President-elect Barack Obama will host a Youth Inaugural Ball, five Regional Inaugural balls, and a ball for his Home States -- Illinois and Hawaii. ...Obama's Inauguration Fund-Raising Tops $24 Million New York TimesObama raises $27 million for inaugural The Associated PressBarack Obama Spends First Full Day in DC as President-elect Voice of Am ...read more

So president-elect Barack Obama wants to make the deployment of broadband Internet networks part of a sweeping stimulus package that he hopes would create new jobs, update the nation's hospitals, schools and other facilities, and lift the United States out of recession. ...read more

President-elect Barack Obama and Britney Spears are just two big names trying to get one of their online accounts back in order.  They're among 33 celebrities who had their Twitter accounts hacked into. ...read more

President-elect Barack Obama chose Leon Panetta to head the CIA because "he brings decades of experience in government in both the legislative and executive ...Video: Schieffer On Obama Cabinet CBSObama's Cabinet: Careful or Careless? Washington PostObama apologizes to Feinstein for his CIA surprise The Associated PressNew York Times  ...read more

WASHINGTON (AP) â€" Roland Burris failed in his bid to take President-elect Barack Obama's Illinois Senate seat on Tuesday in a scripted piece of political theater staged just before the opening of the 111th Congress. ...read more

Bill Richardson's nomination as Commerce secretary was more than just a jolt to President-elect Barack Obama's otherwise smooth transition. ...Video: Richardson Addresses Withdrawing Nomination AssociatedPressRichardson, Obama Teams Trade Blame Washington PostFunds Tie Obama to Richardson Probe Figure ABC NewsChicago Tribune - FOXNewsall 2 ...read more