- Obama economic plan aims for 2.5M new jobs by 2011 -WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Barack Obama promoted an economic plan Saturday he said would create 2.5 million jobs by rebuilding roads and bridges and modernizing schools while developing alternative energy sources and more efficient cars....
- White House: Meeting set on North Korean nukes -LIMA, Peru (AP) -- The White House said Saturday representatives of the nations trying to get North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons program have agreed to meet next month....
- Obama's Cabinet posts seem to be filling quickly -WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Barack Obama has moved with unusual speed to select officials for his administration, and senior Democratic officials say he intends to name Timothy Geithner as his treasury secretary as soon as Monday....
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Iranian-operated cargo ship hijacked off Somalia
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The U.S. Navy says a cargo ship has been hijacked off the Somalia coast - the latest in a series of attacks by pirates operating out of the African country....
President-elect Obama, McCain vow to work closely
CHICAGO (AP) - The bitter general election campaign behind them, President-elect Barack Obama and Republican Sen. John McCain met Monday to discuss ways to reduce government waste, promote bipartisanship and find other ways to improve government....
3 Chicago teens drown during leadership retreat
ALGONQUIN, Illinois (AP) - Three Chicago teens who apparently sneaked away from a school-sponsored camp retreat to paddle along a nearby river drowned early Friday. Their paddle boats - missing floor plugs already removed for the winter - quickly...
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