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CNN Top Stories, 01.12.08 18:30 UTC

Their cries of genocide were ignored

(CNN) -- They share a deep sorrow: an idealistic American who tried to protect the Kurds of Iraq, a Canadian general who refused to follow orders in Rwanda, a French priest who fought for the soul of Cambodia.

San Francisco Chronicle, 01.12.08 16:35 UTC

Obama announces Clinton, Gates for Cabinet

(12-01) 08:26 PST CHICAGO, (AP) -- President-elect Barack Obama on Monday announced a foreign policy team led by former campaign rival Hillary Rodham Clinton and President Bush's defense secretary, ...

guardian.co.uk, 01.12.08 16:06 UTC

Live: Barack Obama appoints Hillary Clinton to the state department

. 11:02am: Speaking of the Clinton administration, here's the former president himself congratulating his spouse on her nomination today: "She is the right person for the job of helping to restore ...

Economist - analysis and views, 01.12.08 12:04 UTC

The coming days - The week ahead

The ECB and the Bank of England are almost certain to cut interest rates, and other news

New York Daily News, 01.12.08 09:31 UTC

President-elect Barack Obama set to tap Hillary Clinton as secretary of state

Hillary Clinton is set to add secretary of state to her storied résumé when President-elect Barack Obama announces plans Monday to nominate her to the nation's top diplomatic post. The lineup will ...

WashingtonPost Politics, 01.12.08 08:01 UTC

Biden Taps Advisers For Key Positions

Vice President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. said yesterday that he has chosen a close adviser of more than 25 years as his counselor and has picked two other longtime political advisers for key posts in ...

WashingtonPost Politics, 01.12.08 08:01 UTC

Senate Could Give New President Early Legislative Victories

As Senate Democrats prepare for next year's agenda, they are likely to have a working filibuster-proof majority on a variety of legislative issues that could provide early victories for ...

Los Angeles Times, 01.12.08 05:02 UTC

Chambliss and Martin face Senate runoff in Georgia

Republican incumbent Chambliss calls himself 'the firewall' against a filibuster-proof Democratic majority in the Senate. Obama volunteers flock to help Democrat Martin.