| Breaking News: Senate Dems Will Seat Burris [39 mins] Senate Democrats will allow Roland Burris to take the seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama, the Associated Press reports in a breaking news alert. Related stories: Burris Is Blocked From Taking Illinois Senate Seat - New York Times Burris denied seat in US Senate to succeed Obama ~35 grouped stories | Obama has lunch with 4 presidents (AP) [31 mins][Jersey Shore, PA] AP - President-elect Barack Obama hailed a rare Oval Office gathering of all U.S. presidents as an extraordinary event on Wednesday as the current occupant, President George W. Bush, reminded his predecessors and successor that the office "transcends the individual."Related stories: All the Presidents' lunch: Barack Obama meets past presidents - New York Daily News Bush meets Obama ahead of presidents' lunch - Reuters ~22 grouped stories |
|
| ||||||||||||