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- Obama Eyeing CNN's Gupta For Surgeon General?
- Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent and a practicing neurosurgeon, is reportedly in talks to become the Obama administration's surgeon general. Gupta worked on health policy as a White House fellow in the 1990s.
- New Congress Starts With Senate Seat Drama
- The pomp and circumstance of the opening of the 111th Congress was overshadowed Tuesday by the brouhaha over Illinois Senate appointee Roland Burris, along with Minnesota's contested Senate seat and the simmering controversy over Barack Obama's reported pick for CIA director.
- Obama Vows No Earmarks In Stimulus Package
- President-elect Barack Obama has met with his team of economic advisers in Washington and said the government must get its own fiscal house in order. He said new spending in the stimulus package will be carefully monitored, and won't include earmarks.
- Burris Gets The Senate Boot, Vows To Take Seat
- Roland Burris came to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday to take his seat as the junior senator from Illinois, but the Democratic leadership in the Senate kept him out. Despite getting shunned, Burris says the law is on his side.
- Hoyer Sets Mid-February Timeline For Stimulus
- Congress is unlikely to meet President-elect Barack Obama's plea for an economic stimulus package that would be ready by the time he takes office Jan. 20. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer says the package is likely to be ready for Obama's signature by mid-February.
- Obama Eyes CNN's Gupta For Surgeon General
- President-elect Barack Obama is reported to have picked CNN'S medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta to be the next surgeon general.
- Recession May Affect How Gadgets Pitched At Expo
- The Consumer Electronics Show, the biggest showcase for new electronics products, is in Las Vegas this week. Those attending are trying to console themselves that their sales in 2008 are projected as flat, or only down between 3 and 4 percent.
- Pelosi Re-Elected Speaker As Congress Returns
- The new House of Representatives was sworn in with pomp, circumstance and an ambitious Democratic agenda. Nancy Pelosi was re-elected speaker and the Democrats changed some House rules, such as repealing term limits for committee chairs. This has Republicans grousing at the festivities.
- Background Of Past CIA Chiefs Examined
- President-elect Barack Obama has named former White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta as his choice for CIA director. Tim Weiner, author of Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA, talks about past CIA directors and their experience when they took office.
- Gaza Resident Describes Situation
- Violence continued in the Gaza Strip today as reports surfaced of an Israeli strike on a school that killed more than 30 people. Ahmed Abu Hamda, who is a Gaza resident and a news producer for many news networks, including NPR, says everyone is panicked and trying to stay find a safe place to stay.
- Macworld, Without Jobs, Unveils ITunes Changes
- In its last appearance at Macworld — and the first without CEO Steve Jobs — Apple introduced the new MacBook Pro with a longer battery life, and changes to rights management in iTunes. Tom Krazit of CNET News says Jobs has been the main attraction at the expo for some time and his absence must have weighed on some people's minds.
- Gaza Civilian Toll Rises; Israel Blames Hamas
- As Israeli forces press their offensive in the Gaza Strip, the death toll among Palestinian civilians is increasing. Israel blames Hamas for the casualties, saying the Islamist militants are operating amid the civilian population.
- For Israeli Blogger, Conflict Spurs Mixed Emotions
- For the past year, two men — one Israeli, one Palestinian — have been blogging about their lives on opposite sides of the Israeli-Gaza border. Online, they call themselves Hope Man and Peace Man.
- Decoding The Health Statement Of Apple's Jobs
- When Apple CEO Steve Jobs put out a cryptic statement this week about his widely discussed weight loss, he practically guaranteed a new round of speculation about its cause. He also ensured the speculation would include a fresh dose of misconceptions.
- Doctors Struggle To Get Into Gaza
- Relief supplies are stacking up on Egypt's border with the Gaza Strip. But only a trickle of humanitarian and medical aid is getting through. Meanwhile, Palestinians eager to return home despite the carnage, have found themselves stranded.
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