The first-term senator and now the President-elect, Barack Obama, will get versed with the "burdens of office" on Thursday, when he will receive his first 'top secret briefing' from Mike McConnell, the Director of National Intelligence. Vice-president elect, Joseph Biden, will receive a separate briefing from the CIA.
Intelligence officials told ABCNews. com that McConnell will be accompanied by the CIA's top intelligence analyst, Michael Morel, the Director for Intelligence, and two senior CIA briefers.
Approving a $10 billion bond to fund the country's most ambitious high-speed rail system's first phase, California voters have given the green light for work to start on the
800-mile rail system that will feature trains capable of topping 200 mph.
The $9.9 billion proposition includes $9 billion for bullet trains and $950 million for conventional commuter and intercity rail, including trains to connect travelers with the high-speed system.
Barack Obama has little time to relax after he triumphed over Republican John McCain, and made history as the first African-American elected the US president - he has to grapple with two wars and a deepening financial crisis.
Aides on Capitol Hill and other Democratic insiders said Wednesday that Obama began the transition by asking Illinois congressman, Rahm Emanuel - a former Clinton White House adviser - to be his White House chief of staff.
In a fitting conclusion to a presidential campaign that ignited intense public interest in political debates to primary nights, conventions and even prime time infomericals, President-elect Barack Obama's historic win on Tuesday night saw 71-million television viewers riveted to their TV screens.
According to Nielsen Media Research, compared to 61.6-million people who tuned in for the 2,000 election results, this year's election had nearly a quarter of all television viewers in the US, watching the results come in over 14-networks.
Seeking the overturn of Proposition 8 - which defines marriage as the union of a man and a woman - supporters of gay rights filed three lawsuits in the California Supreme Court on Wednesday.
The American Civil Liberties Union, Lambda Legal and the National Center for Lesbian Rights filed one suit; the counties of San Francisco, Los Angeles and Santa Clara filed a joint lawsuit; and Civil rights attorney Gloria Allred filed one suit on behalf of lesbian clients married in Los Angeles.
The celebrity couple - Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif - came together for a shoot and gave a 'guarded' interview for DT on the sets of their film, 'Yuvvraaj', directed by Subhash Ghai. Though they did open up their hearts for each other, after going strong for the last four years, is was not typically a romantic, full-throttle down-on-knees confession and proposal that many were waiting for!
The first-term senator and now the President-elect, Barack Obama, will get versed with the "burdens of office" on Thursday, when he will receive his first 'top secret briefing' from Mike McConnell, the Director of National Intelligence. Vice-president elect, Joseph Biden, will receive a separate briefing from the CIA.
Approving a $10 billion bond to fund the country's most ambitious high-speed rail system's first phase, California voters have given the green light for work to start on the 
Barack Obama has little time to relax after he triumphed over Republican John McCain, and made history as the first African-American elected the US president - he has to grapple with two wars and a deepening financial crisis.
In a fitting conclusion to a presidential campaign that ignited intense public interest in political debates to primary nights, conventions and even prime time infomericals, President-elect Barack Obama's historic win on Tuesday night saw 71-million television viewers riveted to their TV screens. 
Seeking the overturn of Proposition 8 - which defines marriage as the union of a man and a woman - supporters of gay rights filed three lawsuits in the California Supreme Court on Wednesday.
The celebrity couple - Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif - came together for a shoot and gave a 'guarded' interview for DT on the sets of their film, 'Yuvvraaj', directed by Subhash Ghai. Though they did open up their hearts for each other, after going strong for the last four years, is was not typically a romantic, full-throttle down-on-knees confession and proposal that many were waiting for!
