WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The scope of a recovery plan for the punk U.S. economy will be discussed by President-elect Barack Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, party officials said.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama says that while he occasionally sneaks a cigarette he does not expect to take the habit to the White House.
CHICAGO, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration day wardrobe will be supplied by the Chicago company Hartmarx.
CHICAGO, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama Saturday pledged to create millions of jobs by investing in road, bridge, sewer and other public utility projects.
NAPERVILLE, Ill., Dec. 5 (UPI) -- A Naperville, Ill., woman who owns a Jeep that once belonged to President-elect Barack Obama said she plans to put the vehicle on eBay this month.
HAVANA, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro has offered to meet with President-elect Barack Obama, the communist island's state media reported.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of slain President John F. Kennedy, may succeed Secretary of State-designate Hillary Clinton in the U.S. Senate, sources say.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- A Florida congresswoman, certain she was the victim of a joke, hung up on President-elect Barack Obama -- not once, but twice.
CHICAGO, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- A beard-free Bill Richardson was with Barack Obama when the U.S. president-elect named the New Mexico governor his nominee for commerce secretary Wednesday.
CHICAGO, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama Wednesday tapped New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson for Commerce secretary, saying his background is suited for the job.
LONDON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The grandfather of President-elect Barack Obama was imprisoned and tortured by the British during Kenya's struggle for independence, an Obama relative says.
PRINCETON, N.J., Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Americans approve of President-elect Barack Obama's including Sen. Hillary Clinton and Defense Secretary Robert Gates in his cabinet, a Gallup poll indicates.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- A federal stimulus package that funnels money to states must go to carefully chosen projects to have the desired effect, Virginia Gov. Timothy Kaine said.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Ebony magazine has announced it has selected U.S. President-elect Barack Obama as its first Person of the Year.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama is expected to announce New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as his commerce secretary Wednesday.
