CHICAGO, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- President-elect Barack Obama's pledged disclosure of staff contacts with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich may exclude e-mails and notes, a transition aide said.

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

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.

CHICAGO, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama apologized Friday to former first lady Nancy Reagan for an off-the-cuff comment, a spokeswoman said.

BOSTON, May 23 (UPI) -- Friends of U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy tell a Boston newspaper he has no plans to give up his seat to his wife.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Hachette Book Group USA is reportedly paying Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy more than $8 million to publish his autobiography, the Boston Globe said.

NEW YORK, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. Democratic party leaders are calling for quick changes to Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry's presidential campaign and media strategy, CNN reports.

NEW YORK, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- The Republican Party platform adopted at the national convention in New York is decidedly conservative in its opposition to abortion and same-sex marriage.

BOSON, Mass., July 26 (UPI) -- The Democratic Party is asking a Paulist priest instead of the archbishop of Boston to bless its national convention, the Boston Globe reported Monday. The campaign of Democratic presumptive presidential candidate John Kerry has announced that it has a