Bill may have to give up for Hillary to get on
November 18, 2008
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The former US president Bill Clinton may have to cease some of his activities for his wife, Hillary, to become the nation’s top diplomat.
“There is a lot of momentum in the direction of this happening,”
said James Carville, a friend of the Clintons.
Mr Carville said the former president’s work - past and future - was a complicating matter. “She’s not married to Todd Palin,” he said, referring to the husband of the Republican vice-presidential candidate, Sarah Palin.
Together, Obama and McCain pledge new era
November 18, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama and his defeated Republican rival John McCain pledged on Monday a “new era of reform” to solve the US economic crisis, transform energy policy and safeguard national security.
Two weeks after the November 4 election, the pair said in a joint statement after talks here that Americans of all parties wanted their leaders to come together and “change the bad habits of Washington”.
Obama dreading ‘loss of anonymity’ as 44th US president
November 17, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama said in a television interview that one of the things he dreads most in taking over the White House is the “loss of anonymity,” and one of his biggest worries is ensuring his daughters can grow up in a normal way.
Hillary Clinton tipped for Secretary of State
November 14, 2008
SPECULATION is mounting in the US that Hillary Clinton could take control of the country’s foreign affairs policy as president-elect Barack Obama considers her for his secretary of state.
Senator Clinton lost the Democratic Party nomination to Senator Obama, but she is understood to be a strong candidate for foreign affairs, along with the decorated war hero Senator John Kerry.
Obama plot skinhead: ‘too many black jurors’
November 13, 2008
A white supremacist charged with plotting to kill President-elect Barack Obama wants his indictment dismissed, arguing the federal grand jury that charged him had too many black members.
Daniel Cowart, 20, of rural West Tennessee and Paul Schlesselman, 18, of Arkansas, face charges including threatening a presidential candidate and taking firearms across state lines to commit crimes.
Obama to reverse stem cell order
November 9, 2008
“I’m confident his administration will include people from all perspectives,” said Jarrett, a close aide to Obama who served as his Senate campaign finance director in 2004.
With the US military engaged on two fronts in Iraq and Afghanistan, a key question has been whether Obama would keep on Defence Secretary Robert Gates.
Obama set to confront all challenges
November 9, 2008
There are challenges ahead for Obama.
After losing 1 million jobs this year, another 260,000 evaporated in October, with unemployment at a 14-year high in America.
The backbone of America’s industrial might, Ford and General Motors, is on the brink. The slowdown is accelerating and has not yet hit the bottom.
Christmas looks bleak.
Michelle Obama’s focus is on daughters
November 9, 2008
Michelle Obama is most interested in easing the transition for her young daughters, not in “having a seat at the table and being a co-president”, a family friend and adviser to president-elect Barack Obama said on Sunday.
“Her first priority as she comes to Washington and moves into the White House are those two darling girls, making sure that they’re OK, getting them in school, getting them comfortable,” said Valerie Jarrett, a longtime friend of the Obamas who is helping lead the transition team.
Obama to tackle the Economic Crisis head-on
November 8, 2008
US president-elect Barack Obama yesterday said he would act as soon as he takes office to confront the economic crisis head on, flanked by his team of economic advisers.
During his first news conference since his election, Mr Obama said:
“We are facing the greatest economic challenge of our lifetime.”
“Immediately after I become president, I will confront this economic crisis head-on by taking all necessary steps to ease the credit crisis, help hard-working families and restore growth and prosperity.”
The man behind Obama’s Victory
November 6, 2008
As detail of Barack Obama’s hugely successful presidential campaign are picked over in the coming weeks, the name of his chief campaign strategist is set to spread even wider.
With his moustache and comb-over, David Axelrod is a man once described by the paper where he once worked, the Chicago Tribune, as an “exotic rodent” and in The Times as an “advertising guy” who “perfected the craft of encapsulating an entire life in 30 seconds”.
