The Seattle Times: Presidential Race http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ en-us Copyright 2009 The Seattle Times Company Fri, 23 Jan 2009 08:49:47 PST Fri, 23 Jan 2009 08:49:47 PST MattBase 1 The Seattle Times: Presidential Race http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/art/ui/stlogo_231.gif http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ Aide: Successor chosen for Clinton's Senate seat http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008646638_apnysenateseat.html?syndication=rss Gov. David Paterson has picked Democratic U.S. Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand to fill New York's vacant U.S. Senate seat, an aide to the governor said early Friday, a day after Caroline Kennedy abruptly withdrew from consideration. Politics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008646638_apnysenateseat.html?syndication=rss Fri, 23 Jan 2009 08:49:20 PST Obama breaks from Bush and orders Gitmo to close http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008657502_apobamardp.html?syndication=rss Breaking forcefully with Bush anti-terror policies, President Barack Obama ordered major changes Thursday that he said would halt the torture of suspects, close down the Guantanamo detention center, ban secret CIA prisons overseas and fight terrorism "in a manner that is consistent with our values and our ideals." Politics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008657502_apobamardp.html?syndication=rss Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:00:00 PST Kennedy's withdrawal creates a political mystery http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008656272_apcarolinekennedy.html?syndication=rss Caroline Kennedy's mysteriously abrupt decision to abandon her Senate bid gave rise to an ugly swirl of accusations Thursday and feverish speculation over whether she jumped or was pushed. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008656272_apcarolinekennedy.html?syndication=rss Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:00:00 PST A small Biden moment, a cool Obama reaction http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008658536_apbidenbeingbiden.html?syndication=rss No joke: Barack Obama had to take the presidential oath twice. No, seriously, Joe, no joke. Politics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008658536_apbidenbeingbiden.html?syndication=rss Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 PST Spokesman says Obama is keeping his BlackBerry http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008636682_apobamablackberry.html?syndication=rss President Barack Obama is keeping his cherished BlackBerry, becoming the first sitting president to use e-mail. Politics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008636682_apobamablackberry.html?syndication=rss Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 PST Obama signs order to close Guantanamo in a year http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008658603_apobamasuspectedterrorists.html?syndication=rss President Barack Obama began overhauling U.S. treatment of terror suspects Thursday, signing orders to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center, shut down secret overseas CIA prisons, review military war crimes trials and ban the harshest interrogation methods. Politics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008658603_apobamasuspectedterrorists.html?syndication=rss Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 PST