Transition Time: Countdown To Inauguration
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It's Official-- Obama Picks Hillary
It's Official: Barack Obama has selected onetime rival Hillary Clinton to be his secretary of State. Obama announced several national security appointments Monday, including a dissident Bush-era Marine Corps Commandant as his National Security Advisor, and he's holding over Robert Gates as Defense Secretary.
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Obama Budget Plan: Fiscal Restraint, Big Spending
President-elect Barack Obama named Peter Orszag as his budget director on Tuesday saying his job will be to conduct a thorough review of federal spending programs, "eliminating those programs we don't need and insisting that those we do need operate in a cost-effective way."
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Pres. Elect Obama Unveils Economics Team, Talks Tax Cuts
As he introduced his economic team, President-elect Obama deferred questions about the specific size of any stimulus, and didn't rule out delaying repeal of Pres. Bush's tax cuts. He also says "We can't just write a blank check for the auto industry," and unveiled New York Fed Bank Pres Tim Geithner as treasury secretary.
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CBS News: Clinton To Leave Senate For Obama Cabinet
A senior Clinton adviser tells CBS News chief political consultant Marc Ambinder that Hillary Clinton has decided to accept Barack Obama's offer to be Secretary of State. And the adviser tells Ambinder that earlier this week Mr. Obama formally told Senator Clinton the jobs was hers. Meanwhile, there are reports New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson is in consideration to become Obama's Commerce Secretary.
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Cabinet Chatter: Powell, Holder, Daschle, Clinton & Napolitano
 Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, an early Barack Obama supporter from the southwestern part of the country, is the likely choice for the job of secretary of homeland security, a top Obama adviser said Thursday. READ MORE
 Former President Bill Clinton has agreed to publicly disclose the names of most donors to his presidential foundation and library, a significant concession aimed at helping smooth the path for his wife to become the next secretary of state. READ MORE
 Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle has accepted President-elect Barack Obama's offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, Democratic officials said Wednesday. The appointment has not been announced, but these officials said the job is Daschle's. READ MORE
 Eric Holder is in line for nomination by President-elect Barack Obama to the attorney general's job that Holder has long wanted, but the 2001 episode with fugitive financier Marc Rich is stirring partisan acrimony.
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Schumer to Hold Lottery for Inaugural Tickets
Sen. Charles Schumer plans to hold a statewide Internet lottery to handle the deluge of New Yorkers wanting to attend President-elect Barack Obama's historic inauguration. Schumer, who has received nearly 100,000 ticket requests so far, saidhis office will distribute 350 tickets in a random drawing. The link to enter, is inside this story.
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Obama On 60 Minutes: Terrorists Might Attack US, Security A Priority
President-elect Barack Obama said in an interview broadcast Sunday that since terrorists might try to attack the U.S. during the White House transition, selecting his national security team is one of his top priorities. "I think it's important to get a national security team in place because transition periods are potentially times of vulnerability to a terrorist attack," Obama said.
Also Inside: Watch |Hear| Read the 60 Minutes Interview
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Transition Time: Welcome to The Oval Office
Talk about making an entrance: Barack Obama gets his first look at the Oval Office Monday... ever. In a sit-down discussion Monday with President Bush, the president-elect will get his first feel for the place where momentous decisions will soon fall to him.Bush invited Obama for the private talk, a rite of passage between presidents and successors that extends for decades.
Also Inside: Obama Executive Orders At the Ready | The First Ladies Talk | Obama Plans Guantanmo trials in US
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Transition Talk: On the WBEN Liveline with....
As President Barack Obama prepares to take over the White House on January 20, 2009, Buffalo's Early News with John Zach & Susan Rose and WBEN.com are following the process with a range of liveline interviews and reports. Click inside on any individual story to hear exclusive WBEN audio.
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The Guessing Game: Obama's Cabinet Picks
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Bush Seeks Seamless Transition
President Bush said Thursday he'll talk key issues with President-elect Barack Obama next week as his administration works for a seamless transition of authority to his Democratic successor. "This peaceful transfer of power is one of the hallmarks of a true democracy," Bush told hundreds of Executive Mansion and White House employees who gathered on the South Lawn of the White House.
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Preparing For Change: Obama Transition Ramps Up
Barack Obama's administration begins in 75 days, and he receives his first CIA briefing today. He's already moved to pick a former Clinton aide as his incoming White House Chief of Staff, another as the head of his transition team, and there's even talk of Secretary of State John Kerry
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Upstate-Downstate Fires Fanned by Winds of Change
The change that swept through Albany Tuesday, brings more than just a Democratic power shift in the legislature; worries about New York's power center shifting to the Big Apple are rising. Downstaters think "only of what's going on down in their neck of the woods and have little regard for the impositions that they place on us," says Buffalo developer Carl Paladino.
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Local Reaction to Obama Victory
One of Barack Obama's staunchest supporters from the beginning says he's on cloud nine now that Obama is the president-elect. George Arthur says Obama won't hold it against Western New York many took a while to jump on board. He notes the fact Obama will have a lot on his plate early on, so a visit to the area soon is likely out of the question.
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