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Volcker to head board of economic experts, sources say

Nov. 26, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday will announce that Paul Volcker will head a new economic recovery board, two sources close to the transition team tell CNN.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- An international economists group led by a U.S. adviser to President-elect Barack Obama unveiled Thursday a plan to extensively overhaul banking regulations.

Obama: U.S. facing trillion-dollar deficit

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- President-elect Barack Obama said Tuesday the United States may be facing trillion-dollar deficits "for years to come."

Obama, Pelosi to discuss stimulus package

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.

Next step for automakers is improved sales

DETROIT, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Experts say the next critical step in helping U.S. automakers recover is for Americans to show up in dealers' showrooms and buy a new car.

Volcker: U.S. 'addicted to spending'

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Paul Volcker, U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's special economic adviser, says Americans have been living above their means for too long.

Personality Spotlight: Paul Volcker

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Paul Volcker, who as U.S. Federal Reserve Board chairman tamed stagflation, will bring extensive monetary policy experience to his new White House post.
Obama taps Volcker for economic recovery

Obama taps Volcker for economic recovery

CHICAGO, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama will use the advisory setup he relied on during his campaign to draw on outside expert advice on key issues, aides said.

Obama: I'm the one with vision of future

CHICAGO, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama Wednesday bristled at suggestions he's filling his administration with old Washington hands.
Obama creating new economic panel

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.

Obama, governors to meet

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Governors will have a chance to bend U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's ear on how the national economic crisis is ravaging state budgets, officials 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."

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.

Emanuel: 'Deliberate haste' on economy

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Rep. Rahm Emmanuel, D-Ill., who will be Barack Obama's White House chief of staff, says the president-elect will "move with deliberate haste" on the economy.
Economic crisis front and center for Obama

Economic crisis front and center for Obama

CHICAGO, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- President-elect Barack Obama, knowing the urgency facing the United States, is working quickly to name his treasury secretary, observers said.
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Marilyn Monroe Cupcake Portrait at Madame Tussauds in New York
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A one-of-a-kind 8 x 4 foot portrait of Marilyn Monroe made from 2,100 bite sized stuffed cupcakes stands in the lobby next to her wax figure on the eve of Marilyn Monroe's 86th birthday at Madame Tussauds in New York City on May 31, 2012. UPI/John Angelillo