Is Obama playing it safe with his cabinet?
As the new cabinet starts to take shape, Barack Obama has named Tom Daschle (pictured) as his secretary of health and human services. Daschle, an advisor to
Obama on the long campaign trail, is now… [continued]
People: Pamela Anderson's advice for Obama 
In pictures: historical dogs of the White House
Obama selects America’s first black Attorney General
Americans will have their first black Attorney General according to unconfirmed reports which say Barack
Obama has offered the position to Bronx-raised lawyer Eric Holder. Widely respected by Republicans and Democrats alike, Holder served as Deputy Attorney General under
Bill Clinton during which time the major blot on his… [continued]
Rahm Emanuel, Obama's selection for Chief of Staff
Hillary Clinton, Obama's choice for Secretary of State
People: Ian McEwan thinks Obama can save the world
Inauguration tickets prompt buying frenzy
Washington authorities are preparing for a minimum of one million people to descend on America's capital for Barack Obama's inauguration on January 20. Tickets should be hard to come
by though after Senator Dianne Feinstein proposed a new law on Monday which would ban the sale or counterfeiting of entry… [continued]
Cockburn: Obama's to do list
People: Ian McEwan thinks Obama can save the world
Obama pledges to bail out the auto industry, but opinion is divided
When Barack Obama takes office on January 20 he knows full well that his most pressing task will be to revive the ailing US economy. The president-elect has said that he wants to
bail out 'the big three' car companies - Chrysler, Ford and General Motors. Obama… [continued]
What happens when a Western economy hits the rocks?
Cockburn: neither Obama nor McCain understood the financial crisis
Are GM, Ford and Chrysler too big to fail?
The Obama presidency: comics are not amused
Is Barack Obama above comic criticism? Some pundits and comedians are beginning to think so.
On the Washington Post, Eugene Robinson describes how comedian Don Rickles was delivering a storming stand up performance before he made a joke about
Obama in which the new President,… [continued]
People: Comedian Al Franken for Senate?
Rachel Maddow, the surprise success of the US election
Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State?
Speculation that Hillary Clinton may become Barack Obama's Secretary of State is more rife than ever after NBC's Andrea Mitchell broke the news that the wife of former President Bill Clinton flew to Obama's Chicago home yesterday on what
aides will only describe as 'personal business'. The development comes… [continued]
Alexander Cockburn: economic woes pile into Obama's in tray
People: Obama looks to the Kennedy family
Democrats in sight of a Senate supermajority
The 2008 elections could yet get more depressing for the Republicans. Following Barack Obama's victory, three Senate races still remain undecided. These results will determine
whether or not Obama goes to Washington with a filibuster-proof Democratic advantage in the Senate. The latest official count in Alaska puts Democrat Mark… [continued]
Quirke: hologram was the highlight of the election coverage
People: comedian Al Franken turns to the government
Ted Stevens faces jail for graft
Obama will rip up parts of the Bush legacy - but not all of it
It may only take a few hours for America to feel the effects of a Barack Obama presidency when the Democrat takes control of the White House on January 20 – inauguration day. Aides
say the President-elect has ambitious plans to reverse many of George W Bush’s executive orders without… [continued]
Harlem celebrates Obama's new dawn
In Pictures: a long journey for black America
Bush to give Obama tour of the White House
The American transition enters its most personal stage today when Barack Obama meets George W Bush in the White House. While the President and President-elect
discuss how the transition of power will develop, Laura Bush, America's First Lady, will give Michelle Obama, the First Lady-to-be, a guided tour of her… [continued]
Cockburn: Republicans prepare for the wilderness
Briefing: how powerful is the President of America?
Pundits dampen Obama expectations
Commentators across the whole political spectrum agree that never before has a new President been greeted with such optimism. They also agree that Barack Obama has his work cut out
if he wants to fulfil the promises on which he based his hugely successful campaign. Obama must "square soaring… [continued]
Cockburn: America wants to stand tall once more
In pictures: the world celebrates Obama's victory
In pictures: America goes to the polls
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