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.
Keywords: Deficit · presidential · president · bailout · GM · windows · Inauguration · General Motors · inherited · George · Limousine · Obama
Jan 7th, 2009 · Joe The Plumber is heading to Israel as a war correspondent for the putting down his wrenches conservative Web site pjtv. com. Samuel J. Wurzelbacher, who gained fame during the presidential election, says he'll spend 10 days covering the fighting.
Keywords: Israel · presidential · fame · Conservation · Joe · Samuel · Com · Plumbers · Wurzelbacher · Joe the Plumber · pjtv
Jan 5th, 2009 · President-elect Barack Obama has announced one of the presidential inauguration balls will be a Neighborhood Ball "open to our new neighborhood here in Washington, D.C." D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton says she hopes this means Obama will sign a measure that will grant the District of Columbia voting rights.
Keywords: presidential · president · Washington · D.C · District of Columbia · neighborhoods · Inauguration · Obama · Del · Barack Obama · Eleanor Holmes Norton · Neighborhood Ball
Jan 4th, 2009 · The governor of New Mexico and former presidential candidate has withdrawn his nomination to be President-elect Barack Obama's commerce secretary.
Keywords: presidential · president · New Mexico · candidate · governors · secretary · Bill · Commerce · Richardson · Barack Obama · nomination
Dec 29th, 2008 · Comedian Tina Fey created a sensation this fall with her impersonation of Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live. A former head writer for SNL, Few stars in the NBC comedy 30 Rock.
Keywords: Republicans · presidential · comedy · candidate · vice · Writer · Night Live · NBC · Tina · impersonation · gubernatorial · sensation
Dec 29th, 2008 · Comedian and writer Seth Meyers has been with Saturday Night Live since 2001 and now serves as co-anchor of the show's "Weekend Update" segment. He'll discuss the program's spoofing of the recent presidential election.
Keywords: presidential · 2001 · comedy · campaign · Writer · comedian · Night Live · SNL · Seth · Meyer · Weekend Update · Seth Meyers
Dec 28th, 2008 · During the presidential campaign, President-elect Barack Obama wasn't the only person hearing jokes about his name. Weekend Edition spoke to other people what it's like to share an unusual last name with the President-elect.
Keywords: presidential · president · campaign · Obama · Barack Obama
Dec 26th, 2008 · Estimates that as many as 5 million people will descend on Washington for the presidential inauguration have been dismissed, but the city is still preparing itself for a large turnout. City Administrator Dan Tangherlini offers insight into how officials make their predictions.
Keywords: city · presidential · Washington · Turnout · descendants · Inauguration · Obama · estimation
