CharlotteObserver.com Illinois' No. 2 sees need to 'fumigate' politics The Associated Press - CHICAGO (AP) в Illinois has become an "international laughing stock," the state's lieutenant governor said Monday in pledging to create an advisory panel to ... Lt. Pat Quinn Plans To Clean Up Pay to Play Politics Ill. gov.'s political life on 'life support' Andy Martin asks Chicago federal judge to release full and ... -

Reuters RPT- Political risk centre-stage in '09 - Eurasia Group Reuters India, India - NEW YORK, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Politics will play a more direct role in driving the global economy in 2009 than at any time since World War Two, and investment ... Top 10 Global Risks in 2009 The top risks for 2009 Q & A - Eurasia Group president on top risks in 2009

The Inquisitr Ex eBay CEO Whitman to reveal political intentions San Francisco Chronicle, USA - A person who is knowledgeable about Whitman's potential political aspirations told the AP on Monday that she resigned her position on the boards of eBay, ... AP source: Ex-eBay CEO to run for Calif. governor AP source: Former eBay CEO considers political run Indications mount that former eBay CEO Whitman may seek political ... -

ABC News Alaska trooper, union: Politics stalled drug case of Palin family ... San Jose Mercury News, USA - By Sean Cockerham ANCHORAGE, Alaska в An Alaska drug investigator and the union representing Alaska State Troopers are alleging political meddling in the ... Trooper: Politics Held Up Drug Case Involving Levi Johnson's Mother Alaska investigator says politics slowed drug arrest Alaska troopers says politics slowed drug arrest -

Times Online POLITICS : Official: Obama supports $300M tax cut plan NECN, MA - (NECN: Peter Howe) - President-elect Barack Obama is spending his first full day in Washington. He began the day with a little family business before ... An emotional Obama leaves Chicago for Washington For Obama, nothing looks easy Emotional Trip on Plane Bound for the Presidency -

Times Online A roundup of news, schedules, and key stories from CBS News ... CBS News, NY - M., withdrew his nomination, citing an ongoing federal investigation of him regarding a в pay-to-playв situation with a political contributor. ... Democrats dispute idea that Obama is playing toward political center Pelosi's House: After Her Historic First Term Obama Gets Ready for His Washington Close-Up -

ABC News RPT-ANALYSIS- Politics , diplomacy behind Obama's Gaza silence Reuters - Domestic politics and international diplomacy could be factors in Obama's silence. He may hope the crisis will reach a turning point where a new president, ... POLITICS : Bush Plan Eliminated Obstacle to Gaza Assault Mavet and madness in Israeli politics Mideast diplomacy muddled by politics -

FOXNews US- POLITICS Summary Washington Post, United States - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama, seeking to drum up support from both political parties, plans to propose up to $310 billion in tax cuts ... Richardson battles the politics of perception Richardson drops another bomb on NM politics Richardsonв s Commerce Secв y Withdrawal: Obamaв s Stubbed Political Toe -

Lynchburg News and Advance A Political Giant Takes His Leave Washington Post, United States - Typically, dynastic politics keeps family names going, said Donald A. Ritchie, the Senate's associate historian. After Sen. Huey P. Long (D-La. ... Nearing retirement in Senate, John Warner takes a look back McAuliffe Announces Staff Missing A Few Sages