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Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:36:27 -0500

Obama pushes stimulus, warns on recession
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama warned on Thursday that the U.S. economy could stay mired in recession for years without bold action and he urged lawmakers to work day and night to pass a massive stimulus plan.

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:34:14 -0500

Citi backs mortgage bankruptcy reform: Senators
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Financial giant Citigroup Inc has agreed to support a controversial rewrite of U.S. bankruptcy law aimed at helping troubled mortgage borrowers, three Democratic senators said on Thursday.

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:44:35 -0500

U. N. agency, Red Cross criticize Israel as Gaza toll hits 765
GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinians in the Gaza Strip faced worsening conditions on Thursday after two aid drivers were killed and their U.N. agency halted work, saying staff were at risk from Israeli forces fighting Hamas militants.

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:37:08 -0500

Wal-Mart and other retailers warn after weak December
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc and other top U.S. retailers delivered disappointing December same-store sales and profit warnings on Thursday, sparking fresh recession concerns that hit stock and currency markets.

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:42:51 -0500

Madoff had $173 million in checks ready, U.S. says
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Accused swindler Bernard Madoff had signed checks totaling more than $173 million in his office desk ready to be sent out before his arrest, U.S. prosecutors said in court papers on Thursday asking a judge to jail him.

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Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:26:00 GMT

Obama plans to overhaul counterterrorism - MSNBC
WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama is laying plans to dissolve a White House security panel created in the wake of 9/11 and restructure counterterrorism policy under intelligence veteran John Brennan. The White House Homeland Security Council ...
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:43:00 GMT

Congress meets to count electoral votes - San Francisco Examiner
The House and Senate are coming together in a centuries-old tradition to count the electoral votes from the November election and formally declare that Barack Obama will be the 44th president of the United States . Vice President Dick Cheney will ...
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:51:00 GMT

Nigeria: Country's Electoral System Can't Produce an Obama - Vanguard ... - AllAfrica.com
LESS than two weeks to the inauguration of Senator Barrack Obama as the 44th President of the United States, Nigerians have passed a vote of no confidence on the nation's electoral system, saying an Obama cannot emerge in the country. The poll ...
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:41:00 GMT

Lungren gets a hand in counting electoral votes for Obama - Sacramento Bee
WASHINGTON --- It will be all ceremonial, but California Republican Rep. Dan Lungren will help count the votes today when the House and Senate formally declare Barack Obama as the next president of the United States. Lungren was chosen for the job by ...
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:06:00 GMT

Kerala: Communists pushing euthanasia bill, Church calls it electoral ... - AsiaNews.IT
The Marxist-leaning government wants to legalise euthanasia and decriminalise attempted suicide. Bill would allow patients to choose between continued treatment or letting themselves die. Catholic Church slams the bill as a “new attack against life ...

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Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:28:19 GMT

Metchosin / East Sooke Merger Study to Go Forward
A REFERENDUM VOTE ON AMALGAMATING METCHOSIN AND EAST SOOKE COULD COME EARLY NEXT YEAR, AS THOSE REGIONS PREPARE TO MOVE INTO THE NEXT STAGE OF STUDY ON THE ISSUE.
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:28:13 GMT

Congress officially declares Obama next president
Barack Obama is officially the next president of the United States, Congress declared Thursday in fulfilling its centuries-old constitutional duty to certify and tally the electoral college vote from each ...
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:27:23 GMT

Obama Introduces Kaine As DNC Chairman
President-elect Barack Obama appeared Thursday at Democratic Party headquarters with his hand-picked incoming chairman, Virginia Gov.
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:18:40 GMT

Neuhaus, influential Catholic conservative, dies - AP
A A A' The Rev. Richard John Neuhaus, a leading intellectual of the Christian right who helped build a new coalition of conservative Protestants and Roman Catholics, and informally advised President George W. ...
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:10:17 GMT

Congress: Obama Presidency Official
Barack Obama is officially the next president of the United States, Congress declared Thursday in fulfilling its centuries-old constitutional duty to certify and tally the electoral college vote from each ...

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