MAE ANDERSON and TALI ARBEL / The Associated PressFeb 25, 2020
The highly favored executive whose pay ranks close to the top among U.S. CEOs will be succeeded by Bob Chapek, the company's parks chief. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 14, 2011
As Egyptians struggle with where their country will now go after Hosni Mubarak’s capitulation, the country’s military leaders dissolved parliament, suspended the constitution and sent soldiers in to try to clear remaining protesters from Tahrir Square. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Ellen Goodman / TruthdigJan 22, 2009
After the collapse of trust in every sort of expert -- after lenders financed houses for people who couldn't afford them, bankers created systems they couldn't even describe and, finally, we hear, Bernie Madoff ripped off even his high school friends -- there is a residue of resilience. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigDec 24, 2008
An internal review of Barack Obama's staff by Barack Obama's staff found "no indication of inappropriate discussions" with embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who is accused of trying to auction the president-elect's Senate seat to the highest bidder. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 16, 2008
The president-elect rolled out his major energy appointments Monday, among them Nobel prize-winning physicist Steven Chu. That choice, Obama said, "should send a signal to all that my administration will value science. We will make decisions based on the facts, and we understand that facts demand bold action." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 11, 2008
Seventy-three percent of adult Americans think Barack Obama is off to a good start, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll. An even larger number think Obama's trials will test him more than other recent presidents. Folks are scared, and whether they voted for Obama, John McCain or Snoopy, they're pulling for the president-elect. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 6, 2008
If the secret policy wonk in you has always hankered to sit in on those exciting meetings that happen in elite circles of government, you're in luck -- members of the Obama transition team have found another way to use the Web with their new "Seat at the Table" initiative. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 21, 2008
A source from within President-elect Barack Obama's transition team said Thursday that Obama is "on track" to tap Hillary Clinton as his secretary of state after Thanksgiving, according to the Associated Press. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 12, 2008
We'll see how long he's able to keep this up, but at least for the immediate future, Barack Obama is aiming to keep lobbyists at bay, issuing strict guidelines for his transition team that Obama aide John Podesta described Tuesday on a conference call to reporters. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 10, 2008
For all the talk of checks and balances, the president has sweeping powers. Barack Obama is expected to demonstrate that by quickly reversing as many as 200 of President Bush's executive orders after taking the oath of office Jan. 20. The president-elect has reportedly had scores of advisers working on the matter for months. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 20, 2006
As Palestinians swore in their Hamas-dominated parliament, Israel froze contact with the "terrorist" group, and stopped a planned transfer of funds
Hamas dismissed the effect of the sanctions, and former President Jimmy Carter warns in an Op-Ed that America risks severe consequences if it conspires with Israel to disrupt the transfer of power to Hamas. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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