Reelected: Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss at an election-night party Tuesday in Atlanta. He defeated Democrat Jim Martin in a runoff.
12.03.08
With Chambliss, Republicans win one in the South
GOP’s conservative base in Georgia prevents a Democratic filibuster-proof majority in the US Senate.
12.02.08
Obama’s team of stars: Can he manage it?
Some inner-circle conflict can be of help to a president, but building a sense of teamwork will be key.
Reporter Linda Feldmann discusses President-elect Obama's choices for his economic and national security teams.
12.01.08
Obama’s national security ‘team of rivals’
His choice of Gates, Clinton, and Jones reflects his goal of building a bipartisan cabinet.
Reporter Gordon Lubold discusses some of the career achievements of former US Marine Corps commandant James Jones.
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11.30.08 Will Obama and Clinton work as a team?They’ve had differences, but Obama is expected to name her as secretary of State. Reporter Howard LaFranchi discusses some of President-elect Obama's picks for his administration, and some potential conflicts among them. |
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11.26.08 For Obama, White House clout is nowThe president-elect went public this week to reassure Americans he’s on top of the economic crisis. Reporter Linda Feldmann discusses President-elect Obama’s spate of announcements about his economic team, intended in part to reassure the public that he is on the case. |
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11.26.08 A last electoral hurdle for ObamaA Web-driven challenge to his legitimacy targets members of the Electoral College. Reporter Patrik Jonsson discusses a last-ditch campaign to push Electoral College members, expected to vote in Barack Obama next month, to question the president-elect’s status as a ‘natural-born’ citizen. |
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11.25.08 As Latinos tilt Democratic, can Texas stay ‘red’?The Lone Star State is the last big GOP bastion where Hispanics are a sizable voting bloc. |
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11.25.08 Who will fill Obama’s Senate seat?The Illinois governor has promised to name someone before the end of the year. |
