The Obama Tracker

AP

"Democratic officials say President-elect Barack Obama will nominate Sen. Hillary Clinton to be secretary of state on Monday."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081130/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_cabinet

Obama team repackaging Clinton after campaign digs

2008-11-29T19:24:00.001-08:00

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20081129/D94OK8MG0.html

Venezuela, Russia to start naval exercises Monday

2008-11-29T19:23:00.000-08:00

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081129/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_venezuela_russia_navy

Obama: 'a new and brighter day is yet to come'

2008-11-28T19:36:00.000-08:00

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/11/27/obama-a-new-and-brighter-day-is-yet-to-come/

U.S. Media Ignoring Obama Mistakes With India/Pakistan?

2008-11-28T19:33:00.000-08:00

http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/6588

Minority Advocates Watching Obama

2008-11-28T19:26:00.000-08:00

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/11/28/ST2008112802477.html

Noonan: Turbulence Ahead

2008-11-28T19:22:00.000-08:00

"The hundred days are happening now. That's the real headline on President-elect Obama's series of news conferences and his announcements of intended administration policy, such as an economic stimulus package. We don't really have to wait till after the inauguration on Jan. 20 for the new administration to begin. What the Obama transition has become is historically unprecedented. He is filling the vacuum created by a collapsed incumbency and an acute economic crisis. He is moving forward with what looks like a high, if ad hoc, awareness of the delicacy of the situation. He can't seem presumptuous or aggressive: "We only have one president at a time." At the same time he can't hide. The White House exhibits chastened generosity, refusing to snipe, mock or attempt to undermine."

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122773612620961005.html

Obama adviser (Power) once critical of Clinton is back

2008-11-28T19:21:00.000-08:00

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081128/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/obama_adviser

Barack Obama forced to deny abandoning 'change' amid insider appointments

2008-11-27T11:55:00.001-08:00

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/us_elections/article5239776.ece

Obama on Auto Execs' Private Jets: 'A Little Tone Deaf'

2008-11-26T08:09:00.000-08:00

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/President44/story?id=6329959&page=1

Obama names Volcker to head new econ advisers

2008-11-26T08:07:00.000-08:00

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081126/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_economy

Despite Bells and Whistles, 'Office of President-Elect' Holds No Authority

2008-11-25T10:25:00.001-08:00

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2008/11/25/despite-bells-whistles-office-president-elect-holds-authority/

Medvedev Renews Cold War Rhetoric as Russian Ships Arrive in Venezuela

2008-11-25T09:37:00.000-08:00

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/24/world/main4631526.shtml?tag=topStory;topStoryHeadline

...Washington to watch maneuvers 'very closely'

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=081124184807.xmj0nkq0&show_article=1

RUSSIAN ANALYST PREDICTS DECLINE AND BREAKUP OF USA

2008-11-25T09:34:00.000-08:00

Source: The Drudge Report

Tue Nov 25 2008 09:04:22

ETA leading Russian political analyst has said the economic turmoil in the United States has confirmed his long-held view that the country is heading for collapse, and will divide into separate parts.

Professor Igor Panarin said in an interview with the respected daily IZVESTIA published on Monday: "The dollar is not secured by anything. The country's foreign debt has grown like an avalanche, even though in the early 1980s there was no debt. By 1998, when I first made my prediction, it had exceeded $2 trillion. Now it is more than 11 trillion. This is a pyramid that can only collapse."

The paper said Panarin's dire predictions for the U.S. economy, initially made at an international conference in Australia 10 years ago at a time when the economy appeared strong, have been given more credence by this year's events.

When asked when the U.S. economy would collapse, Panarin said: "It is already collapsing. Due to the financial crisis, three of the largest and oldest five banks on Wall Street have already ceased to exist, and two are barely surviving. Their losses are the biggest in history. Now what we will see is a change in the regulatory system on a global financial scale: America will no longer be the world's financial regulator."

When asked who would replace the U.S. in regulating world markets, he said: "Two countries could assume this role: China, with its vast reserves, and Russia, which could play the role of a regulator in Eurasia."

Asked why he expected the U.S. to break up into separate parts, he said: "A whole range of reasons. Firstly, the financial problems in the U.S. will get worse. Millions of citizens there have lost their savings. Prices and unemployment are on the rise. General Motors and Ford are on the verge of collapse, and this means that whole cities will be left without work. Governors are already insistently demanding money from the federal center. Dissatisfaction is growing, and at the moment it is only being held back by the elections and the hope that Obama can work miracles. But by spring, it will be clear that there are no miracles."

He also cited the "vulnerable political setup", "lack of unified national laws", and "divisions among the elite, which have become clear in these crisis conditions."

He predicted that the U.S. will break up into six parts - the Pacific coast, with its growing Chinese population; the South, with its Hispanics; Texas, where independence movements are on the rise; the Atlantic coast, with its distinct and separate mentality; five of the poorer central states with their large Native American populations; and the northern states, where the influence from Canada is strong.

He even suggested that "we could claim Alaska - it was only granted on lease, after all."

Panarin, 60, is a professor at the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and has authored several books on information warfare. Developing...

Jonah Goldberg: Honestly, Another Abe?

2008-11-24T15:12:00.000-08:00

http://townhall.com/columnists/JonahGoldberg/2008/11/21/honestly,_another_abe

Rush: Obama's plans scare "the hell out of me"

2008-11-24T15:02:00.000-08:00

From the November 24 Rush Limbaugh Show:

"The Messiah returns, and blesses the nation with a huge deficit, collectivism, and thousands of new government employees. Do you people still want to argue that he's going to govern from the center? This is FDR II."

Pearl of Wisdom: "Obama isn't going to give the Big Three automakers the bailout money until they do what he wants. That's not in the Constitution. The president of the United States does not and shouldn't have that kind of power. We're surrendering it left and right; corporately, privately, and independently. It scares the hell out of me."

Pearl of Wisdom: "Everybody's trying to micromanage this economic trouble. If they'd just get out of the way and let the market handle it, yeah, there would be a lot of pain, but there's going to be anyway. Obama's policies are only going to prolong it."

Obama names econ team, sees 'historic' crisis

2008-11-24T11:52:00.001-08:00

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D94LEBE83&show_article=1

Obama Will Get Stimulus Bill First Day, Democrats Say

2008-11-24T05:49:00.001-08:00

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=afJphVfI1_0s&refer=worldwide

Rubin protégés change their tune as they join Obama's team

2008-11-24T05:48:00.000-08:00

http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/11/24/america/24rubin.php

Russian president sees Obama flexible on missile defense

2008-11-24T05:47:00.000-08:00

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081124/pl_afp/apecsummitrussiausobamamissile_081124005140

Obama skips church, heads to gym

2008-11-24T05:46:00.000-08:00

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1108/15902.html

Obama aide promotes job plan, warns automakers

2008-11-23T18:12:00.000-08:00

AP

"President-elect Barack Obama signaled Sunday he will move urgently and aggressively to rescue the plunging economy, demanding swift passage by Congress of a massive two-year spending and tax-cutting recovery program. "We're out with the dithering, we're in with a bang," a top Obama aide said.

Obama's plans, outlined by his transition team on television talk shows, could put aside his campaign pledge to repeal a Bush tax cut for the wealthy. With the downturn in the economy, those tax cuts may remain in place until they are scheduled to die in 2011, said William M. Daley, an economic adviser. "That looks more likely than not," he said."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081124/ap_on_bi_ge/obama_economy

Obama reassured Clinton she would have direct access to him; could select own staff

2008-11-23T17:57:00.000-08:00

http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/11/22/america/23hillary.php

Green Obama’s official limo is a gas guzzler

2008-11-23T17:55:00.000-08:00

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article5213322.ece

Worst of financial crisis yet to come: IMF chief economist

2008-11-23T17:54:00.000-08:00

AFP

"The IMF's chief economist has warned that the global financial crisis is set to worsen and that the situation will not improve until 2010, a report said Saturday."

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=081122230427.xqkurulg&show_article=1

Obama selects more staff

2008-11-23T17:53:00.001-08:00

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1108/15886.html

South Florida Street Expected To Be Renamed For Obama

2008-11-23T17:51:00.000-08:00

http://www.local10.com/news/18039672/detail.html

GEITHNER LIKELY TO BE TREASURY SECRETARY

2008-11-22T10:04:00.000-08:00

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/11/21/1685124.aspx