Washington - President-elect Barack Obama will meet with none of the 20 world leaders descending on Washington this weekend for an emergency financial summit, the head of Obama's transition team said Tuesday.

Obama will remain in his home town of Chicago for the weekend continuing preparations to enter the White House on January 20 and will host no foreign dignitaries, according to John Podesta, co-chair of Obama's transition team.

London, Nov 11 : Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has urged his players to use US President elect Barack Obama as their inspiration for Carling Cup glory.

The Gunners boss claimed last week that the US Presidential election proved that there is no obstacle to success for the genuinely talented.

And he wants his youngsters to confirm their potential by taking care of a full-strength Wigan team at the Emirates tonight, The Sun reported.

Washington, Nov. 11 : Barack Obama is likely to be the first fully wired President of the United States, given the millions of e-mail addresses and a political operation that harnessed the Internet like no campaign before it.

According to the Washington Post, Obama aides and allies are preparing a major expansion of the White House communications operation, enabling them to reach out directly to the supporters they have collected over 21 months without having to go through the mainstream media.

Washington, Nov 11 : An anonymous caller has sparked rumours that U. S. President-elect Barack Obama’s daughters, Sasha and Malia, may study in a public school by inquiring about the procedure of children’s admission from a Northwest Washington school.

Lynn Main, the principal of Lafayette Elementary School, revealed that the caller gave an address: 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue — the White House — and said there would be two kids.

Washington, Nov. 11 : Harnessing U. S. Vice President-elect Joe Biden’s considerable foreign policy talents and containing his flaws will be a huge challenge for President –elect Barack Obama.

The Politico quotes Democratic insiders as saying that the appointment of Rahm Emanuel as chief of staff, and the administration’s need to forge a governing coalition that includes some Republicans—has clarified Biden’s upcoming role. He''ll play the good cop.

Washington, Nov. 11 : A more regional strategy is likely to be implemented by the incoming Obama administration vis-à-vis the war in Afghanistan, including possible talks with Iran.

According to the Washington Post, Obama will, in all probability, renew Washington’s commitment to the hunt for Osama bin Laden and move ahead with a planned deployment of thousands of additional U. S. troops there.