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December 25th, 2008 ·
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By: Carol E. Lee
As President-elect Barack Obama’s motorcade entered Marine Corps Base Hawaii at 4:04 p.m., two marines on guard stood at attention and saluted. There was little activity outside on the base.
The motorcade winded around what appeared to be apartment …
December 25th, 2008 ·
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By: Carol E. Lee
After gathering the whole family around the Christmas tree this morning, Vice President-elect Joe Biden’s grandchildren announced the name of his new German shepherd puppy.
They chose to call the new pup "Champ," Biden’s press secretary, Elizabeth Alexander said …
December 23rd, 2008 ·
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By: Carol E. Lee
HONOLULU - President-elect Barack Obama paid tribute to his grandmother, one of the central figures in his life, in a private church service Tuesday afternoon, before scattering her ashes in the Pacific.
Madelyn Dunham died at age 86 just …
December 23rd, 2008 ·
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By: Mike Allen
Fox News has chosen Bret Baier, chief White House correspondent, to succeed Brit Hume as primary anchor of "Special Report," the Washington bureau’s signature nightly newscast.
Hume’s farewell program is Tuesday night, but he will continue at Fox News …
December 23rd, 2008 ·
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By: Politico Staff
From the transition team:
"Washington, D.C. - On January 20th, President-elect Barack Obama will take the oath of office using the same Bible upon which President Lincoln was sworn in at his first inauguration. The Bible is …
December 22nd, 2008 ·
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By: Michael Calderone
The media took its share of lumps this year, with persistent claims of bias and complaints about often wrong-headed speculation from a seemingly endless parade of talking heads. Of course, there was great reporting, with journalists breaking news and penning …
December 19th, 2008 ·
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By: Andy Barr
Sherry L. Johnston, Bristol Palin’s future mother-in-law, was arrested Thursday night on drug charges.
Johnston was arrested at her Wasilla home and charged with six felony drug counts. Alaska state troopers then searched the Johnston home for further …
December 18th, 2008 ·
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By: Mike Allen
Mika Brzezinski of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” was mugged Thursday morning as she waited for a hired car to pick her up at a Washington hotel.
“Feel great!!” she e-mailed after appearing on the air.
Brzezinski told …
December 16th, 2008 ·
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By: Nia-Malika Henderson
President-elect Barack Obama decided to talk a little trash Tuesday. After lauding his choice to lead the department of education and ducking a question about that distracting Illinois scandal, he let go with this:
“I think we are …
December 15th, 2008 ·
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By: Nia-Malika Henderson
President-elect Barack Obama will kick off his inaugural celebration the old-fashioned way—he’ll travel with his family by train from Philadelphia and scoop up Vice President-elect Joe Biden in Wilmington, Del., along the way. He will also make a stop in …