Obama's First Int'l Trip Will Be Canada
Barack Obama will follow a presidential tradition and head to Canada for his first international venture in a visit that's certain to help define Canada-U.S. relations during his years in the White House.
Bush: War 'Only circumstance... known'
by Mark Silva "I'm going to write a book,'' the retiring President George W. Bush says. "Part of the purpose of the book is to set history straight." The outgoing president has suggested that historians will set the record straight,...
Obama's Cabinet Up For Approval: Trouble Ahead?
President-elect Barack Obama's Cabinet-making skills will be under high-powered scrutiny this week. At least a dozen of his picks are scheduled to appear before Senate committees to begin the confirmation process.

Bush's final presidential flight: For father
by Mark Silva President George W. Bush made his last expected journey aboard Air Force One as president today, traveling to Norfolk, Va., for the christening of an aircraft carrier named for his father, the 41st president - the nuclear-powered...
Blagojevich Aims At Fellow Lawmakers
The Illinois House voted on Friday to impeach Governor Rod Blagojevich. Now, Blagojevich is fighting back at the lawmakers who voted to put him on trial. NPR's David Schaper reports.

Obama's Stimulus Plan: The Energy Debate

Obama's Stimulus Plan: The Energy Debate
Shortly after President-elect Barack Obama set a goal of doubling the country's renewable energy in three years, the jockeying over the energy portions of his administration's stimulus plan began.
Bush Urges Continuation of No Child Left Behind
ABC News' Kirit Radia Reports: In what he said would be the final policy speech of his presidency, President Bush traveled to Philadelphia to tout his controversial education program No Child Left Behind, signed seven years ago today, and to...
Dick Durbin: Senate seat remains open
by Mark Silva Probably no one would like to see a new junior senator from Illinois seated more than the senior senator from Illinois. But Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) asserts this evening that no one can fill the vacant seat...
Solis, Obama's Labor Pick, Vows To Protect Workers
Hilda Solis told lawmakers Friday that her goals, if she is confirmed as labor secretary, include giving workers better training and expanded unemployment insurance and focusing on combat veterans returning to the private sector.