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The Twitter accounts of US president-elect Barack Obama, singer Britney Spears and other prominent figures were hacked on Monday and fake messages sent out in their names on the micro-blogging service.Submit this article to The Obama News

President-elect Barack Obama's decision to fill the nation's top intelligence jobs with two men short on direct experience in intelligence gathering surprised the spy community and signaled the Democrat's intention for a clean break from Bush administration policies.Submit this article to The Obama News

President-elect Barack Obama plunged into rare pre-inaugural crisis talks with congressional leaders Monday, declaring the national economy was "bad and getting worse" and embracing tax cuts now expected to reach $300 billion. He predicted lawmakers would approve a mammoth revitalization package within two weeks of his taking office.Submit this article to The Obama News

WASHINGTON — Amid a galloping global economic crisis and mounting U.S. job losses, President-elect Barack Obama and congressional leaders agreed Monday on broad aspects of what's sure to be the largest short-term economic stimulus plan the nation has ever seen and promised to pass legislation quickly.Submit this article to The Obama News

US president-elect Barack Obama has chosen former White House chief of staff Leon Panetta to head the Central Intelligence Agency, a Democratic Party official told AFP Monday.Submit this article to The Obama News

President-elect Barack Obama Monday demanded bold action on his near 800 billion dollar stimulus plan, warning Congress would wreak more dramatic damage on the US economy if it fails to act swiftly.Submit this article to The Obama News

President-elect Barack Obama plunged into rare pre-inaugural crisis talks with congressional leaders Monday, declaring the national economy was "bad and getting worse" and embracing tax cuts now expected to reach $300 billion. He predicted lawmakers would approve a mammoth revitalization package within two weeks of his taking office.Submit this article to The Obama News

President-elect Barack Obama's decision to fill the nation's top intelligence jobs with two men short on direct experience in intelligence gathering surprised the spy community and signaled the Democrat's intention for a clean break from Bush administration policies.Submit this article to The Obama News

QVC is traveling to Washington to mark President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration this month — and is bringing along plenty of coins, stamps, jewelry and even a small handbag to sell.Submit this article to The Obama News

WASHINGTON — In filling four senior Justice Department positions Monday, President-elect Barack Obama signaled that he intends to roll back Bush administration counter-terrorism policies authorizing harsh interrogation techniques, warrantless spying and indefinite detentions of terrorism suspects.Submit this article to The Obama News

The executive director of President-elect Barack Obama's transition, Chris Lu, told supporters on a conference call this afternoon that the transition will "really only scratch the surface as of January 20," and will still be filling administration jobs this spring and summer -- although "there are not that many jobs" for the thousands of hopefuls.Submit this article to The Obama News

President-elect Barack Obama's decision to fill the nation's top intelligence jobs with two men short on direct experience in intelligence gathering surprised the spy community and signaled the Democrat's intention for a clean break from Bush administration policies.Submit this article to The Obama News

President-elect Barack Obama declared the national economy was "bad and getting worse" Monday as he began crisis talks with congressional leaders on emergency action. He predicted lawmakers would approve hundreds of billions of dollars in new spending and tax cuts within two weeks of his taking office.Submit this article to The Obama News

President-elect Barack Obama's two daughters were whisked into their new schools on Monday past a line of waiting photographers.Submit this article to The Obama News

President-elect Barack Obama on Monday chose the dean at his alma mater, Harvard Law School, to represent the United States before the Supreme Court.Submit this article to The Obama News

US president-elect Barack Obama has chosen former White House chief of staff Leon Panetta to head the Central Intelligence Agency, a Democratic Party official told AFP Monday.Submit this article to The Obama News

President-elect Barack Obama's top pick to become national intelligence director won high marks for countering terrorism in southeast Asia after 9/11, but he will preside over an agency that may be downsized somewhat under the new administration.Submit this article to The Obama News

QVC is traveling to Washington to mark President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration this month — and is bringing along plenty of coins, stamps, jewelry and even a small handbag to sell.Submit this article to The Obama News

President-elect Barack Obama has tapped former Clinton White House chief-of-staff Leon Panetta to head the CIA, a Democratic official confirmed Monday, but he may face some resistance on Capitol Hill.Submit this article to The Obama News

President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former White House chief of staff Leon Panetta to lead the CIA, which has been widely criticized for harsh interrogation of terrorism suspects, Democratic officials said on Monday.Submit this article to The Obama News