JACKSONVILLE (AP) — President Barack Obama pledged today not to "rush the solemn decision" to send more troops to battle in Afghanistan as he weighs military options on what to do next in the troubled war. ...more

October 26, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate has confirmed Hillary Rodham Clinton to become secretary of state. ...more

January 21, 2009

Vice President-elect Joseph Biden said Barack Obama would be quickly tested by a dangerous world, with the test coming from anywhere. In a possible warning not to underestimate him, Obama has filled his national security team with centrists and relative hawks. And his willingness to talk to America's adversaries will actually make their lives harder. "What Obama absolutely must prove early on in his administration is that he cannot be played for a patsy, that he has the strength ... and that he understands his No. 1 duty is as commander in chief and protector of the United States," said Robin Niblett, the director of Chatham House, the London-based think tank. Obama's foreign policy test might come from anywhere, but there are signs that some of America's most strident foes are not eager for a fight. ...more

January 4, 2009

President George W. Bush knows he's unpopular. ...more

December 17, 2008

President-elect Barack Obama this week named his national security team and his choice for commerce secretary, and he squeezed in a meeting with the nation's governors. ...more

December 6, 2008

So much for "change we can believe in." ...more

December 3, 2008

"I assembled this team because I'm a strong believer in strong personalities and strong opinions. I think that's how the best decisions are made. One of the dangers in the White House, based on my reading of history, is that you get wrapped up in group think and everybody agrees with everything and there's no discussion and there are no dissenting views." ...more

December 2, 2008

President-elect Barack Obama says he wants to lead an administration in which strong-willed senior officials are ready to debate forcefully for differing points of view. ...more

December 1, 2008

President Bush said Saturday the terrorists behind the deadly attacks in India "will not have the final word" and pledged full U.S. support "in the face of this assault on human dignity." ...more

November 29, 2008

Seeking experience in a time of war, President-elect Barack Obama will keep Defense Secretary Robert Gates in that job - if only temporarily - and he has chosen a retired Marine general to be his national security adviser, officials said Tuesday. ...more

November 26, 2008