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After Sharp Words on C.I.A., Obama Faces a Delicate Task

The president-elect must take charge of the agency in what is proving to be one of the more treacherous patches of the transition.

Posted Dec 03 2008, 03:47 AM by NYT > Home Page

Filed under: Presidential Election of 2008, Obama, Barack, Al Qaeda, Central Intelligence Agency, Torture, Detainees, Brennan, John O

Obama Promises Quick Relief for Governors

President-elect Barack Obama told the country’s governors that his administration would not delay in pushing an economic recovery plan.

Posted Dec 02 2008, 12:55 PM by NYT > Home Page

Filed under: United States Economy, Obama, Barack, National Governors Assn

Choice for U.N. Backs Strong Action Against Mass Killings

President-elect Barack Obama has chosen his foreign policy adviser, Susan E. Rice, to be ambassador to the United Nations, picking an advocate of “dramatic action” against genocide.

Posted Dec 01 2008, 04:13 AM by NYT > Home Page

Filed under: United States Politics and Government, Obama, Barack, Appointments and Executive Changes, International Relations, Rice, Susan E

Squeezing the Most From a Stimulus Plan

To create jobs, Barack Obama must reverse the economy’s implosion, not just stop it.

Posted Nov 30 2008, 11:16 PM by NYT > Business

Filed under: United States Economy, Layoffs and Job Reductions, Obama, Barack, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (2008)

Washington Memo: A Handpicked Team for a Foreign Policy Shift

In the vision of the coming Obama administration, an expanded corps of diplomats and aid workers would be engaged in preventing conflicts and rebuilding failed states around the world.

Posted Nov 30 2008, 09:51 PM by NYT > Home Page

Filed under: United States Politics and Government, Obama, Barack, Clinton, Hillary Rodham, United States International Relations, Gates, Robert M, Jones, James L

Clinton to Be Introduced as Part of Obama Security Team

Hillary Rodham Clinton is flying to Chicago to appear with Barack Obama at a news conference where she will be introduced as his choice for secretary of state.

Posted Nov 30 2008, 11:26 AM by NYT > Home Page

Filed under: United States Politics and Government, Obama, Barack, Clinton, Hillary Rodham

Bill Clinton to Name Donors as Part of Obama Deal

The former president will disclose the names in a deal to clear the way for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton to become secretary of state, Democrats said.

Posted Nov 29 2008, 10:47 PM by NYT > Home Page

Filed under: United States Politics and Government, Obama, Barack, Clinton, Hillary Rodham, Clinton, Bill, Clinton Global Initiative

National Security Pick: From a Marine to a Mediator

Barack Obama’s choice of James L. Jones, a retired general, for national security adviser elevates another foreign policy moderate to the White House.

Posted Nov 28 2008, 10:06 PM by NYT > Home Page

Filed under: United States Politics and Government, Presidential Election of 2008, Obama, Barack, United States International Relations, National Security Council, Jones, James L

Economic Scene: The Return of Larry Summers

Over the last two years, Lawrence Summers has carved out a role as a shadow economic minister, laying out how a Democratic administration would have responded to the financial crisis.

Posted Nov 26 2008, 12:14 AM by NYT > Business

Filed under: United States Economy, United States Politics and Government, Obama, Barack, Economic Conditions and Trends, Summers, Lawrence H, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, National Economic Council

Obama Vows to Look for Budget Savings to Help Finance Recovery Plan

Barack Obama vowed to scour wasteful spending from the federal budget that “bleeds billions,” to help offset the costs of a huge stimulus package.

Posted Nov 26 2008, 12:06 AM by NYT > Business

Filed under: Obama, Barack, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Federal Budget (US)

Obama and Bush Working to Calm Volatile Market

The Federal Reserve and the Treasury plan to announce a lending program Tuesday to jump-start frozen loan markets, administration officials said.

Posted Nov 24 2008, 10:51 PM by NYT > NYTimes.com Home

Filed under: United States Economy, Bush, George W, Obama, Barack, Subprime Mortgage Crisis

Obama Unveils Team to Tackle ‘Historic’ Crisis in Economy

Barack Obama sought to convey an impression of continuity and coordination, so that his administration can “hit the ground running.”

Posted Nov 24 2008, 12:42 PM by NYT > Business

Filed under: United States Economy, Obama, Barack, Geithner, Timothy F, Summers, Lawrence H, Subprime Mortgage Crisis

Political Memo: Rubinomics Recalculated

Barack Obama’s choices for economic advisers are past protégés of former Treasury Secretary Robert E. Rubin, but they are setting aside some old orthodoxies.

Posted Nov 23 2008, 10:00 PM by NYT > Business

Filed under: United States Economy, United States Politics and Government, Presidential Election of 2008, Obama, Barack, Appointments and Executive Changes, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Geithner, Timothy F, Rubin, Robert E, Summers, Lawrence H, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Orszag, Peter R

Advertising: Riding Obama’s Coattails, Making a Buck Along the Way

Merchandise commemorating, celebrating and — in some instances — practically canonizing Barack Obama is being sold by companies large and small.

Posted Nov 23 2008, 10:00 PM by NYT > Business

Filed under: Advertising and Marketing, Presidential Election of 2008, Obama, Barack, Memorabilia

An Old Hometown Mentor, and Still at Obama’s Side

In a ranking of people who helped Barack and Michelle Obama get where they are today, close to the top would be Valerie Jarrett, who is heading to the White House.

Posted Nov 23 2008, 09:58 PM by NYT > NYTimes.com Home

Filed under: Friendship, Presidential Election of 2008, Obama, Barack, Chicago (Ill), Obama, Michelle, Mentors, Jarrett, Valerie

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