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It's decided: Barack Obama picks Hillary Clinton for secretary of State
President-elect Barack Obama has settled on former rival Hillary Rodham Clinton to be secretary of State, following a high-stakes courtship that is expected to lead to a formal announcement after the Thanksgiving holiday, aides to both said.
After an...Tags: National Government, National or Ethnic Minorities, Charity, Parliament, Barbara Boxer
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Villaraigosa calls for 'emergency overhaul' of L.A.'s budget
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Friday called for an "emergency overhaul" of the city's budget, saying most departments must cut 3% of their costs through the end of the fiscal year. One day after the city's top financial expert proposed...Tags: Los Angeles Police Department, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Antonio Villaraigosa, Wendy Greuel, Budgets and Budgeting
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FCC appeals Janet Jackson 'wardrobe malfunction' case to Supreme Court
Associated PressThe Federal Communications Commission has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the indecency case over Janet Jackson's breast-baring "wardrobe malfunction" incident at the 2004 Super Bowl. The FCC this week appealed a ruling by the 3rd U.S. Circuit...Tags: Multi-Sport Events, CBS Corp., Justin Timberlake, Cher, Awards and Prizes
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Obama likely to name Geithner as Treasury Secretary; Sen. Clinton 'on track' for state job
Associated Press WritersWASHINGTON (AP) _ President-elect Barack Obama intends to name Timothy Geithner, president of the New York Federal Reserve, as his treasury secretary to confront the nation's intense economic turmoil, senior Democratic officials said Friday. The stock...Tags: Defense, Chuck Grassley, National Government, Chelsea Clinton, Henry Paulson
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Obama appeals for Chicago to host Olympics
Tribune reporterISTANBUL — It didn't take long for Barack Obama to start playing a significant role in promoting Chicago's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics. About 15 minutes into Friday's presentation of the city's bid plans to the general assembly of European...Tags: Multi-Sport Events, Summer Olympics, National Government, Richard M. Daley, Olympic Games
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Official: Geithner is like Obama nominee for Treasury Secretary
The Associated PressPresident-elect Barack Obama is likely to name Timothy Geithner, president of the New York Federal Reserve, as Treasury Secretary in a time of intense economic turmoil as he rounds out the upper echelon of his Cabinet, a senior Democratic official...Tags: National Government, Henry Paulson, Parliament, Kathleen Sebelius, Federal Reserve
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Illinois lawmakers pass autism insurance law
Governor Rod Blagojevich is expected to sign a bill requiring insurers to cover autism treatment up to $36,000 a year until a patient turns 21. An estimated 4,500 Illinois families would benefit from the coverage. The bill also would require insurers to...Tags: Illnesses, Executive Branch, Insurance, Government, Mental Illness
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Napolitano, reported favorite for Homeland Security post, says Guard should go back to border
PHOENIX (AP) _ Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, President-elect Barack Obama's reported primary choice for Homeland Security secretary, says she still thinks National Guard troops should be sent back to the U.S.-Mexico border. Napolitano says that "as...Tags: Barack Obama, Defense, Janet Napolitano, Executive Branch, Government
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Rendell honors late lieutenant governor
The Associated PressCatherine Baker Knoll, Pennsylvania's first female lieutenant governor, was remembered in a Capitol memorial ceremony as a caring, but tough-as-steel woman who broke barriers and defied odds. Several hundred mourners in the ornate Rotunda watched as an...Tags: Executive Branch, Hillary Clinton, Government, Death and Dying, Local Elections
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Search is on for new housing director
Special to NewsdayMayor Michael Bloomberg will conduct a national search for a new Housing Authority director after the current housing czar announced Friday that he is leaving after seven years in the post to return to the private sector. Tino Hernandez, who lived in...Tags: Interior Policy, Housing and Urban Planning, Michael Bloomberg
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Durbin: Chicago prosecutor has his full support
Associated Press WriterSen. Dick Durbin said Friday he will recommend another term for corruption-busting federal prosecutor Patrick J. Fitzgerald if he wants to stay on as Chicago's U.S. attorney. Durbin told a news conference that he first wants to sit down with the city'...Tags: Corporate Crime, National Government, Prosecution, Richard Durbin, Lawyers
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State sinks more than $2 billion into the red
Tallahassee BureauFlorida government's pocketbook is turning a brighter shade of red. State economists finished their much-anticipated revenue estimating huddle Friday agreeing the current-year budget is about $2.2 billion under-funded thanks to plummeting sales and...Tags: Sales, Real Estate Sales, State Budgets, Budgets and Budgeting, Unemployment
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