Barack Obama is shirtless

Top aide to president-elect Barack Obama to address Massachusetts Democratic convention delegates
The Republican Mon, 22 Dec 2008 7:45 PM PST
BOSTON - A top aide for President-elect Barack H. Obama will be the keynote speaker during the state Democratic party's convention in Springfield next year.

Barack Obama is shirtless
Moldova.org Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:35 PM PST
Barack Obama goes shirtless as he and his family — wife Michelle, and daughters Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7 — vacation at a beachside compound in Kailua, Hawaii on Sunday. It was recently announced that Rev. Rick Warren will deliver the invocation at Obama’s swearing. Hollywood is basically up in arms over the decision. Rihanna was also announced as a performer for the inauguration charity ball. For ...

Will Smith, Rihanna RSVP for Barack Obama's inauguration
The Star-Ledger Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:06 PM PST
PETER KRAMER/AP PHOTOWill Smith Mr. Smith is going to Washington. Will Smith and wife Jada Pinkett Smith are the latest boldface names who have RSVP'ing to President-Elect Barack Obama's inaugural festivities next month. "We'll go there and just cry --...

Barack Obama tees off Hawaii holiday on golf course
Daily Telegraph Mon, 22 Dec 2008 9:54 AM PST
Basketball may be Presidentelect Barack Obama's first love but he began a 12day holiday in Hawaii with five hours on a golf course.

Barack Obama's Election Voted Top News Story of 2008
KTVN Reno Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:05 AM PST
According to the nation's editors and news directors, no story topped the election of Barack Obama to be the first African-American president this year.

Obama transition team releasing Blagojevich report
AP via Yahoo! News Tue, 23 Dec 2008 0:59 AM PST
President-elect Barack Obama's transition office is ready to release an internal review of all contacts his staff had with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's office over the Senate seat that Obama has vacated and that the governor is accused of putting up for sale.

Obama's fusion cabinet
The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News Tue, 23 Dec 2008 0:00 AM PST
Like a student who finishes his homework early, Barack Obama can vacation in Hawaii with the satisfaction that he's largely named his cabinet in record time, and that his choices have been generally well received. Ahead lies the real test: Can he manage this group of diverse views and traditions?

''Yes, We Can 2009 Inauguration Cruise'' Seven Day Voyage to the Inauguration of Barack Obama
Centre Daily Times Mon, 22 Dec 2008 8:48 AM PST
HotelBlox announced today that it has partnered with Imperial Majesty Cruise Line and Yes We Can Cruise, Inc., to offer an exclusive sailing to the inauguration of Barack Obama, who will be sworn in as the 44 th president of the United States of America on January 20, 2009.

More Cabinet Appointments For Barack Obama
NY1 News Mon, 22 Dec 2008 3:26 AM PST
President-elect Barack Obama named four more posts to his economic team Friday, completing his entire cabinet in a little more than a month. He named Democratic California Congresswoman Hilda Solis as Labor Secretary, the third Hispanic in his cabinet.

Obama and Blagojevich: 'A lot about nothing,' sources say
CNN Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:40 PM PST
Two Democratic officials are predicting that the long-awaited report about aides to President-elect Barack Obama alleged contact with the office of embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich will largely exonerate Obama's transition team.