WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama said in remarks aired Sunday he will tap Gen. Eric Shinseki to lead the Veterans Administration.
CHICAGO, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama Monday announced part of his economic team: Timothy Geitner for treasury and Larry Summers as chief economic adviser.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak says he would welcome a meeting between U.S. President-elect Barack Obama and North Korea once Obama takes office.
CHICAGO, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- The most recent foreign leaders to call U.S. President-elect Barack Obama have been the presidents of Russia and China, who phoned Saturday.
BEIJING, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao had his first telephone conversation Saturday with the incoming U.S. president, Barack Obama.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama said Saturday he will move quickly on measures to aid struggling middle-class Americans hit by the financial crisis.
CHICAGO, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- The financial crisis that began on Wall Street snaked into other economic sectors, such as the U.S. auto industry, President-elect Barack Obama said Friday.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Barack Obama, with projected wins in West Coast states, became the first African-American president-elect of the United States Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Former Sen. Larry Pressler, R-S.D., has decided to endorse Democrat Barack Obama for president, Politico reported Sunday.
NEW YORK, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- The New York Times endorsed Barack Obama for president, saying the U.S. senator from Illinois proved he's the "right choice" for the office.
RENO, Nev., Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, campaigning in Nevada Tuesday, said that Barack Obama is likely to create a crisis if he becomes president.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has widened his lead over Republican nominee John McCain during the past month, a CNN poll indicates.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has a 9-point lead over Republican John McCain among registered U.S. voters, a CBS/New York Times poll indicates.
MIAMI, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. financial crisis makes it imperative for the scheduled presidential debate to go on, Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama said Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Republican presidential nominee John McCain Tuesday took aim at Democrat Barack Obama for not saying more about the U.S. financial crisis.
