest close in four weeks. The broader indexes were up more than 3 percent.

Obama and McCain reach out to voters

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:42:12 GMT

Democratic Sen. Barack Obama and Republican Sen. John McCain battled for the White House on Tuesday in an election that challenged attitudes about race as surely as it gauged sentiments about the battered economy and the war in Iraq.

Survey says economy voters' top concern

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:27:44 GMT

Six in 10 voters picked the economy as the most important issue facing the nation. None of four other issues on the list - energy, Iraq, terrorism and health care - was picked by more than one in 10.