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PEBO Speaks to Rice

An Obama transition aide tells ABC News that President-elect Obama spoke by phone today with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to discuss the situations in Gaza and in South Asia. The call lasted approximately eight minutes and was initiated by...

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December 27, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (35)

PEBO Reax to Israeli Airstrikes in Gaza

“President-elect Obama is closely monitoring global events, including the situation in Gaza, but there is one president at a time," said Brooke Anderson, Obama's chief national security spokeswoman, in a statement. We're told that the president-elect is watching developments closely,...

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December 27, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (81)

Robert Gibbs' Toughest Moment of 2008

I have the honor of substitute-anchoring on "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" Sunday, as you may know. One of our guests is incoming White House press secretary Robert Gibbs; we conducted the interview a few days ago and included in...

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December 27, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (15)

The Lights Go Out on Oahu and the Obamas

From Sunlen Miller in Kailua, Hawaii: The island of Oahu - where President-elect Obama is vacationing with his family – is in the middle of a blackout. The island-wide power outage was likely caused by lightning striking power grids. As...

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December 27, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (44)

Caroline Kennedy: Kennedys Work Twice as Hard

In an interview with NY1, aspiring New York Senator Caroline Kennedy states her case. "I think that I have relationships in Washington that I would like to put to work," Kennedy told NY1 political anchor Dominic Carter. "I helped run...

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December 26, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (73)

"This Week" This Week

With George Stephanopoulos taking a well-deserved vacation, I'll be filling in this Sunday with an end-of-the-year show that looks forward toward 2009. Our guests will be Sens. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., and Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, who will talk about the pending...

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December 26, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (16)

Obama Visits Marine Corps Base for Christmas

FROM ABC NEWS' SUNLEN MILLER IN HAWAII: President-elect Obama stopped by the Marine Corps base in Hawaii Kaneche Bay where servicemen and -women were eating Christmas dinner in Kailua Thursday evening. “Just wanted to say hi, hey guys,” Obama said...

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December 26, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (263)

Biden Says Economic Package is “Awful Close” and Promises No Earmarks

ABC News Sunlen Miller Reports: Vice President-elect Joe Biden indicated that the negotiations surrounding the economic recovery package were getting “awful close” to reaching a consensus in order to pass a sweeping package aimed at creating jobs. Biden – meeting...

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December 23, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (30)

Biden on Anticipated Blago Report: 'I Don’t Think There's Anything to Exonerate'

ABC NEWS' SUNLEN MILLER REPORTS: Today’s the day -- the Obama transition team is set to release the findings of its internal investigation looking into any contacts its staff might have had with members of Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s staff. While...

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December 23, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (15)

Timing of Blago Report: 4:30pm Eastern, 12/23/08

ABC News' Yunji de Nies and Sunlen Miller Report: The Obama Transition team will release the review of their investigation into staff contacts with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's office over President-elect Obama's vacated Illinois Senate seat at 4:30pm Eastern time...

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December 23, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (11)