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America Looks Ahead to Obama Administration
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Former Clinton adviser Rahm Emanuel offered chief of staff position; Paul
Volcker, Robert Rubin mentioned as possible candidates for treasury secretary
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has begun assembling a White House team in
advance of the presidential transition January 20. Mike O'Sullivan reports that
after the excitement over the historic election dies down, the next president
will face some serious domestic and international issues.
President-elect Barack Obama looks out into the crowd after his
acceptance speech at Grant Park in Chicago, 04 Nov 2008Barack Obama outlined
some of the challenges facing the nation in his victory speech in Chicago
Tuesday night. They include the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, environmental
issues and an economic crisis. He predicted setbacks and false starts, but said
he is confident the problems can be tackled.
"There's new energy to harness, new jobs to be created, new schools to build
and threats to meet, alliances to repair. The road ahead will be long. Our
climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even in one term. But
America, I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get
there," he said.
Exit polls taken during the election show that more than six in ten Americans
view the flagging economy as the most important issue facing the nation. One in
ten voters cited other key concerns, such as the war in Iraq, health care and
terrorism.
Who will be chosen as Treasury Secretary?
Mr. Obama has just 2 1/2 months to prepare for his transition, and there is
speculation over the makeup of his new administration. Some wonder if his
campaign advisers may have a formal role, perhaps in the key job of treasury
secretary. Speculation surrounding that important job has focused on Paul
Volcker, who was federal reserve chairman under President Ronald Reagan, and
Robert Rubin, a former treasury secretary under President Bill Clinton. Some
wonder if there may even be a role for another Obama supporter, the billionaire
investor Warren Buffett.
Chief of Staff Position could go to former Clinton adviser
Senator Obama is starting to assemble his White House staff. News reports say
he has offered the job of chief of staff to Rahm Emanuel, a Democratic member
of congress who was once a senior adviser to former president Clinton.
The next president should have a sympathetic Congress when he takes the oath
of office in January. It will be the first time since the early years of the
Clinton presidency when Democrats have held the White House and a majority of
seats in the House of Representatives and the Senate. They will still need
cooperation from Republicans, especially in the Senate, where Democrats failed
to get the 60 seats that would have protected them from procedural blocks known
as filibusters. Some newly elected Democrats from conservative states, such as
Virginia and North Carolina, may also want to embrace a moderate agenda.
President-elect urged to govern from center
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in
Washington, 05 Nov 2008In Washington Wednesday, the Democratic Speaker of the
House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, urged the next president to govern from
the center.
"At a time of this economic crisis, our priority should be very clear about
what we need to do. Each side of the spectrum can hope to influence the
decision. But the fact is that a new president coming in, in my view, must take
the country down the middle to solve the problems, to gain the confidence, to
take us more strongly in a new direction," he said.
Analysts credit the Obama win to a highly effective campaign, an exceptional
ability at fundraising, and a message that resonated with voters across
demographic lines. In his victory speech, Senator Obama said he will be
president for all Americans, even those who voted against him.
DNC chairman says Obama's message resonates with voters
Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean says the message of the
election is clear.
"Americans have given all of us - Democrats, Republicans and Independents - a
simple mandate to work together to find big solutions to the big challenges
that face our country," he said.
As the president-elect turns his attention to the business of governing, the
euphoria over his historic election has not subsided. Senator Obama is the
first African American to be elected U.S. president. Another African American
leader, Georgia Representative John Lewis, says the Obama victory will inspire
future generations. Lewis spoke on NBC Television's Today show about the
message of the Obama win.
"It doesn't matter whether you are black or white or Latino or Asian American
or Native American, you can grow up in America and be anything that you want to
be. People will be saying for years to come, 'If Barack Obama can do it, you
can do it too,'" he said.
The man Senator Obama will replace in the White House, President George W.
Bush, said this election is uplifting for a generation of Americans who watched
the struggle for civil rights unfold, and are seeing the dream fulfilled four
decades later.
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Political Experts Say Obama Faces Major Challenges
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President-elect and his team begin to face many choices that confront them as
they prepare to assume office in January
The celebration of Barack Obama's election to the US presidency has died down
and now the president-elect and his team begin to face the many choices that
confront them as they prepare to assume office in January. As VOA's Greg Flakus
reports from Houston, political experts and foreign policy analysts say the new
president will face some difficult challenges right from the start.
President-elect Barack Obama on stage with his wife Michelle and daughters
during election night gathering in Grant Park, Chicago, 04 Nov 2008One of the
most obvious problems for President-elect Obama is that he will enter office
facing problems left over by outgoing President George Bush. Those problems
include a financial crisis, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the prospect of Iran
developing a nuclear weapon and a number of other situations all of which
demand immediate attention.Rice University Political Science professor Earl
Black, co-author of the book Divided America, says new presidents have often
had to deal with the problems left behind by their predecessor."He will face
the situation, for example, that faced Ronald Reagan when he became the
Republican president in January, 1981," said Earl Black. "He will have
inherited all the problems associated with the previous administration."Black
says another problem for President-elect Obama may be the high expectations he
has raised among the people who supported him."Since a lot of Obama's message
emphasized hope and change and, to a large degree he was somewhat general about
those, he has attracted, obviously, millions of supporters not all of whom
probably agree on what change they want and what hopes they are hoping to be
satisfied," he said.Some of the biggest and most frightful challenges facing
the new president will be in foreign affairs. Peter Zeihan, Vice President of
Analysis for Stratfor, a Texas-based private intelligence and analysis company,
says all presidents entering the White House find their options are limited.
But, he says, President Obama will have some special problems to
address."First, you have Iraq," he said. "He has promised his supporters that
he will pull out as soon and as quickly as possible. However, unless he wants
to turn around and re-deploy and go to war with Iran a year or two later, he
has to be careful in how he does that. There needs to be some sort of agreement
with Iran over the future of Iraq. Barring that, if you just have a naked
pullout, there is really absolutely nothing that would stop the Iranians from
taking over, whether directly or indirectly."Such a move by Iran, Zeihan says,
would endanger the Persian Gulf oil supplies and force a US response. Zeihan
says the situation in Afghanistan and the refuge Taliban fighters have in
nearby Pakistan will also challenge President Obama."The way that Obama has
outlined that he will make a difference in this conflict is by tapping
Europeans and calling on NATO allies to do more," he said. "Well, as the Bush
administration has discovered, much to its chagrin, the Europeans don't have
the forces in the first place to deploy, second, are not willing, as a general
rule, to deploy them in combat situations and third, because of the global
finance crisis, most of them are pulling their forces home from
Afghanistan."Zeihan says the new US president would risk provoking conflict
with Pakistan if he sends US forces across the border from Afghanistan to
pursue the Taliban and Al Qaeda.He says the third security problem the Obama
administration will face internationally is the increasing boldness of Russia,
which is aggressively countering US attempts to expand NATO in eastern Europe.
Zeihan says these are just some of the challenges for the new president."These
are just the three security challenges, all of which, honestly, are more than
enough to keep any president busy independently," said Zeihan. "All three
together-Whew! I do not envy Obama. I would not have envied McCain,
either."Zeihan says US options will be limited in the years ahead because the
country is over extended militarily and financially.
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Pelosi Urges Congressional Bipartisanship in Working with President-Elect Obama
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US House of Representatives Speaker says increased number of Democrats should
enable Congress to accomplish more
House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Democrats look forward to
working with President-elect Barack Obama on bipartisan solutions to the U.S.
financial crisis and other problems. As VOA's Dan Robinson reports, Pelosi says
increased numbers of Democrats in the House and Senate should enable Congress
to accomplish more. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi gestures during a news
conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, 05 Nov 2008In a note of
bipartisanship, Pelosi said Wednesday that when President-elect Obama takes
over in the White House in January, he will have to listen to ideas from all
points on the political spectrum, and govern from the middle."At a time of this
economic crisis, our priority should be very clear about what we need to do,"
she said. "Each side of the spectrum can hope to influence the decision. But
the fact is that a new president coming in, in my view, must take the country
down the middle to solve the problems, to gain the confidence, to take us more
strongly in a new direction."Pelosi said the expanded Democratic majorities in
the House and Senate give the party the opportunity and the responsibility to
find common ground.Given what she called two historic political waves for
Democrats -- the 2006 mid-term elections and this week's elections -- Pelosi
said Americans will hold Congress even more accountable. As for what many
congressional Democrats assert has been Republican obstructionism on issues
ranging from Iraq war policy to the economy, Pelosi said she hopes for fewer
obstacles posed by Republicans to moving legislation through the Senate."That
one motivation for a roadblock, which is to protect the president from a veto,
will no longer be part of their motivation," she said. "And I think in the
spirit of working in a bipartisan way, we will soon find out if people want to
be part of the solution."Democrats are still expected to call Congress back for
a post-election session this month, to focus on a proposed new multi-billion
dollar economic stimulus measure. Republican congressional leaders have
acknowledged that the election results underscore the need to change the way
they deliver their message, although they insist their core principals will
remain unchanged.Pelosi says she hopes Senate Republicans will allow the new
economic stimulus package to be taken up and that President Bush will support
it. Democratic spending proposals have so far met with skepticism at the White
House.Also on Wednesday, the Chairman of the Republican National Committee
attributed election results to a withering political environment, encompassing
an unpopular war in Iraq and economic problems, as well as overwhelming
Democratic campaign spending.At the same time, Mike Duncan asserted that the
election results do not constitute the end of Republican conservative
principles, saying that President-elect Obama will need their help."If
President-elect Obama stands by his word to fulfill the moderate, conservative
campaign promises that got him elected, the Republican Party will stand with
him," he said. "If he stands, instead, with the hardened leaders of the most
liberal Congress in a generation, we must stand against him, and for and with
the center-right nation that we serve."Howard Dean is Chairman of the
Democratic National Committee. "I think the message of the election is clear,"
he said. "Americans have given all of us -- Democrats, Republicans and
Independents -- a simple mandate to work together to find big solutions to the
big challenges that face our country." Senator Obama is reported to have
reached into the House Democratic leadership on Wednesday to select Illinois
Congressman Rahm Emanuel, as his chief of staff.Emanuel, who has not yet said
if he will take the post, served as a top political advisor to former President
Bill Clinton, and played a central role in building and expanding the
Democratic majority on Capitol Hill.
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China Looking at Possible Meeting Between Hu, Obama
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Chinese President Hu Jintao could meet president-elect Barack Obama on
sidelines of G-20 meeting in Washington, DC next week
Chinese President Hu Jintao (file photo)China says that while President Hu
Jintao will hold bilateral meetings during a G-20 summit in Washington next
week, a possible meeting with U.S. President-elect Barack Obama is still in the
works.Deputy Foreign Minister He Yafei told reporters in Beijing Thursday that
the two sides are taking steps to arrange a meeting. World leaders are to
discuss a response to the global financial crisis at the Washington summit for
the Group of 20 industrialized and emerging countries on November 15.Meanwhile,
China's Foreign Ministry urged Mr. Obama to properly handle the issue of Taiwan
when he steps into office. Spokesman Qin Gang called on the president-elect to
oppose Taiwan independence and halt arms sales to the island.The spokesman
added that U.S. handling of Taiwan is key to good relations between
Beijing. China and Taiwan split in 1949 during a civil war, and Beijing has
threatened to use military force if Taipei formally declares independence.China
has hundreds of missiles aimed at Taiwan and claims the self-ruled island is
part of its own territory.
Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.
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IMF Cuts Global Growth Forecast
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Report says world economic growth will slow from 5 percent in 2007 to just over
2 percent in 2009
The International Monetary Fund says prospects for global growth have
deteriorated over the past month.A report issued Thursday by the IMF says world
economic growth will slow from 5 percent in 2007 to just over 2 percent in
2009.The report says many advanced economies will shrink slightly next year,
with the United States and Europe hit by tightening financial conditions and
falling confidence.The slowing growth is also expected to hurt developing
nations by cutting demand for the commodities that are important to many of
these economies.But the report also says global action to support the economy
may improve growth.The report comes just after the Bank of England and the
European Central Bank slashed key interest rates in an effort to bolster the
battered economy. The Bank of England Thursday cut its benchmark lending rate a
sharp 1.5 percentage points, bringing the interest rate to its lowest level in
half a century - 3 percent.European Central Bank officials also reduced their
benchmark rate by .5 percentage points, to 3.25 pCity workers walk by Bank of
England in City of London, 06 Nov 2008ercent.The British and European actions
follow rate cuts by other central banks around the world, aimed at making it
easier for businesses to borrow the money needed to expand their operations and
hire new people.European stock indexes were down sharply in midday trading,
following the announcements, and U.S. stock futures were also lower. Earlier,
trading on Russia's MICEX was suspended for an hour after stocks took a sharp
dive. Key Asian stock indexes also plunged after Japanese-based automakers
Toyota and Isuzu announced larger-than-expected cuts in their full year
earnings forecast. Also Thursday, France cut its economic growth forecast for
2009 and 2010. Finance Minister Christine Lagarde blamed the financial crisis
for the damage to the French economy, and said the growth forecast was the
lowest ever made by the French government.
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Bomb Kills 9 at Pakistani Tribal Leader Meeting
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Officials say attack occurred in semi-autonomous Bajaur region, bordering
Afghanistan
Pakistani officials say a bomb exploded Thursday in the country's northwest at
a meeting of tribal leaders who oppose al-Qaida and Taliban extremists, killing
at least nine people and wounding more than 40 others.Authorities said it
appeared to have been a suicide bombing, while tribal leaders were drawing up a
plan to force militants out of their area.The attack occurred near the town of
Khar in the semi-autonomous Bajaur region bordering Afghanistan, where many
militants have gathered after being driven out of other Pakistani regions.The
government has increased attacks in the Bajaur region as well, killing at least
11 suspected militants earlier Thursday in raids by Pakistani fighter jets.The
U.S. military has also been targeting Pakistan's tribal areas, from where many
of the militants launch attacks in both Pakistan and Afghanistan.In an
interview with the Associated Press, the chief of U.S. Central Command, General
David Petraeus, said three of the top 20 extremist leaders had been killed in
the region recently. He did not identify those killed.
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Taiwan President Meets With Senior Mainland Official
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Despite rowdy protest on streets of Taipei, Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou met
with Chinese envoy who signed historic cross-strait transportation deals
earlier this week
Despite rowdy protest on the streets of Taipei, Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou
has met with the Chinese envoy who signed historic cross-strait transportation
deals earlier this week. Thibault Worth reports from Taipei.Pro-Taiwan
supporters stand on top of police barricades and shout slogans in protest
against the visit of China's top negotiator with Taiwan, Chen Yunlin, in
Taipei, Taiwan, 06 Nov 2008The meeting Thursday took place five hours earlier
than expected, to dodge protesters angry about the visit by Chen Yunlin, the
chairman of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straight. But it
lasted only five minutes. Taiwan President Ma praises the landmark deal Chen
signed Tuesday to increases transportation links between the island and
mainland China. Ma adds, however, that significant differences remain between
the two sides regarding Taiwan's security and international status.The meeting,
while brief, was the highest-level contact between a Taiwan president and an
official from the mainland government in nearly 60 years.During the meeting,
Chen notably did not refer to Mr. Ma by his title of president. Taiwan and
China split in 1949 after a civil war, and Beijing does not recognize Taiwan's
democratically elected government.Despite the surprise meeting time, protesters
thronged the streets of Taipei through most of the day chanting, "Taiwan is my
country" and other slogans. Many Taiwanese fear that closer ties with China
may come at the expense of Taiwan's sovereignty. Protesters were also angry
that Chen failed to call his host, "President Ma."Protesters have dogged Chen
since he arrived in Taiwan on Monday. On Wednesday night, nearly a thousand
protesters trapped Chen inside a hotel while he was attending a dinner
banquet.China, which is ruled by the Communist Party, claims sovereignty over
Taiwan. The Beijing government repeatedly has said the island will be reunited
with the mainland, by force, if necessary. Many island residents favor formal
independence from the mainland, but Mr. Ma's administration favors greater
economic integration.
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Rice in Middle East for More Peace Talks
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US secretary of state says Bush administration will pursue Israeli-Palestinian
peacemaking efforts until President Bush leaves office in January
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (file photo)U.S. Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice is in Israel for more talks with Israeli and Palestinian
officials on the regional peace process. Rice will meet the caretaker Israeli
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni Thursday in Tel
Aviv and go to Ramallah in the West Bank Friday for talks with Palestinian
President Mahmoud Abbas.Rice has said the Bush administration will pursue
Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking efforts until President Bush leaves office in
January, though she conceded Thursday that appears increasingly
unlikely.Israeli Prime Minister Olmert and Palestinian President Abbas revived
peace talks late last year with a desire to reach a final deal by the time Mr.
Bush leaves office. But Israeli and Palestinian officials have expressed doubt
a final peace deal can be reached by then. Mr. Olmert is acting as Israel's
caretaker prime minister after resigning from office last month to fight
corruption allegations. He is expected to remain in his post until Israel holds
early elections in February. On Wednesday, Israeli officials said Palestinian
militants fired dozens of rockets into southern Israel, after an Israeli raid
Tuesday killed at least six militants in the Gaza Strip.The Palestinian
militant group Hamas claimed responsibility for the rocket attacks, including
one near the Israeli city of Ashkelon. There were no reports of
casualties.Israel's defense minister, Ehud Barak, told reporters on Wednesday,
Israel had no intention of violating the truce but had to act to thwart a
threat against Israeli soldiers. Israeli officials said they were targeting
militants who were firing mortars at Israeli forces on Tuesday.The cease-fire
calls for Gaza militants to stop attacks on southern Israel and for Israel to
stop military raids and air strikes in Gaza.
Some information for this report was provided by AP and Reuters.
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US Responds to Iraq Security Pact Changes
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Iraqi officials did not give details on pact that would allow US troops to
remain in country after UN mandate expires at end of December
Iraqi officials say the United States responded officially Thursday to Iraqi
proposals for changing a security pact between the two countries.Officials did
not give any specifics about the response.U.S. and Iraqi officials have been
trying since May to finalize a deal that would allow U.S. troops to remain in
Iraq after a U.N. mandate expires at the end of December.Iraq is proposing
changes to a draft agreement to give Baghdad more authority over U.S. troops
and guarantee that Iraqi territory will not be used to attack other
countries.In violence Thursday, Iraqi police say two roadside bombs exploded
during the morning rush hour in Baghdad, killing at least four people and
wounding seven others.Police say the bombs targeted a checkpoint in the center
of the capital - the Sheik Omar district. Two of the victims were civilians.US
soldiers (L) secure area as Iraqi soldiers inspect car damaged by roadside bomb
in Sadr City, Baghdad, 06 Nov 2008Iraqi authorities also say a roadside bomb
wounded nine people in the capital's Shi'ite district, Sadr City.On Wednesday,
a car bomb exploded at a checkpoint on the road to Baghdad's airport, killing
four people, including two policemen, and wounding nine others.The bombings
follow a series of attacks Monday and Tuesday that left at least 24 people
dead. The latest violence also follows U.S. military reports that violence was
at a four-year low.Meanwhile, the U.S. military says coalition forces conducted
multiple operations Thursday in Mosul, capturing nine people with suspected
ties to al-Qaida in Iraq.
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Bhutan Hands Raven Crown to New King
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At precise time pre-determined by Buddhist astrologers, Jigme Khesar Namgyel
became small nation's 5th king
The small Himalayan nation, Bhutan, officially has a new king. The coronation
of the fifth king of the hereditary dynasty took place Thursday in the
Bhutanese capital, Thimpu. VOA Correspondent Steve Herman witnessed the event
and files this report. In an esoteric Buddhist ceremony in a 17th Century
fortress, the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan crowned a new monarch. At the
precise, auspicious moment determined by Buddhist astrologers - 8:31 in the
morning - on the pedestal of the Ceremonial Golden Throne, Bhutan's fourth
king, handed the Raven Crown to his son, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. He is
now the fifth Druk Gyalpo or king of the Land of the Thunder Dragon. The new
King of Bhutan wearing the Raven CrownLater in the morning, wearing the satin
and silk crown, adorned with fire-breathing skulls and topped with an
embroidered raven's head, the new king accepted felicitations and ceremonial
scarves from dignitaries, including a number of foreign ambassadors. In the
past two years, Jigme Khesar actually assumed the duties from his father, Jigme
Singye, the fourth Druk Gyalpo, who shocked Bhutan in late 2006 by announcing
he would abdicate in the prime of his life. Bhutan's Prime Minister Jigme
Thinley, speaking to reporters in Thimpu, 05 Nov 2008Bhutan Prime Minister
Jigme Thinley explains why the coronation was not held until now. "Last year
happened to be a "black" year according to our astrologers," he explained. "It
was a year during which no important steps or important developments should be
initiated." That meant not only the coronation was delayed but also the
celebration for the centenary of the Wangchuck family dynasty, along with
Bhutan's first democratic elections and the signing of the constitution.
Although this is Bhutan's first coronation in three-and-a-half decades, Prime
Minister Thinley says the ceremonies and three days of official celebration are
a "modest" affair, by royal directive. Bhutanese bow before a sacred Thongdroel
(giant tapestry) unfurled Thursday at the Coronation site, the Tashichho
Dzong"We are still a poor country largely dependent on foreign assistance," he
noted. "And, so, the [fifth] king was concerned that valuable resources,
scarce resources may be spent or frittered away on celebrations that may not
have any long-term benefits to our people." The new, Western-educated king is
only 28, but Bhutan's government leaders say he has enough experience and is
old enough to reign, noting his father assumed the throne at the age of 17. The
fourth king guided his small country out of isolation and leaves behind a
legacy of ushering in democracy and making environmental preservation and
happiness enshrined national priorities.
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