Politico - Chicago—President-elect Barack Obama used his weekly radio address to drum up bi-partisan support for his nearly trillion dollar economic plan, which calls for pouring money into the nation's infrastructure, building new schools and giving a tax cut to the middle class.

AFP - Rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo Friday accused the United Nations of lying about movements of government forces in areas covered by a truce.

Politico - Chicago—President-elect Barack Obama used his weekly radio address to drum up bi-partisan support for his nearly trillion dollar economic plan, which calls for pouring money into the nation's infrastructure, building new schools and giving a tax cut to the middle class.

AP - Belgium's prime minister won a parliamentary vote of confidence Friday for a coalition government to replace one that collapsed in December in a bank bailout scandal.

AP - President George W. Bush will be judged on what he did. He will also be remembered for what he's like: a fast-moving, phrase-mangling Texan who stays upbeat even though his country is not.

AP - President George W. Bush will leave behind a legacy of Bushisms, the label stamped on the commander in chief's original speaking style. Some of the president's more notable malaprops and mangled statements:

AP - The family of a Navy pilot missing since his plane was shot down during the first Gulf war isn't ready to give up hope that he is alive and say they will oppose any decision to declare him killed in action.

AP - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging key world leaders to intensify efforts to achieve an immediate Israeli-Hamas cease-fire that includes international monitors to enforce a truce and possibly to protect Palestinian civilians, a U.N. official said Friday.

AFP - EU fears of a drop in vital gas supplies became a reality after Russia accused Ukraine of 'stealing' from European customers and Brussels issued an urgent demand for contracts to be honoured.

Politico - Two dozen conservative luminaries will announce today their support for former Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell for Republican Nation Committee chairman.

AP - The Bush administration on Saturday blamed the more than week-old onslaught in the Gaza strip squarely on Hamas militants, but did not mention the invasion of Israeli ground troops into Gaza and avoided any criticism of Israel despite mounting world outrage over the growing death toll.

AP - A whip-smart lawyer who has turned successively to the worlds of business and education, Denver Superintendent Michael Bennet won't have much trouble adjusting to the biggest promotion of his life: to U.S. senator.

Politico - Even in a year dominated by oversized political personalities — Barack Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton and John McCain chief among them — a few lesser-known newcomers helped define the electoral landscape.

AP - Michelle Obama and her two daughters have arrived in Washington ahead of President-elect Barack Obama.

AP - This coming week, Minnesota's Canvassing Board will declare what everyone's been waiting for in the state's prolonged U.S. Senate race: A winner.

AP - Michelle Obama and her two daughters arrived Saturday in Washington, ahead of President-elect Barack Obama who was expected to make the trip the next day.

AP - Victory in Minnesota's drawn-out Senate race moved within Democrat Al Franken's grasp Saturday when he increased his lead over Republican Norm Coleman as the statewide recount drew to a close.

CQPolitics.com - Democrat Al Franken got a big boost in his effort to unseat Republican Sen. Norm Coleman on Saturday and now leads by 225 votes in Minnesota's roller coaster ride of a Senate race. A pending court case, however, could wipe out Franken's gains, at least temporarily.