AP - So your member of Congress has declared a first-come, first-served policy on handing out hard-to-get tickets to Barack Obama's presidential swearing-in. Sounds fair enough.

AP - President George W. Bush, closing an emergency economic summit, said Saturday that decisive action had been required in recent weeks to save the United States from possibly falling into 'a depression greater than the Great Depression.'

Politico - He's got the charm, cash and connections, but now the consummate Democratic pitchman is facing his toughest sales job in Virginia.

AP - Barack Obama seems to be savoring his last few days of near-normalcy.

AP - As Barack Obama bid farewell to the Senate, the president-elect kept his attention on building a White House team, announcing the hiring Sunday of more key personnel.

AP - Text of President-elect Barack Obama's letter published in Illinois newspapers Sunday, when he officially resigned from the Senate:

AFP - World leaders agreed at an economic crisis summit Saturday to an action plan for reforming the financial system and promised to work together to restore global growth, according to a final communique.

AP - The Senate's second-ranking Republican says it wouldn't be a bad idea if President-elect Barack Obama named Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state.

Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama resigned his seat in the Senate on Sunday to focus on his transition to the White House while thanking his home state of Illinois for launching his political career.

Politico - Following up on last week's column, Washington Post ombudsman Deborah Howell gives some more red meat to the right-wing talk radio contingent by writing that because there's a 'perception' of liberal bias in media, a nonpartisan newspaper should consider instituting a political litmus test when hiring reporters.

Bloomberg - Nov. 16 (Bloomberg) -- President-elect Barack Obama, who relinquishes his Senate seat today, announced that he will add three Washington veterans to his White House staff.

AP - Nineteenth-seed Norway upset 3rd-seed China in round three of the 38th Chess Olympiad on Saturday, while top-ranked Russia rolled on by beating Cuba 3.5-0.5.

Politico - Democrat Jim Martin might not be getting President-elect Barack Obama to come down to Georgia on his behalf, but he got the next-best surrogate as he campaigns against Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) in an upcoming Senate runoff.

AFP - President-elect Barack Obama resigned his Senate seat Sunday, after serving less than a single six-year term following his lightning-fast political ascent.

Politico - With coordination between leading economies effectively on hold during the American presidential transition, little was accomplished at the much-hyped summit of world leaders this week besides passing the buck to incoming president Barack Obama.

AP - President-elect Barack Obama said in an interview broadcast Sunday that since terrorists might try to attack the U.S. during the White House transition, selecting his national security team is one of his top priorities.

Politico - Nearly two weeks after Election Day, Americans know who their next president will be. But voters in Missouri still aren’t quite sure which candidate their state preferred.

AP - A new Kremlin-friendly party emerged Sunday in Russia, creating itself from the ashes of a once-leading opposition party and two smaller groups.

AP - Congressman Danny Davis says he wants to replace Barack Obama as the junior senator from Illinois.