Leon Panetta attached to his Italian roots

Obama: Deficit May Last for Years — WSJ.com: What's News US 1/6/2009
Obama said the nation probably faces huge deficits for years to come, but heavy spending is needed now to spur the economy.

Critics round on Barack Obama choice of Leon Panetta as CIA chief — World News from Times Online 1/6/2009
Barack Obama's choice of a veteran political operator to run the Central Intelligence Agency is causing fresh wobbles in what had been, until this week, a sure-footed presidential transition.

Burris Is Denied Seat in Senate — WSJ.com: What's News US 1/6/2009
Roland Burris arrived at the Capitol to be sworn in as a member of the 111th Congress, but Obama's appointed successor to the Senate was turned away.

Senate turns away Barack Obama's tainted replacement Roland Burris — World News from Times Online 1/6/2009
The dawn of a new age for America descended into procedural farce yesterday, riven by the politics of racial division and old-style corruption on which Barack Obama had hoped to turn the page.

Obama predicts $1 trillion deficit 'for years to come' - USATODAY.com — USATODAY.com Most Viewed Articles 1/7/2009