Washington, Dec. 17 : The White House has prepared more than a dozen contingency plans to help guide President-elect Barack Obama if an international crisis erupts in the opening days of his administration, part of an elaborate operation devised to smooth the first transition of power since September 11, 2001.
According to the New York Times, the memoranda envision a variety of volatile possibilities, like a North Korean nuclear explosion, a cyber attack on American computer systems, a terrorist strike on United States facilities overseas or a fresh outbreak of instability in the Middle East.
Washington, Dec 18 : President George W Bush has given another shock to people by saying that he really wants President-elect Barack Obama to succeed.
Washington - President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday named his cabinet picks for the agriculture and interior departments, who will lead an effort over the coming years to use domestic resources to wean the US off its dependence on foreign oil.
Washington, Dec 17 : As the date of Barack Obama's inauguration ceremony draws near, women in Washington DC are making sure that they do not turn up for the event wearing the same outfit as someone else - and they have found the ultimate solution to the problem-DressRegistry. com.
Washington, Dec. 17 : Betty Curie was a key part of former US President Bill Clinton's White House staff. As his personal secretary, she used to answer the phones, and she also was forced to testify against her boss when he indulged in his sexcapades with White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
Chicago, Dec. 17 : Everyone knows that US President-elect Barack Obama is obsessed with sports, and to prove it, he has assembled what he proudly calls ''the best basketball-playing cabinet in American history''.
