Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Senate turns away Barack Obama's tainted replacement Roland Burris

Senate turns away Barack Obama's tainted replacement Roland Burris
Times Online Tue, 06 Jan 2009 2:42 PM PST
The dawn of a new age for America descended into procedural farce yesterday, riven by the politics of racial division and old-style corruption on which Barack Obama had hoped to turn the page.

Barack Obama 'picks CNN medical reporter as surgeon general'
Daily Telegraph Tue, 06 Jan 2009 3:58 PM PST
Presidentelect Barack Obama wants CNN medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta to be his surgeon general and serve as chief overseer of Americans' health the network has reported.

Any advice for Barack Obama?
Florida Today Tue, 06 Jan 2009 6:19 PM PST
Barack Obama will be sworn in as the 44th president of the United States less than two weeks. As part of our Inauguration Day coverage, we’d like to hear your advice to the incoming president.

Critics round on Barack Obama choice of Leon Panetta as CIA chief
Times Online Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:41 AM PST
Barack Obama's choice of a veteran political operator to run the Central Intelligence Agency is causing fresh wobbles in what had been, until this week, a sure-footed presidential transition.

Barack Obama selects gay man for White House role
Gayapolis Tue, 06 Jan 2009 5:27 PM PST
President-elect Barack Obama announced today that an openly gay man will serve as director of the White House Office of Management & Administration.

Secretary of US Senate refuses to seat Roland Burris to replace Barack Obama in Senate
Sun-Sentinel Tue, 06 Jan 2009 8:40 AM PST
WASHINGTON (AP) — Roland Burris failed in his bid to take President-elect Barack Obama's Illinois Senate seat on Tuesday in a scripted piece of political theater staged just before the opening of the 111th Congress.

9:55 a.m. — Write a letter to president-elect Barack Obama
Pacific Daily News Tue, 06 Jan 2009 3:52 PM PST
9:55 a.m. — On Jan. 20, Barack Obama will be sworn in as the president of the United States, the first black person to hold the highest elected office in the land.

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