Here are some of the most current news items on our new incoming President, Barack Obama:  

Obama Kicks Off His Vacation With a Round of Golf
Washington Post - United States
President-elect Barack Obama acknowledges the traveling press corps as he arrives to play golf in Kailua, Hawaii on Dec. 21, 2008. Behind him is Eugene Kang ...

Poll finds split over Obama aides' contacts with Illinois governor
CNN - USA
A new national poll indicates Americans are split on whether aides to President-elect Barack Obama did something ...

Biden Worries Global Expectations of Obama Too ‘High’
Bloomberg - USA
... President-elect Joe Biden said he is worried about the “exceedingly high expectations” that world leaders have placed on President-elect Barack Obama. ...

Why some women's groups are miffed at Obama
CNN - USA
A poll shows 71 percent of Americans approve of Barack Obama picking Hillary Clinton for secretary of state. Obama is taking the big-tent approach to ...

Obama names science and technology team
EETimes.com - USA
US President-elect Barack Obama has named four key members of his science and technology team, saying science holds the key to the planet's ...

Obama review set for Tuesday release
The Associated Press
Tuesday is the day President-elect Barack Obama plans to reveal his staff's conversations with the Illinois governor's office accused of ...

Obama, Warren and Civil Soceity
FOXNews - USA
My hat’s off to President-elect Barack Obama for inviting Pastor Warren to give the invocation and the same to Pastor Warren for accepting the invitation. ...

Obama Kicks Off His Vacation With a Round of Golf
Washington Post - United States
President-elect Barack Obama spent his first full day in Hawaii working out with his wife, Michelle, ordering local delicacies ...

Obama to release review on Blagojevich contacts
The Associated Press
President-elect Barack Obama plans to reveal on Tuesday his staff's conversations with the Illinois governor accused of trying to sell ...

Obama taps Iowa’s Tom Vilsack as ag secretary
Farm and Dairy - Salem,Ohio,USA
President-elect Barack Obama selected former Iowa governor Tom Vilsack as his choice for secretary of agriculture, announcing the ...