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No Obama Cabinet details
10/11/2008 20:50
US President-elect Barack Obama will not make any Cabinet announcements this week, a spokesperson says.

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    Obama could include Republicans
    09/11/2008 21:18
    President-elect Barack Obama's incoming administration could include Republicans, or even some members of the current Cabinet, a top transition aide says.
  • Obama sets sights on economy
  • Obama: We must act swiftly
  • CENTRE-STAGE: Alaska Governor Sarah Palin answers questions at the airport in Anchorage, Alaska. (Al Grillo, AP)
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    44 sheep sacrificed for Obama
    07/11/2008 22:19
    Residents of a mainly Kurdish village in southeastern Turkey have sacrificed 44 sheep to celebrate the election of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States.
  • Zim 'ready to work with Obama'
  • Obama, leaders discuss crisis


  • Campaign computers 'hacked'
    07/11/2008 12:04
    The computer systems of US presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain were targeted by hackers, Newsweek reports.

    Obama speaks with world leaders
    07/11/2008 10:04
    President-elect Barack Obama has accepted congratulations from nine presidents and prime ministers, returning calls from world leaders who reached out after his victory.
  • Generation X enters White House
  • Obama's choice a shift in tone?
  • 'Everyone wants to talk to her'


  • Generation X enters White House
    07/11/2008 10:03
    Generation X used to stand on the sidelines. Now, with Barack Obama's victory in the presidential election, they're taking the White House.

    What does Obama mean for SA?
    13/11/2008 11:12
    The US Ambassador believes it's too soon to say what Barack Obama will mean for South Africa, but says he'll be hard-pressed to improve George W Bush's record.
  • SA voters hopeful after Obama
  • Obama 'another Nelson Mandela'


  • Key events in Obama's life
    08/11/2008 20:53
    Here is a timeline of key events in the life of Barack Obama.

    'Everyone wants to talk to her'
    07/11/2008 08:04
    Staff of former Republican vice presidential candidate, Governor Sarah Palin, have begun fielding numerous requests for post-election interviews.
  • Palin: Is SA a country?
  • The Palin effect?
  • Palin stirs mixed feelings


  • Obama's choice a shift in tone?
    07/11/2008 08:04
    Barack Obama is signalling a shift in tactics and temperament as he moves from candidate to president-elect, picking sharp-elbowed Washington insiders for top posts.
  • Israel's man in the White House
  • Obama to appoint 'climate czar'?
  • Court to test Obama's talents


  • Italian PM likes Obama's 'tan'
    06/11/2008 22:34
    Italy's famously impolitic Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has described US President-elect Barack Obama as "young, handsome and even tanned".
  • Court to test Obama's talents


  • 'I didn't vote for that dress'
    06/11/2008 20:26
    The dress worn by Barack Obama's wife, Michelle, has set internet chatrooms abuzz and attracted the attention of fashion aficionados.
  • Michelle: America's First Mom
  • Michelle breaks new ground too


  • Court to test Obama's talents
    06/11/2008 17:04
    Barack Obama may have the chance to appoint two judges to the Supreme Court, giving him an opportunity to make a further lasting mark.
  • Daunting problems await Obama
  • Democrats face test of power


  • Israel's man in the White House
    06/11/2008 14:11
    Israel has hailed Barack Obama's choice of Rahm Emanuel to be his chief of staff, with one daily calling him "our man in the White House".
  • Daunting problems await Obama
  • Barack to pick team Obama


  • 'Stop the hate in 2008!'
    06/11/2008 14:09
    Thousands of gay rights supporters have taken to the streets outraged that California had voted to ban same-sex marriages.
  • Gay activists jarred by ban
  • California bans gay marriages


  • Democrats face test of power
    06/11/2008 12:12
    Barack Obama's Democrats are basking in their longed-for monopoly on the US government, but now face the responsibilities and pitfalls of power.
  • Daunting problems await Obama
  • Obama win = Bush defeat
  • Democrats gain grip on Senate


  • Russian papers snub Obama win
    06/11/2008 12:11
    Russian newspapers have paid scant attention to Barack Obama's victory, focusing on a speech by their president.

    Palin: Is SA a country?
    06/11/2008 12:10
    In the aftermath of Barack Obama's victory, reporters are spilling previous off the record gossip about Sarah Palin.
  • The Palin effect?
  • Palin stirs mixed feelings


  • 'Mini Baracks' born in Kenya
    06/11/2008 10:53
    The US election has triggered a new generation of mini Barack Obamas with parents in Kenya and the US naming their newborns after the new president-elect.
  • Kenya declares 'Obama Day'
  • Baby 'Obamas' in Sierra Leone


  • Daunting problems await Obama
    06/11/2008 09:45
    President-elect Barack Obama has barely had time to savour his victory before getting a sobering look at some of the problems he will inherit.
  • Obama safety a major challenge
  • Obama takes time out
  • UN chief sees new era with Obama


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