President-elect Barack Obama has shattered previous transition records for appointing a Cabinet and other advisers. (Wall Street Journal)
More than 330,000 applicants are angling for perhaps 3,000 to 4,000 jobs in the Obama administration, far outpacing application figures during previous transition periods. (USA Today)
After falling just shy of the 60 votes needed for a filibuster-proof majority, Senate Democrats and Obama will likely find themselves courting Maine's moderate GOP senators to help pass an aggressive legislative agenda. (Boston Globe)
The Army will need $40 billion to fund a planned addition of 74,200 troops, according to a report for the transition team. (Army Times)
In the heart of oil country, there's been no Obama honeymoon. (Los Angeles Times)
D.C. hairdressers are already vying for the chance to style Michelle Obama's hair. (AP)
Obama will release the results of an internal investigation Tuesday that is expected to show that his staff had no "inappropriate" contact with embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. (AP)
In yet another indication that action on climate change will be at the forefront of his environmental agenda, Obama tapped John Holdren, an energy and climate specialist, as the new White House science adviser. (Reuters)
If William White, the director of the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York, is chosen as secretary of the Navy, he would be the first openly gay chief of a military branch. (The Advocate)
Vice President-elect Joe Biden will lead a task force on increasing education opportunities and economic security for middle-class and working families. (New York Times)
Vice President Cheney delivered a stinging rebuke Sunday of Biden's criticisms that Cheney has wrongly expanded his office's powers. (New York Times)
Inauguration Conflagration
About 225 former Tuskegee Airmen have accepted inauguration invitations, though failing health and logistical problems may prevent many from attending. (New York Times)
D.C. officials are downplaying their initial estimate that the Inauguration Day crowd could reach 4 million to 5 million spectators, saying the likely number of revelers will be about half that figure. (Washington Post)
Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., the first openly gay member of Congress, said conservative evangelist Rick Warren's public statements about the LGBT community have been "deeply offensive and unfair" and that he should not play a role in the inauguration. (Washington Post)
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