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Obama's intel picks short on direct experience

Obama's intel picks short on direct experience

President-elect Barack Obama's selection of an old White House hand to head the CIA shows a preference for a strong manager over an intelligence expert. Read more »

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Kennedy says 9/11, Obama led her to public service

Kennedy says 9/11, Obama led her to public service

Caroline Kennedy emerged from weeks of near-silence Friday about her bid for a Senate seat by saying that after a lifetime of closely guarded privacy, she felt compelled to answer the call to service issued by her father a generation ago. Read more »

For Obama, huge challenges vs. big assets

For Obama, huge challenges vs. big assets

Barack Obama will inherit two wars and the worst economic conditions in three generations when he takes the oath of office on Jan. 20. Ironically, that challenge might be a blessing for the president-elect - unemployment is so high and consumer confidence so low that even modest improvements will let him claim progress. Read more »

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