Obama Raised Half-Billion Dollars Online
The "Washington Post" says Barack Obama raised a half-billion dollars by relying on some three-million regular folks to click "donate." 

President-Elect Barack Obama Makes Cabinet Choices
(Washington, DC)  --  The Obama Administration is beginning to take shape.  The President-elect has chosen former Senator Tom Daschle to become his secretary of health.


Missouri Goes to McCain - Finally
More than two weeks after the polls closed in the U.S. presidential election - John McCain has taken Missouri.  And the state loses it's long-held bellweather status.


Blunt Succeeded by Cantor as Minority Whip
(Washington, DC) -- Southwest Missouri's representative in the U.S. House has a successor in his role as Minority Whip today.


Clintons Revealing Business Details for Cabinet Vetting Process
The buzz about the Obama transition is focused on his former rival. Word is that Hillary Clinton is the frontrunner for a key cabinet post... And her husband is giving up some closely guarded information to help her land the job.


Texas Grand Jury Indicts Cheney, Gonzales
(Houston, TX)  --  A grand jury in southern Texas indicted Vice President Dick Cheney and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales for organized criminal activity.


Report: Hillary Clinton To Accept Secretary Of State Post
Senator Hillary Clinton may well be on her way to becoming Secretary of State.  A published report says the New York lawmaker plans to accept the top cabinet post offered by President-elect Barack Obama.


International Students Witness Extraordinary U.S. Election
(Springfield, MO) --   International students who attend colleges in the Ozarks, have been witness to an extraordinary election.  Some believe it is a major step toward changing world opinion.

Have a Say in Pay for State Officials
You can have your say in how much statewide elected officials, state legislators, and state judges earn during a public meeting in Springfield tonight.


Senator Ted Kennedy Returns To Capitol
(Washington, DC)  --  Senator Ted Kennedy has returned to work after a long recovery from brain surgery.     Kennedy had a cancerous tumor removed.


Report: Obama Aides Reviewing Bill Clinton's Finances
(Washington, DC)  --  In a major sign that Barack Obama is dead serious about hiring Hillary Clinton, his aides are giving Bill Clinton's finances a thorough going-over.


Obama Meets with McCain Today
It's a meeting of  former rivals today as Barack Obama sits down with John McCain.