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• Obama finishes rail trip to capital

  January 18, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – On the final leg of a two-year road trip, Barack Obama rode into Washington on Saturday in an antique caboose with the contented look of a man convinced …

• Foreign wings may fly future president

  January 18, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 For nearly two decades, Boeing Co.’s massive 747 jumbo jet has served as the president’s flying White House, awing world leaders and projecting America’s might wherever it landed. But in …

• Leonard Pitts Jr.: Lincoln backdrop requires context

  January 18, 2009 in Opinion on Page B8 On Tuesday, Barack Obama will stand on the steps of the U.S. Capitol and take an oath making him the nation’s first president of African heritage. The statue of Abraham …

• Poll: Hopes high for Obama

  January 18, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – Even as they express deep concern about the current direction of the country, Americans are overwhelmingly optimistic about Barack Obama and are pinning their hopes for recovery from …

• Witnesses to history

  January 18, 2009 in City on Page A14 When Evelyn Anderton’s grandson was born 20 months ago, she would hold him and tell him he’d be the nation’s first black president. Since Nov. 4, she’s had to tell … 1

• Gun sales are booming

  January 17, 2009 in City on Page A1 Gun sales have skyrocketed around the Inland Northwest since the November general election, with gun shop owners citing fears that a Democratic president and Congress will tighten gun control. “The … 1

• Obama’s clergy choice a hot topic

  January 17, 2009 in Features on Page E1 At past inaugurations, ceremonial prayers uttered on behalf of the incoming president drew about as much attention as the flags on the podium. Not this year.

• Obama’s BlackBerry bent poses presidential quandary

  January 17, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Barack Obama desperately wants to keep his ever-present BlackBerry and become the first sitting president to use e-mail. Just days before his swearing in as the nation’s 44th …

• Store owners watch run on firearm sales

  January 16, 2009 in Business, City, Idaho Gun sales have skyrocketed around the Inland Northwest since the November general election, with gun shop owners citing fears that a Democratic president and Congress will push gun control legislation. 1

• Volcker group weighs in

  January 16, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A10 NEW YORK – A top economic adviser to the incoming Obama administration unveiled a plan Thursday to radically rethink the global financial system, including a host of measures that would …

• Obama promises reform of entitlement programs

  January 16, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – President-elect Barack Obama pledged Thursday to shape a new Social Security and Medicare “bargain” with the American people, saying that the nation’s long-term economic recovery cannot be attained …

• John C. Bersia: Restoring respect for our nation

  January 15, 2009 in Opinion on Page A13 In 2009, my America – the one that I grew up with, knew and loved so well – is not as visible around the world. Born from a storied revolution …

• Fed officials encourage bailout program overhaul

  January 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Top officials of the Federal Reserve Tuesday pushed for more money and a revamped approach to the rescue of the financial system, arguing that tax cuts and a …

• In policy shift, U.S. will talk with Iran, Clinton says

  January 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Secretary of State-designate Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday the Obama administration will seek to engage directly with Iran in an effort to persuade it to abandon its nuclear …

• Obama set to act quickly on Guantanamo

  January 13, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – President-elect Barack Obama will sign an executive order in his first week in office that sets in motion the closure of the Guantanamo Bay military prison, the highest-profile …

• Obama seeks rest of rescue funds

  January 13, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – President-elect Barack Obama on Monday launched an aggressive campaign to persuade a deeply skeptical Congress to permit him to spend another $350 billion to stabilize the still-fragile U.S. …

• Obama says his economic plan will be refined

  January 9, 2009 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama said Friday that he and Congress will “hone and refine” his nearly $800 billion economic recovery plan, as he seeks to patch fissures with senior …

• Obama meets with exclusive club

  January 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Confronting a grim economy and a Middle East on fire, Barack Obama turned Wednesday to perhaps the only people on the planet who understand what he’s in for: …

• Performance officer named as nation faces record deficit

  January 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Pointing with concern to “red ink as far as the eye can see,” President-elect Barack Obama pledged Wednesday to tackle out-of-control Social Security and Medicare spending and named …

• On Israel, Obama remains reticent

  January 8, 2009 in Opinion on Page A11 President-elect Barack Obama has so far said nothing about the war raging between Israel and Hamas in Gaza because he has nothing to gain and much to lose by making …

• Obama rips Bush over federal deficit

  January 7, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – President-elect Barack Obama Tuesday ripped outgoing President George W. Bush for “irresponsibly” doubling the federal debt, then warned that he could preside over trillion-dollar-a-year deficits for “years to …

• Gupta tabbed for surgeon general

  January 7, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – America’s most famous television surgeon, Sanjay Gupta, is poised to take his black bag and microphone to the White House as President-elect Barack Obama’s choice for U.S. surgeon …

• Obama’s CIA pick attracts criticism

  January 6, 2009 in City on Page A3 WASHINGTON – President-elect Barack Obama has selected Leon E. Panetta, a former California congressman with little experience on intelligence matters, to serve as the next director of the CIA. The …

• Gaza violence could derail Obama’s peace plans

  December 29, 2008 in City on Page A5 WASHINGTON – Spiraling violence between Israel and Hamas has raised new obstacles to President-elect Barack Obama’s ambitious Arab-Israeli peace initiative and his broader effort to improve relations between the U.S. …

• Blackout hits Oahu during Obama visit

  December 28, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 HONOLULU – Almost all of Oahu had electrical power restored Saturday after a power failure blacked out the island’s population of about 900,000 and thousands of holiday visitors, including President-elect …

• Lawyer urges panel to subpoena Obama staff

  December 26, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A6 CHICAGO – In a move intended to force public testimony from President-elect Barack Obama’s inner circle, a lawyer for Gov. Rod Blagojevich has asked the legislative panel considering impeachment of …

• Obama pays dinnertime visit to base

  December 26, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A6 KAILUA, Hawaii – President-elect Barack Obama visited military families while they ate Christmas Day dinner, thanking them for their service and posing for pictures. Obama on Thursday visited Marine Corps …

• Obama pays tribute to troops

  December 25, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 HONOLULU – President-elect Barack Obama used a holiday radio address released Wednesday to remember the nation’s troops serving overseas and average citizens at home who are struggling amid a troubled …

• Report clears contact with Blagojevich

  December 24, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – White House Chief of Staff-designate Rahm Emanuel spoke “one or two” times with Illinois Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich and “about four” times with the governor’s chief of staff …

• Obama to take oath of office on Lincoln’s inaugural Bible

  December 24, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – President-elect Barack Obama will use the same Bible at his swearing in that Abraham Lincoln used for his first inauguration in 1861. Obama will be the first president …

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