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 NEW YORK (AP) -- A Democratic official says President-elect Barack Obama will name New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as commerce secretary. The official says Obama plans to announce Richardson's selection after Thanksgiving. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the official was not authorized to speak publicly about the negotiations. Richardson was energy secretary and U.N. ambassador under President Bill Clinton. Richardson would be the most visible Hispanic named to Obama's Cabinet. Richardson dropped out of the Democratic presidential contest in January and endorsed Obama. |
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 Times of the bloody battles between the Apaches’ tribes and their pale faced enemies passed by many years ago. But such great Apaches’ chiefs as Geronimo, whose death’s anniversary will be next year on the 18th of December, are still a great part of American history. That’s why it’s no wonder that the ancient monuments and places of that period of the USA history are very famous among the modern Americans. So if you want to know more about this astonishing period of American history concerning Apaches tribes you may visit the White Mountain Apache Reservation ...
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 The modern American society disputes a lot about the consequences of such historical event as Gadsden Purchase (also known as Treaty). To have a chance of taking part in this passionate debate we must come back in 1853-1854. So, the short excursus into history of the USA begins. Perhaps some of you know that the so-called Gadsden Purchase, many call it just Treaty, but in fact this is the agreement that was signed between Mexico and the United States, this process lasted since 1853 and finally ended in 1854 ...
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| NEW YORK (AP) -- A Democratic official says President-elect Barack Obama will name New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as commerce secretary. |
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 Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Standard Chartered Plc, the U.K. bank that gets
more than three-quarters of its profit in Asia, plans to raise 1.8
billion pounds ($2.7 billion) in a rights offer to bolster its finances
as the global economic recession deepens. The London-based bank is
offering existing shareholders 30 new shares for 91 already held at 390
pence apiece, or a 49 percent discount to the last closing price,
according to a statement to Hong Kong's stock exchange today. |
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 LEOMINSTER - President-elect Barack Obama rode a spirit of civic
engagement among young people to victory, harnessing a hunger for
service and belonging that was sweeping across the nation's high
schools, college campuses, and online communities. But that hunger had
been building long before Obama launched his campaign, and it is poised
to continue growing long after he has left the White House |
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 NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The U.S. federal government on Sunday
announced a massive rescue package for Citigroup - the latest move to
steady the banking giant, whose shares have plunged in the past week.
The plan has two key features: First, the U.S. Treasury and the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) will backstop some losses against
more than $300 billion in troubled assets. |
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 Obama's plans, outlined by his transition team yesterday, could put
aside his campaign pledge to repeal a Bush tax cut for the wealthy.
With the downturn in the economy, those tax cuts may remain in place
until they are scheduled to die in 2011, said William M. Daley, an
economic adviser. |
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 By Chisa Fujioka and Oleg Shchedrov
LIMA (Reuters) - The United States, China, Japan and 18 other economies
in Asia and the Americas promised fast and decisive action on Sunday to
prevent a severe global economic downturn. |
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 President-elect Obama is on track to nominate Sen. Hillary Clinton as his secretary of state after Thanksgiving, three aides on Obama's transition team told CNN Thursday. Obama met last week with Clinton to discuss the possibility of her serving in his Cabinet. |
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 The trial in Paris of 42 individuals accused of involvement in illegal arms deals to Angola is threatening to upset efforts by the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, |
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