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Obama to take office amid deep public pessimism more similar news »
On the day that President-elect Barack Obama visited the White House, a new national poll illustrates the daunting challenges he faces when it becomes his home next year. Only 16 percent of those questioned in a new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released today say things are going well in the country today. That's an all-time low.
Mon Nov 10, 2008 more from this source»»
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Obama team reviewing 'virtually every agency' more similar news »
The head of Barack Obama's transition team says the incoming administration is conducting an extensive review of President Bush's executive orders. John Podesta said a president can do a lot without waiting for Congress, and voters can expect Obama to try to restore "a sense that the country is working on behalf of the common good."
Sun Nov 09, 2008 more from this source»»
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As night falls, school collapse rescuers work on more similar news »
Rescue workers pulled two uninjured children from the rubble of a school that collapsed the day before, a spokesman for the International Committee of the Red Cross said today. The death toll from the collapse climbed to 82 earlier today when rescue workers found 21 bodies in a classroom, Haiti President Rene Preval said, according to the Haitian Press Network.
Sat Nov 08, 2008 more from this source»»
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Bali nightclub bombers executed more similar news »
Three men convicted of killing more than 200 people in a 2002 bombing at two nightclubs on the Indonesian island of Bali were executed by firing squad today, attorneys said. The blasts killed 202 people -- 88 of them Australians -- and injured more than 300. Dozens of victims were burned beyond recognition or blown to pieces by the massive blasts.
Sat Nov 08, 2008 more from this source»»
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Palin camp tries to squelch talk of infighting more similar news »
As former aides to Sen. John McCain circulated charges about Sarah Palin, a spokeswoman for the Alaska governor fired back, calling the allegations "sickening." Since the GOP defeat Tuesday night, former McCain campaign aides have been the sources of a string of stories about Palin. One source told CNN Palin "had not paid attention to a single policy debate that's gone on in this country for 10 years."
Fri Nov 07, 2008 more from this source»»
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Obama vows fast action more similar news »
President-elect Barack Obama said today the U.S. is facing "the greatest economic challenge of our lifetime" and called for Congress to pass a new stimulus package. Obama held his first briefing as president-elect, taking questions from reporters after meeting with a 17-member council of economic advisers.
Fri Nov 07, 2008 more from this source»»
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