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Washington, January 2 (ANI): Having marked a step change in U.S. politics, Barack Obama’s historic victory in the 2008 election now seems set to upend the way a president is covered by the media.
Experts say that the kind of attention Obama has gained from non-political publications thus far, such as being on the cover of [...]

Chicago, Dec 26 : Painted `Obama Coins’, currently being promoted as `genuine’ U. S. Inaugural Presidential Dollar showing a coloured picture of President-elect Barack Obama, are nothing more than mementos with little resale value to coin collectors, according to a coin-collecting expert.
The TV ads claim that the coins featuring Obama in “glorious full colour” can [...]

New York, Dec 23 : U. S. President-elect Barack Obama might have had pure holiday fun playing golf in Kailua, Hawaii, but an expert, who analysed his golf moves, has some suggestions for the Democrat to become the greatest golfing President.
Tom Patri, one of America’’s top teachers and head golf instructor at Friar’’s Head on [...]

WASHINGTON
: The United States and India face tactics bordering on blackmail from a militarized Pakistan - where civilian control is still very
dodgy - as they coordinate efforts to eliminate terrorism in the region, according to analysts and officials on both sides.
In what is turning out to be an elaborate chess game in the region, Islamabad [...]

Washington: Singer Beyonce Knowles is desperate to perform at the inauguration ceremony in January when Barack Obama will be sworn in as the 44th President of the United States.
She has revealed that she was full of emotion when Obama was proclaimed President-elect on November 4.
“(I) fell asleep crying and smiling at the same time” and [...]

Berlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US president-elect Barack Obama agreed in a telephone call to work together to help solve global challenges, a Berlin government spokesman said Friday.
The stabilization of Afghanistan, the global financial crisis, climate change and Iran’s controversial nuclear programme require closer cooperation, the spokesman said in a statement following [...]

Washington - Rahm Emanuel, the new chief of staff under president-elect Barack Obama, is a long-time Washington insider known for a hard-nosed but successful style.
Emanuel, 48, served as a senior advisor in the administration of former president Bill Clinton, distinguishing himself during Clinton’s unlikely rise to power in 1992.
After being elected to the House [...]

Washington - Even in bitter defeat, Republicans joined Democrats in celebrating Barack Obama’s historic achievement of becoming the first African American to become president of the United States.
President George W Bush, whose vast unpopularity coupled with the falling economy prompted the voter backlash against Republicans that likely cost John McCain the election, couldn’t help but [...]

Washington - Democrat Barack Obama was elected the next president of the United States over Republican John McCain, capturing the 270 votes needed to prevail in the Electoral College, according to projections by major US news networks.
The complex electoral college system awards each of the 50 states’ and the District of Columbia’s electoral votes to [...]

Washington (dpa) - Democrat Barack Obama boosted his lead over Republican John McCain in the electoral college, claiming 207 votes in elections Tuesday after capturing the key battleground state of Ohio, according to projections by major US news networks.
The complex electoral college system awards each of the 50 states’ and the District of Columbia’s electoral [...]