WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Critics from the right and left say too many of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's choices for top administration posts thus far are Clinton-era retreads.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., will hold on to his chairmanship of the House Ways and Means Committee, his lawyer said Tuesday.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- A lawyer for U.S. Rep. Charles B. Rangel, D-N.Y., alleges the congressman hasn't paid taxes on money earned from a rental property he owns.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Lawyers, accountants and campaign aides -- oh my! -- are shadowing major-party vice presidential contenders, digging up as much information on them as possible.

HOLLYWOOD, March 2 (UPI) -- Warner Bros. has engaged Paul Haggis, who wrote the screenplay for "Million Dollar Baby," to write and direct a gritty film about Iraq War veterans.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Prompted by a growing record of health problems, including the death of a 16-year-old high school athlete, a U.S. senator renewed his call on Tuesday for a ban on the dietary supplement ephedra.