Obama picks Sanjay Gupta as US surgeon general

President-elect Barack Obama has offered the job of surgeon general of the United States to Dr. Sanjay Gupta, an Indian American neurosurgeon and health affairs correspondent for CNN and CBS, media reports said. Read More:

Number of Democrats Keeps Growing in U.S.

According to Rasmussen Reports polling the number of Democrats in the U.S. has increased for the third straight month.  At this point, those who consider themselves Democrats have an 8.8 percent lead over Republicans. " The number of Americans who consider themselves...

Barack Obama Meets With Dems and GOP to Discuss Stimulus Package

President-elect Barack Obama met with both Democrats and Republicans to discuss his new stimulus package, which could cost upwards of $1 trillion dollars. The plan was lauded by Democrats and supported with minimal resistance from Republicans. "Democratic leaders in the House...

Latinos turn up the heat on Obama: Remember, you owe us more!

" After the withdrawal of Bill Richardson’s name as an Obama administration Cabinet nominee, Hispanic leaders say they expect the president-elect to name another Latino to head the Commerce Department. An Obama transition team source said a veteran California congressman,...

Richardson withdrawal disappoints Latinos

" "We are hugely disappointed. It's a stunned community out there," said Janet Murguía, president and CEO of the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States. "He is a very well-recognized...