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• Obama not giving up BlackBerry without a fight

  (Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:40:27 +0000)

  Obama is finding it difficult to give up his BlackBerry. (CNN) — Barack Obama faces a host of challenges when he assumes the Oval Office later this month, but the hardest personally for the president-elect might just be relinquishing his cherished BlackBerry. Those who follow Obama on a regular basis know the president-elect is constantly on the [...]

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• HAPPENING NOW: Daschle confirmation hearing

  (Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:39:26 +0000)

  Daschle's confirmation hearing is underway. WASHINGTON (CNN)– The opening gavel came down on President-elect Barack Obama's cabinet confirmation hearings Thursday morning as Health and Human Services secretary nominee Tom Daschle appeared before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. Daschle, a national co-chair of Obama's presidential campaign, represented South Dakota in the Senate from [...]

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• Congress to make it official: Obama's the president-elect

  (Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:11:21 +0000)

  Congress will officially certify Obama as the president-elect Thursday. WASHINGTON (CNN) — Barack Obama will officially become the president-elect today when Congress meets in a joint session to tally the ballots from the Electoral College, which convened last month in every state and the District of Columbia. No surprises are expected at the gathering, which is mandated [...]

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