Obama video: McCain didn't learn lessons from 'Keating Five'

Oct. 6, 2008

Sen. Barack Obama's campaign Monday tried to draw a parallel between Sen. John McCain's involvement in the nearly 2-decade-old "Keating Five" scandal and the current economic crisis.

Obama said ready to pick Richardson

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama is expected to announce New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as his commerce secretary Wednesday.

Bush: Election repudiation of GOP

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.

Obama creating new economic panel

CHICAGO, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama named Paul Volcker and Austan Goolsbee to a new President's Economic Advisory Board.

Lieberman: Obama moves near 'perfect'

HARTFORD, Conn., Nov. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman, Ind-Conn., says U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's post-election transition moves have been "just about perfect."

Obama names Orszag OMB chief

CHICAGO, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama Tuesday picked Peter Orszag to head the Office of Management and Budget, saying the economic crisis requires "ingenuity."

Data shows Obama got more news coverage

NEW YORK, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- A new report from LexisNexis concluded that while Barack Obama got more press coverage in the U.S. presidential race, it wasn't necessarily more favorable.

Obama announces part of economic team

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.

Axelrod: Obama wants big stimulus package

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama will push for a more aggressive economic stimulus package than the one he proposed on the campaign trail, an aide said Sunday.

Obama names communications staff

CHICAGO, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama announced the top members of his communications staff Saturday.

McCain makes quiet return to Senate

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., returned to the U.S. Senate seen by some as a potential ally of the man who defeated him in the presidential campaign.

Obama meets with McCain in Chicago

CHICAGO, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama and former Republican rival John McCain pledged Monday to work together to reform the federal government

S. Korea welcomes Obama-N. Korea meeting

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.

Sources say Obama taps Craig as counsel

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Gregory Craig, who directed Bill Clinton's impeachment defense, has been chosen as White House counsel by U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, sources say.

Obama, McCain to meet in Chicago

CHICAGO, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama and his Republican opponent Sen. John McCain meet Monday for the first time since Nov. 4, Obama's transition Web site said.

H. Clinton floated as Secretary of State

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., is under consideration for secretary of state in President-elect Barack Obama's administration, The Washington Post said Thursday.