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 The CaucusUpdated: President-elect Barack Obama said "like the rest of the people of Illinois" he was "saddened and sobered" by the news of Governor Blagojevich's arrest. The CaucusIllinois politicians are saying that the governor should be stripped of his role in naming Barack Obama’s replacement. ADVERTISEMENT The CaucusAmong the sponsors of the Global Initiative's recent Asia meeting is Citi, a company that received tens of billions in bailout money from the federal government. City RoomEdward M. Kennedy, the longtime senator, denies the thrust of an article that said he was talking up his niece Caroline Kennedy with elected officials to become New York's next senator. Featured Articles Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich of Illinois was arrested and charged with corruption, including an allegation that he conspired to profit from appointing a senator to succeed Barack Obama.
 President-elect Barack Obama’s appointments have deeply frustrated liberals who thought his election signaled the rise of a new progressive era.  Plans for Barack Obama’s inauguration include an effort to achieve balance amid the deepening financial crisis. Republican support for the auto industry bailout is in serious doubt and is particularly crucial in the Senate, where the bill needs 60 votes to advance. Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico, whom President-elect Obama has chosen to be commerce secretary, has a reputation for doing whatever it takes to cajole companies to invest in his home state. The City of Minneapolis has stopped searching for about 130 ballots that may be missing in the recount for a U.S. Senate seat, leaving state officials to choose between two sets of tallies. | Multimedia A series of profiles of potential members of President-elect Barack Obama’s administration. On PoliticsAfter-the-election presidential campaign panels -- in which campaign managers, pollsters, media consultants and other strategists talk about what they did and why they did it -- have become a regular postscript to presidential campaigns. The CaucusReaders seemed somewhat torn over how big an inauguration President-elect Barack Obama should plan. |
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