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Officials: Obama plans to tap Geithner at Treasury
(AP)
AP - President-elect Barack Obama intends to name Timothy Geithner, president of the New York Federal Reserve, as his treasury secretary to confront the nation's intense economic turmoil, senior Democratic officials said Friday. The stock market soared on the news.
Analysis: Obama Treasury choice could calm markets
(AP)
AP - Why aren't the government bailouts working?
Obama keeps low profile in auto rescue talks
(AP)
AP - While President-elect Barack Obama publicly sidelined himself during congressional debate over an auto industry bailout this week, he and his top aides quietly prodded congressional leaders to find a solution to rescue struggling automakers.
Obamas choose private Sidwell Friends School
(AP)
AP - President-elect Barack Obama and his wife have chosen Sidwell Friends School for their two daughters, opting for a private institution that another White House child, Chelsea Clinton, attended a decade ago.
Latino groups seek voice in Obama admin.
(Politico)
Politico - Ask Andrew Rivera of the Democratic Latino Organization of Virginia about Latinos in the new administration and he'll rattle off some names.
Politics' next step? Donations go high text
(AP)
AP - In a 2008 Super Bowl ad, NFL golden boy Tom Brady asked nearly 100 million viewers to text "FIT" to donate $5 to the United Way. About 25,000 people responded, raising $10,000.
Mukasey returns to work after collapse
(AP)
AP - With briefcase in hand and a smile on his face, Attorney General Michael Mukasey returned to work Friday after collapsing during a speech the night before and spurring a 14-hour scare about his health.
Freshman-to-be run biennial office space derby
(AP)
AP - Figures.
New lobbyist implicated in Abramoff investigation
(AP)
AP - A former GOP lobbyist with ties to Jack Abramoff may be moving toward a plea agreement with the Justice Department in its wide-ranging corruption investigation, documents showed Friday.
Janet Jackson's 'Nipplegate' case could reach US high court
(AFP)
AFP - The US government has asked the Supreme Court to reimpose a half-million-dollar fine slapped on CBS television for a 2004 broadcast of live images of pop star Janet Jackson's breast, court documents obtained by AFP show.
Italian premier's political party OKs merger plan
(AP)
AP - The party that Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi created more than a decade ago moved ahead with a plan to abandon its name and dissolve into another conservative bloc.
