Following days/weeks of speculation – and a “sure thing” endorsement from the national media – Barack Obama announced today that he will nominate Hillary Clinton as his Secretary of State.
Clinton has been touted as a choice who can “hit the ground running” as she has a substantial knowledge of foreign affairs and is a respected envoy.
Assuming that she will be approved by the Senate (each cabinet member will be questioned by and voted upon by the Senate, following the inauguration), Clinton will relinquish her New York Senate seat. She has served in the Senate since 2001.
By nominating Clinton, Obama …read more

Today, President Elect Barack Obama announced further measures that he plans to take to help the US’ ailing economy (which seems to be becoming a daily occurrence).
He announced the creation of an Economic Recovery Advisory Board. Obama intends to fill the board with the nation’s top economic strategists and policy people. Paul Volcker, a former chairman of the Federal Reserve, will lead the board and Austan Goolsbee, one of Obama’s advisors, will serve as chief economist.
The board will, presumably, assist Obama as he reviews the current budget and workings of the government as he prepares his budget and …read more

President-Elect Barack Obama has wasted (little to) no time in getting to work. He has been meeting with his advisors and “transition” people to flesh out the contenders for his cabinet and other top executive branch positions.
Many “big” and interesting names have been in the media for the “top” offices. But, of course, nothing will be official or final until Barack Obama is sworn in as President in January and his nominations are sent to the US Senate for “advice and consent.” Over the years this process has proven tricky for many new Presidents – but it …read more

Interview with Sarah Palin…

Just a few more State election sites –
Indiana
Louisiana
North Carolina
North Dakota
Minnesota
Missouri
Ohio
Arizona
Oregon
New York
South Carolina
New Hampshire

Some States (such as Vermont) will not post election results until they have been verified and approved, luckily for us, most other states are happy to release the unofficial data. here are a few more links to state results…
Rhode Island
Wyoming
Hawaii
Washington
Montana
Virginia
Kansas
Tennessee
New Mexico
South Dakota

Check out a few more state election tallies:
Oklahoma
Maryland
Texas
Connecticut
Alaska
New Jersey
Alabama
Michigan
Idaho
Delaware

I thought I’d post links to the States’ election results (a few at a time, that is).
Click on the link for statewide election results for:
Pennsylvania
Nebraska
California
Georgia
Massachusetts
Florida
Arkansas
West Virginia
Nevada
Utah
If we haven’t listed your state yet, and you just can’t wait to sift through the election data – check out your state’s Secretary of State page – they most likely have a link to election results and/or information.

Click below for the 2nd half of our conversation last night – as the results keep pouring in – and as Barack Obama is named the President-Elect of the United States of America…

Click to read the first half of the transcript from our Live Blog last night – the early results were coming in but the west coast states hadn’t been called yet…