Dwight Eisenhower talking to reporters in Chicago.

HXP0930071966: POL-UNITED STATES-EISENHOWER, DWIGHT - ABCD FILES:Chicago,IL September 30, 1966 --- Former President Dwight Eisenhower tells reporters 9/30/1966 that the "War on Poverty" should wait in the staging areas as long as the war in Viet Nam continues. Eisenhower was in Chicago at a fundraiser for his brother Earl, who is running for Cook County Clerk. --- WHC UPI/UPI

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Minister who inspired 'under God' dies

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- The Rev. George M. Docherty, who helped get the phrase "under God" into the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance, has died at the age of 97 in Pennsylvania.

Obama frustrated with last eight years

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.

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.

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UPI Almanac for Friday, Nov. 14, 2008.

Obama, Dems win historic blowout victory

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Sen. Barack Obama won the U.S. presidential election in a historic blowout victory Tuesday.

Gates: U.S. still needs nuclear deterrent

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- The United States continues to need a nuclear deterrent, albeit a much smaller one than in the Cold War era, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday.

Analysis: Caspian states consider economic union

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Russia is advancing a proposal that could result in an OPEC-like cartel being formed of Caspian riparian states. Given the deteriorating state of U.S.-Russian relations and the current global financial turmoil, such a move will hardly be welcomed by countries with economies sinking into recession while they try to pay for their energy imports. Russia's proposal for a Caspian Economic Cooperation Organization was floated at a recent meeting in Astrakhan attended by government officials from Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Iran and Turkmenistan.

Analysis: Russia and OPEC deepen ties

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- As Washington and Moscow continue to clash over Russia's military and economic resurgence, the Russian government is seeking to stabilize its fiscal gains from its energy exports. At an OPEC meeting earlier this week in Vienna, Russia sent a 20-man delegation to propose closer cooperation. Both OPEC and Russia have an interest in reversing oil's recent price declines, even though several European countries are on the verge of recession because of soaring energy costs.

Study: Secretive intel board proves useful

WASHINGTON, June 16 (UPI) -- Researchers say a secretive board that has advised U.S. presidents on intelligence matters since the 1950s has been both ignored and proven invaluable.

Analysis: The hill McCain must climb

WASHINGTON, June 6 (UPI) -- Sen. Barack Obama starts the main rounds of his presidential election campaign as the front-runner and favorite, a new CBS poll said this week.