Obama picks Clinton alum Emanuel chief of WH staff
WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama pivoted quickly to begin filling out his new administration on Wednesday, selecting hard-charging Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel as White House chief of staff while aides stepped up the pace of transition work that had been cloaked in pre-election secrecy.
Nations:U.S. People:Bill Clinton Nancy Pelosi Joseph Biden Barack Obama John Kerry Hillary Clinton Activities:US Election 2008
2008-11-05
Lobbyist speaks out, denies affair with McCain
A female telecommunications lobbyist who became part of an explosive story early this year about John McCain has broken months of silence to deny the main subtext of the account -- that she was suspected of being romantically involved with the Republican presidential candidate.
Nations:U.S. People:John McCain Activities:US Election 2008 Source:(AP)
2008-10-16
McCain adviser got money from Georgia
WASHINGTON - John McCain's chief foreign policy adviser and his business partner lobbied the senator or his staff on 49 occasions in a 3 1/2-year span while being paid hundreds of thousands of dollars by the government of the former Soviet republic of Georgia.
Nations:Russia Lebanon Latvia Romania People:Barack Obama John McCain Trent Lott Activities:2008 Georgia War US Election 2008 Russia-U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-08-13
Dems can't afford donation ban
Sen. Barack Obama’s ban on contributions from lobbyists and PACs has irritated Democratic lobbyists and fundraisers, who say that Democratic congressional candidates can’t — and won’t — turn their backs on such a steady stream of campaign cash.
People:Babe Ruth Barack Obama John McCain Al Gore Activities:US Election 2008 Source:(Politico)
2008-06-11
Court rejects appeal by ex-Illinois Gov. Ryan
Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan on Tuesday lost a Supreme Court appeal that sought to overturn his corruption conviction on the grounds his right to a fair trial by an impartial jury had been violated.
Nations:U.S.
2008-05-27
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