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Featured Articles President-elect Barack Obama told the country’s governors that his administration would not delay in pushing an economic recovery plan. Polling stations across Georgia reported low to moderate voter turnout in the state’s runoff election for the Senate. ADVERTISEMENT  Eric H. Holder Jr., Barack Obama’s choice to be attorney general, was more deeply involved in the 2001 pardon of Marc Rich than his supporters acknowledge.  Barack Obama formally introduced his national security team, led by Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state nominee.  As governor of Arizona, Janet Napolitano, Barack Obama’s choice for homeland security secretary, opposed the Real ID drivers’ license program.  Experts caution that a troop increase in Afghanistan is unlikely to lead to the sort of turnaround seen in Iraq.  The New Mexico governor is slated to become secretary of commerce. After some time in the shadows, the vice president-elect has his say. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an environmental lawyer, said he had called Governor Paterson to say he was not interested in being appointed to replace Senator Clinton. Add the netroots to the list of those who will be partying at Barack Obama's inauguration next month. The president talks a lot about his eight years in office and what he’ll do next. Besides their impressive resumes and political star-power, a few of President-elect Barack Obama’s top cabinet choices have something else in common — hoop dreams. The governor says that he will not appoint a replacement for the senator until she is confirmed as secretary of state and steps down, in January at the earliest. | On WashingtonThe Clinton Administration alumni on the Obama transition team have been amazed at the sheer increase in the size of the defense apparatus. The TV Watch For some viewers, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s speech was the moment when she finally conceded the election for real. Visitor Center Review The new Capitol Visitor Center in Washington has more than doubled the building’s footprint and is expected to increase its annual visitors to more than three million. The Caucus We want to know how you think Barack Obama -- and the nation -- should celebrate the Inauguration.  A series of profiles of potential members of a new Obama administration. |
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