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President-elect Obama announced Monday that Sen. Hillary Clinton, his Democratic primary rival, will be his secretary of state, and Robert Gates will stay on as defense secretary. ()
Susan Rice has often spoken of the need for multilateral diplomacy. ()
Neither candidate was able to garner 50 percent of the vote in last month's election. ()
December 1, 2008 · Washington, D.C., is preparing for a massive influx of visitors next month. Barack Obama's inauguration may draw the largest crowd of any such event in American history. That brings some daunting security concerns. ()
December 1, 2008 · Automakers head back to Washington yet again this week seeking billions of dollars in government aid. They say the money is needed to keep daily operations going, but what are their chances of getting the funds? ()
November 30, 2008 · While many evangelicals did support the McCain-Palin ticket, their votes weren't enough to overcome those of independents and Republicans who came out for Barack Obama and Joe Biden. What's the political future for evangelicals? ()
November 30, 2008 · Since the GOP's inability to take advantage of the Internet during the presidential campaign, a new, tech-savvy generation of Republicans is trying to help the GOP reach out to younger voters online. ()
November 29, 2008 · The election's red-to-blue trend reached all the way into Alabama's second district near Montgomery, where Mayor Bobby Bright defeated a GOP candidate despite the odds. Bright, a conservative Democrat will bring his pro-life, pro-gun and anti-bailout positions into the freshman mix in Washington. ()
November 29, 2008 · Even in an age of terrorism and economic meltdown, these past few years have seen a proliferation of popular satire. President Bush has frequently been the object of such satires. Daily Show writer Kevin Bleyer tells us how satirists will fill the vacuum Bush leaves behind. ()
November 28, 2008 · President-elect Barack Obama has charged that the Bush administration "took its eyes off the ball," allowing Osama bin Laden to escape and al-Qaida to regroup. But recently, the Bush administration has intensified its efforts to go after al-Qaida. ()
November 28, 2008 · If Hillary Clinton leaves the U.S. Senate for a spot in President-elect Barack Obama's Cabinet, who will be the next junior senator from New York? Speculation is mounting as the governor's decision nears. ()
December 1, 2008 · President-elect Barack Obama has unveiled his national security team. Among the main appointments: Defense Secretary Robert Gates is staying on at the Pentagon, Sen. Hillary Clinton will be secretary of state and Eric Holder will be the attorney general. ()
November 27, 2008 · President-elect Barack Obama says he's blending "experience with fresh thinking" in his Cabinet and White House. Wednesday, he named members of his Economic Recovery Advisory Board. NPR News Analyst Juan Williams talks with Steve Inskeep about whether Obama is just recycling officials from previous administrations. ()
November 28, 2008 · President-elect Barack Obama has all but named Sen. Hillary Clinton as his Secretary of State. But what's the world saying about this choice? We look at the response to Obama's choice in three regions. First, NPR's Alex Cohen talks to David Rennie of The Economist magazine, Rami Khouri, editor of The Daily Star in Beirut and Mark Magnier, Beijing correspondent for The Los Angeles Times. ()
November 27, 2008 · As part of StoryCorps' National Day of Listening project, Dorothy Bush Koch talks with her brother President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush. The project encourages people to sit down with a loved one on Nov. 28, the day after Thanksgiving, and record a meaningful conversation. ()
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