North Carolina transportation officials are bracing for heavy traffic on Interstates 85 and 95 for the next week as people head to Washington for the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama.
     
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President-elect Barack Obama asked Democratic   senators Tuesday not to stand in the way of an additional $350   billion in bailout funds, calling the money essential to helping   the ailing economy.

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President-elect Barack Obama and two of his top aides met last week with federal investigators building a corruption case against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, accused of trying to swap Obama’s Senate seat for cash or a lucrative job.
     
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WASHINGTON – President-elect Barack Obama promoted an economic plan Saturday he said would create 2.5 million jobs by rebuilding roads and bridges and modernizing schools while developing alternative energy sources and more efficient cars.
     
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WASHINGTON — President-elect Obama and President Bush have completed their private meeting at the White House.
     
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CNN — Barack Obama had a formidable online presence during his quest for the White House, and he is once again turning to the Internet to communicate with the American public as president-elect.

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Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama has chosen North Carolina as one of his final campaign stops as he tries to swing the state to his party’s column for the first time in decades.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Senator Joe Biden will return to North Carolina Thursday, Oct. 23, and will hold rallies in the Charlotte area, Winston-Salem and Raleigh.

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama won the Technician’s mock election.