Washington, Dec 22 : Some of the senior citizens will not be able to watch US President-elect Barack Obama's swearing-in ceremony in person due to prohibitions on strollers near the Capitol.

Tough rules have been instituted for individuals wanting to attend Obama's inauguration, forcing some to rethink their plans to come to the Washington D. C. on January 20 for the historic oath of office of the nation's first Black president, FOX News reported.

Washington, December 22 : U. S. President-elect Barack Obama enjoyed the game of golf on the first day of his last vacation before taking office, as the media watched his moves.

"OK guys, come on," Politico. com quoted him as saying, as he looked toward photographers before a Sunday afternoon round of golf.

"How many shots do you need?" he said.

According to reports, Obama played 18 holes with three others at Olomana Golf Links near his Kailua vacation home on his native island of Oahu.

An onlooker noticing Obama's game through a fence said: "He''s a lefty!"

Washington, December 21: With U. S. President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural ball drawing near, the biggest challenge before the organisers is to establish a balance between the "pomp and show" and avoidance of ostentation in the wake of the global economic crisis.

There are indications that the expenditure on Obama's inauguration may be scaled down to this end.

London, Dec 21: U. S. President-elect Barack Obama, Britain's Prince Harry, French first lady Carla Bruni have made it to a new list of `The Heroes of 2008'.

The list was compiled by the Telegraph.

Olympic golden boy Michael Phelps joined the list too.

Tina Fey, famous for her impersonation of Alaska governor Sarah Palin on `Saturday Night Live', was also included in the list.

BBC former chief political correspondent John Sergeant, and Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, also featured in the list.

The Heroes of 2008 are:

1. John Sergeant

2. Barack Obama

3. Prince Harry

4. Carla Bruni

5. Boris Johnson

6. The Metric Martyrs

Washington  - US president-elect Barack Obama on Saturday named his top scientific advisors, including a climate expert, a Nobel prize winning cancer researcher and a researcher involved in mapping the human genome.

The team will be led by John Holdren as assistant to the president for science and technology and the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

Washington, Dec 20 : President-elect Barack Obama has named all his Cabinet secretary nominees, and the lineup suggests that he wants to project an image of confidence.

Obama's Cabinet lineup, which was completed on Friday with a month to spare, sends a signal that the President-elect will lean on experienced hands and moderate voices to steer the nation through turbulent times, FOX news reported.

Obama's Cabinet and staff features faces from the Clinton administration and even two Republicans.