Obama taps Clinton, Gates for US 'new dawn' abroad (AP) [9 mins][Kansas]
AP - Barack Obama promised "a new dawn of American leadership" in a troubled world Monday, announcing a strong-willed national security team headed by Hillary Rodham Clinton, who fought him long and bitterly for the presidency, and Robert Gates, the man who has been running two wars for George W. Bush. | Appeal for more platelet donors [27 mins]
The National Blood Service has launched an appeal for more platelet donors over the Christmas period. |