Jan 8th, 2009 · Roland Burris has testified before the Illinois House committee that is expected to recommend impeachment for Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Lawmakers want to know how Burris got picked to fill Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat. Blagojevich was arrested last month on corruption charges.
Jan 8th, 2009 · President-elect Barack Obama laid out his vision for an economic stimulus plan Thursday at George Mason University. Read his prepared remarks.
Jan 8th, 2009 · In a speech Thursday morning, President-elect Barack Obama warns the U.S. could see double-digit unemployment, falling wages and a decrease in college enrollment if Congress doesn't act quickly.
Jan 8th, 2009 · President-elect Barack Obama may inherit his predecessors' wars, deficit and address, but he will not have to ride in George W. Bush's car. The Detroit News reports during the inauguration, Obama will cruise down Pennsylvania Avenue in an armored 2009 Cadillac Presidential Limousine. The model has bigger windows than the old presidential limo. It's made by General Motors. And if GM could just get a few million more people to buy one, maybe it wouldn't need that government bailout.
Jan 8th, 2009 · Less than two weeks before the inauguration, President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural committee and his transition project face potential budget shortfalls. They jointly need some $50 million, and fundraising appears to have been lagging.
Jan 7th, 2009 · President-elect Barack Obama named Nancy Killefer as his chief performance officer, bringing modern ideas of business efficiency to the White House. He also spoke of his plans to revive the economy without worsening the federal budget deficit.
Jan 7th, 2009 · President-elect Barack Obama's desire to meet with the men who preceded him on the job led to lunch at the White House and a rare group photo in the Oval Office. The current occupant, President Bush, reminded all that the office "transcends the individual."
Jan 7th, 2009 · President Bush has hosted a luncheon for President-elect Barack Obama and all the former U.S. presidents who are still alive: Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton. The last such gathering of U.S. presidents took place in 1981.