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Obama and Bush Working to Calm Volatile Market

Nov. 24, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama sought to seize the reins of the economic crisis Monday as he and his team worked with the Bush administration to inject confidence into the market.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. President George W. Bush said Sunday he has been "impressed" by many of President-elect Barack Obama's Cabinet picks.
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Bush understands why Obama prepping now

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush understands that Barack Obama must assemble a team and develop strategies before taking office, a Bush spokesman said Friday.

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. Treasury Department officials have talked with the Obama transition team about tapping $350 billion in unused financial bailout funds, sources say.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Yellow badge-wearing review teams for President-elect Barack Obama have begun poring over documents, budgets and tasks of U.S. federal agencies.

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- President George Bush said he doesn't view the 2008 election as a repudiation of his presidency, but of his party.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush says he's glad the glare of the spotlight will be focused on someone else in a few weeks.
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CHICAGO, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama said Wednesday the announcements he made this week aren't an expression of frustration over current administration actions.
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CHICAGO, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama named Paul Volcker and Austan Goolsbee to a new President's Economic Advisory Board.
Obama to differ from Bush on Russia

Obama to differ from Bush on Russia

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has mostly kept quiet on how he intends to deal with Russia but it's likely he'll differ from current policy, analysts say.

Sources: Obama to keep Gates at Pentagon

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- President-elect Barack Obama has decided to keep Robert Gates as U.S. defense secretary, sources close to the transition team said.
Obama repeats tax-cut pledge

Obama repeats tax-cut pledge

CHICAGO, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama said Monday making the tax code fairer is a cornerstone of his economic recovery plan.

Bush hails Citigroup bailout

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush Monday hailed the decision to shore up Citigroup as a "first step toward economic recovery."

Obama hears out Google energy plan

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Google's energy plans are getting attention from U.S. President-elect Barack Obama.

Lobbyists banned from Obama transition

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama Tuesday laid out ethics guidelines for the administration transition, including a ban on lobbyist contributions.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler