(2008-11-13) — Claiming that the hectic pace of his work in the U.S. Senate has taken its toll, Barack Obama announced today he would resign his senate seat effective Sunday, and take a couple of months off to relax and finish a tell-all memoir.
“Like most hard-working Americans, you get to a point where you just [...]

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(2008-11-13) — The White House today unveiled a rival version of a $25 billion Democrat bailout for the Big Three U.S. automakers, which it said would yield immediate benefits for some 625,000 Americans.
George W. Bush, who is president of the United States, said he has called House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry [...]

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(2008-11-10) — After his first visit to the White House Monday to work on the transition process, President-elect Barack Obama attempted to link First Lady Laura Bush with “the failed policies of George W. Bush.”
“While she may want the American people to see her as an independent thinker, the fact is that she has supported [...]

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(2008-11-10) — With bailout talk swirling around GM and Ford, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi today offered some much-needed help to the U.S. auto industry during a news conference on Capitol Hill.
“Here’s my proposal to rescue U.S. automakers,” said Rep. Pelosi. “Memo to Detroit: Make better cars.”
The California Democrat said problems at Ford and GM weren’t [...]

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(2008-11-09) — The finger-pointing on the McCain campaign staff continued today as an unnamed former top adviser placed the blame for the loss to Barack Obama on someone who has thus far escaped responsibility.
“It’s not Gov. Palin’s fault. It’s my bad,” said the anonymous source. “I’m the diva. I went rogue. And heaven knows, [...]

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(2008-11-06) — Sen. Dianne Feinstein, chair of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, today announced that inauguration packages — including airfare, hotel, hybrid ground transportation and prime seats for the swearing-in ceremony of President Barack Obama — will be distributed for free to 95 percent of all Americans who wish to attend.

“If you [...]

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(2008-11-06) — As he prepares for his move to the White House, President-elect Barack Obama has already named two vigorous Democrat partisans to his team — Rep. Rahm Emanuel as chief of staff and John Podesta to lead the transition. However, insiders say he has not even vetted the most aggressively-partisan Democrat for a post [...]

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