Washington, November 15 : 50 Cent is looking forward to the working of President-elect Barack Obama’s administration, because he hopes the victory will help wipe out racism from Hollywood.

The American rapper claimed that though African-American actors such as Will Smith, Samuel L. Jackson and Denzel Washington had made their mark in Hollywood, yet their success did not represent the plight of all black artists.

Edinburgh, Nov. 15 : An Edinburgh-based company, Canongate Books, has won the right to publish Barack Obama''s latest book – “Change We Can Believe In”.

Canongate Books will release the book on December 11.

The firm already publishes Obama’s memoir – “Dreams from My Father”, and his political manifesto, “The Audacity of Hope”.

The new book outlines Obama''s vision for the US and features his ideas on how to tackle key issues such as the economy, healthcare, energy, and America''s image abroad.

Washington, Nov 15 : President-elect Barack Obama and First Lady-elect Michelle Obama describe the moment on election night when the reality of his victory hit home.

Washington - President-elect Barack Obama plans to meet with his former rival John McCain next week to discuss the transition phase, Obama's office said Friday.

McCain, an Arizona senator, is likely to remain a key Republican figure in Congress in the new year despite his failed presidential bid.

Though McCain and Obama ran a tense and at times nasty election campaign over the summer, McCain has pledged to work with an Obama administration to help bring the country out of a series of domestic and international crises.

The two leaders will meet at Obama's Chicago headquarters on Monday.

Washington - Elected on a promise of change, US president-elect Barack Obama is already altering the Democrats' traditional weekly radio address, his staff said Friday.

The 47-year-old leader will now video-record the address and release it on the YouTube video site as well as through radio broadcasts.

Obama will also post the address on his transition team's website www. change. gov, beginning Saturday.

According to the transition team, the weekly video addresses will continue when Obama is in the White House.

New York, November 14 : U. S. President-elect Barack Obama was once again the locus of discussions at Thursday''s Time lunch, where guests agreed that the Democrat had a lock on becoming the magazine''s Person of the Year.

Elizabeth Edwards, the wife of former Senator from North Carolina John Edwards, said that Obama had come to seem "more like a symbol than a man ... I hope he''s big enough to get us through the hard times," reports the New York Daily News.