America is now facing its biggest economic challenges since the great depression Last year, 2

The Obama transition team, watching the financial crisis continue to deepen, realized they had to send quickly a message of assurance to try to bring stability to the markets Consequently a popular pick was chosen for the Secretary of Treasury: Tim Geithner, who has Wall Street's vote of confidence

In October of 2000, al-Qaeda managed to blow a 40 ft by 40 ft hole in the side of USS Cole while it was at port in Yemen The terrorists were seeking a military confrontation with the United States, but the Cole bombing did not bring that result

Days before elections Joe Biden, the Vice-President-elect, told campaign donors: “Watch, we’re going to have an international crisis, a generated crisis, to test the mettle [of Obama]” Did Joe Biden really have in mind al-Qaeda

Not even First Class is good enough for the CEOs of the biggest three automakers, Rick Wagoner of General Motors Corp, Alan Mulally of Ford Motor Co

If Hillary Rodham Clinton serves as a secretary of state, Clinton vetting would also include a closer look at Bill Clinton Obama's transition team has been carefully reviewing Bill Clinton’s international business deals and the Clinton-foundation fundraising to see whether certain activities would preclude the appointment of his wife as secretary of state