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President-elect Barack Obaba has met with economic advisers and has spoken to reporters about the transition, the economy and other matters. The meetings come amid news from the Labor Department that job losses are accelerating.

Americans are fascinated by pirates: swashbuckling, salt-soaked seafarers who sport blousy shirts, spiffy vests, leather boots, eye patches, peg legs and the occasional parrot on the shoulder. But will the recent hijackings by Somali pirates make them not so lovable?

The Justice Department is emerging from what many have called its most tumultuous period in decades. A new attorney general will have to restore the department's credibility and work to counter perceptions that law enforcement decisions have become politicized.

When Barack Obama officially takes office in January, his wife, Michelle, will make history as well, as she becomes the country's first African-American first lady. During the campaign, she championed the cause of working women, which she'll likely continue in the White House.

The vetting process for job candidates in the Barack Obama administration is long, extensive, and, some may say, invasive. Jackie Calmes, a reporter for The New York Times, got a copy of the 63-question background check and talks about what information candidates must share.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee votes to oppose President Bush's plan to increase troop levels in Iraq. The resolution is nonbinding, but the 12-9 vote, mostly along party lines, adds fuel to the gut-wrenching debate on the war.

The East Coast has had an especially warm and snowless winter this year. The balmy weather has snowmobiles sidelined and cross-country skiers sitting at home. Everyone from plow operators to lift operators are feeling the pinch.

A blizzard has left parts of Colorado buried under many feet of snow. In some communities, food stores are running out of the basic necessities. Ranchers are worried that livestock will starve and freeze amidst massive snow drifts.

Democratic donors in Hollywood are a tough audience for presidential candidates. But those who are won over have deep pockets. That's needed more than ever in 2008, because California may be an early primary — and TV ads there cost millions.

The Pentagon's "Task Force on Mental Health" is holding three days of hearings on how well U.S. servicemen and women are being treated for mental health issues when they return from overseas duty.