AP - Tom Daschle's new job as secretary of Health and Human Services would mark his return to Washington politics after a bitter Senate defeat left him searching for a way to stay involved.

Time.com - With the President-elect looking ahead to passing an ambitious agenda, the party caucus decides to let bygones be bygones

Time.com - Prosecutions on civil rights issues continue to unfold, but how tenaciously will the Obama Administration pursue them?

AP - The recent commitments on global warming by U.S. President-elect Barack Obama mark a new beginning for world negotiations to replace the Kyoto Protocol, the head of the U.N.'s climate change body said Wednesday.

AP - President-elect Barack Obama is putting some longtime aides in senior posts at his White House.

Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama has tapped David Axelrod, a senior aide and one of his most trusted confidants, to become a senior White House adviser, his transition team said on Wednesday.

Reuters - Dozens of U.S. foreign policy leaders, including Democratic and Republican ex-Cabinet members, urged an incoming Obama administration to strengthen ties with the United Nations.

Reuters - Republican John McCain, beaten by Democrat Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential race, plans to run for re-election as an Arizona senator in 2010.

AP - In a story Nov. 11, The Associated Press reported that U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert Cone believes President-elect Barack Obama's plans to focus on the war in Afghanistan will add to the significance of the Army's mission of training Afghan security forces.

AP - Republican John McCain has defeated President-elect Barack Obama in Missouri — the last state to be decided in the 2008 presidential election.