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Video of subway police shooting spurs inquiry

1/6/2009 3:57 PM

A New Year's Day shooting in which a subway police officer fired a deadly shot into the back of an unarmed man has the San Francisco Bay Area demanding answers, while authorities are appealing for patience. Bay Area Rapid Transit spokesman Linton Johnson told CNN affiliate KTVU-TV that the officer is presumed innocent and described him as devastate...Read More

CNN's Gupta eyed for surgeon general

1/6/2009 4:43 PM

Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent, has been approached by Barack Obama's transition team about the U.S. surgeon general's post, according to sources inside the transition and at CNN. Gupta, a neurosurgeon, has served as a White House fellow and as a special adviser to then-first lady Hillary Clinton.

Panetta pick as CIA chief under fire

1/6/2009 3:14 PM

Could someone without intelligence experience effectively lead the United States' top spy agency, particularly in a time of war?

Israel to open 'humanitarian corridor'

1/6/2009 5:34 PM

Israel has agreed to establish a "humanitarian corridor" to supply residents of Gaza with aid as international concerns about conditions among civilians mount, according to a government statement.

Commentary: Both sides wrong in Gaza

1/6/2009 3:24 PM

The recent carnage in Gaza has left little doubt that within the tortured dynamic of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, both the chicken and the egg have completely and utterly lost their minds.

Troops won't get Purple Heart for PTSD

1/6/2009 3:16 PM

The Purple Heart medal, awarded to service members who have been physically wounded in combat, will not be given for a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder, a Pentagon statement said.

Obama will ban earmarks from stimulus

1/6/2009 5:24 PM

Members of Congress won't be allowed to slip earmarks into the economic recovery package Congress will soon take up, President-elect Barack Obama said Tuesday.

1/6/2009 12:00 PM

German billionaire Adolf Merckle, one of the richest men in the world, committed suicide Monday after his business empire got into trouble in the wake of the international financial crisis, Merckle's family said Tuesday in a statement.

1/6/2009 3:22 PM

John Travolta and Kelly Preston have returned to Ocala, Florida, with the remains of their teenage son, a family friend told CNN on Tuesday.

1/6/2009 12:15 PM

As a candidate, Barack Obama promoted hybrid cars.

Obama Picks Panetta as CIA Director

1/5/2009 11:00 PM

President-elect Barack Obama stunned the national intelligence community by selecting Clinton White House chief of staff Leon E. Panetta, a longtime Washington insider with little intelligence experience, to serve as the next head of the CIA.

Richardson, Obama Teams Trade Blame

1/5/2009 11:00 PM

Weeks before President-elect Barack Obama chose New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson to head the Commerce Department, a small group of volunteers with ethics, tax and investigative expertise -- most of them lawyers -- scoured his background looking for embarrassing facts or political problems.

Obama Nominates Four To Senior Justice Posts

1/5/2009 11:00 PM

President-elect Barack Obama selected four prominent lawyers yesterday for senior posts at the Justice Department, naming pragmatic leaders who are likely to reverse some of the more divisive policies of the Bush administration.

1/5/2009 11:00 PM

Entertainer-turned-politician Al Franken declared victory in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race yesterday, just hours after a state panel charged with overseeing the recount of nearly 3 million ballots certified that the Democrat had received 225 more votes than Republican Sen. Norm Coleman.
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Biden, 4 Other Senators To Visit Southwest Asia

1/5/2009 11:00 PM

Vice President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. will travel to Southwest Asia later this week, his Senate office announced yesterday.

1/5/2009 11:00 PM

The inspector general of the Securities and Exchange Commission said yesterday that he is broadening his investigation into the agency's failure to detect the alleged fraud committed by Bernard L. Madoff, examining whether the regulatory breakdown was isolated.

Obama Pitches Stimulus Plan

1/5/2009 11:00 PM

President-elect Barack Obama arrived on Capitol Hill yesterday and immediately set to work reassuring skeptical Republicans about his massive economic stimulus package -- part of a campaign that earned him praise for seeking their input but questions from those averse to hundreds of billions of...

New TSA Uniforms Trigger a Rash of Complaints

1/5/2009 4:44 PM

The new blue uniforms issued to Transportation Security Administration officers at hundreds of airports nationwide may have a snazzy look, but they have become a major irritant for some of those employees.
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Richardson Addresses Decision to Withdraw Name as Obama Cabinet Nominee

1/5/2009 12:56 PM

(JOINED IN PROGRESS) RICHARDSON: ... this decision was a difficult one, I think it was the right thing to do. I made the decision over the weekend after exploring my options. I had hoped that the CDR investigation would have concluded in December with a clean bill of health for my administration...

Virginia Governor Kaine Said to Be Next DNC Chairman

1/4/2009 11:00 PM

Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine will become chairman of the Democratic National Committee later this month, serving as the top political messenger for Barack Obama's administration even while finishing his final year in the governor's mansion, several sources said.