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Obama picks Sanjay Gupta as top doc
The Swampby Frank James President-elect Barack Obama has reportedly decided on Dr. Sanjay Gupta, the neurosurgeon who serves as CNN's chief medical correspondent, for his surgeon general, according to a report on Washingtonpost.com. (Photo of Dr. Sanjay Gupta:...Tags: Government, CNN
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Obama's hacked Twitter a warning?
The Swampby Frank James As one of those who felt badly for President-elect Barack Obama that he was going to be made to give up his Blackberry, I have to say yesterday's report that his Twitter account was compromised seemed to......Tags: Alaska, Tennessee, Government, Sarah Palin, CNN
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Barack Obama's restaurant-review debut
The Swampby Mark Silva We don't often see the president-elect of the United States doing restaurant reviews. And we only now are seeing this one, taped in 2001. The producers of Chicago station WTTW's Check, Please! had been scouting for amateur......Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Dining and Drinking, Government, Restaurants, 2009 U.S. Presidential Inauguration
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Obama train trip worries some
The Swampby Frank James President-elect Barack Obama's planned pre-inauguration train trip to Washington via Philadelphia, Wilmington, Del. and Baltimore has stoked concerns among some that he could be at risk from a terrorist attack on caustic industrial...Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Maryland, Government, Terrorism, Trips and Vacations
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Jeb Bush: No Florida Senate race
The SwampBy Peter Wallsten and updated at 4:05 pm with Bush statement Jeb Bush, the former Florida governor and brother of President Bush, has decided not to run for the U.S. Senate, ending weeks of speculation that he would preserve a......Tags: Parliament, Mel Martinez, Florida, Executive Branch, Government
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Obama's inaugural: $27 million, counting
The Swampby Mark Silva The private fundraising for President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration -- $27 million and counting - is nearing the $40 million raised for each of President Bush's two big shows. And some of the biggest donors are no strangers:......Tags: Jamie Foxx, Oklahoma, Heads of State, Government, Samuel L. Jackson
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Panetta too inexperienced for CIA?
The Swampby Frank James Reports that President-elect Barack Obama intends to make Leon Panetta director of the Central Intelligence Agency not only surprised some key Capitol Hill Democrats but left them questioning the former congressman and Clinton...Tags: Parliament, Police Investigations, Hillary Clinton, Executive Branch, Bill Clinton
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Obama, Bush: Two presidents at a time
The Swampby James Oliphant and Christi Parsons Barack Obama insists America has only one president at a time. But for the next two weeks, this city shows all signs of hosting two - working a mile apart along Pennsylvania Avenue. On......Tags: Parliament, Alaska, The White House, Chelsea Clinton, California
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Roland Burris v Senate: Showdown live
The Swampby Mike Dorning and Mark Silva Roland Burris of Illinois, rejected in his attempt to take a new seat in the Senate this morning, averted any public showdown by quietly accepting the refusal of his credentials inside the Secretary of......Tags: Parliament, Justice System, Lawyers, Upper House, Getty Images Incorporated
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Burris barred—for now
Washington BureauWASHINGTON — Democratic leaders seeking to bar Roland Burris from the Senate suffered a rift in their united front as they prepared to meet with him Wednesday to begin negotiations over whether he will be able to take the seat vacated by President-...Tags: Parliament, Pat Quinn, Dianne Feinstein, Justice System, Lawyers
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European Union peace initiatives in Gaza Strip crisis fall flat
Tribune NewspapersLONDON — With the U.S. caught in limbo between two presidencies, Europe is trying to fill the diplomatic void by assuming a greater role in the international effort to end the bloodshed in the Gaza Strip. But a series of high-level official...Tags: Police Investigations, Gordon Brown, Gaza Crisis, Armed Conflicts, Nicolas Sarkozy
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Vet became state senator
Tribune reporterJohn J. Nimrod was an early advocate of solar power and worked to revise the Illinois mental health code during 10 years as a Republican state senator representing the north and northwest suburbs. He also was active in the Assyrian community. Mr. Nimrod,...Tags: John Joseph, Executive Branch, Government, Glenview, Cook County Board
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