WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Data released Wednesday showed U.S. prices dropped at a record pace in October and prospects dimmed for an American auto bailout as global economies wrestled with what the European Central Bank chief termed the globe's worst financial crisis since World War Two. Read more »

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Barack Obama said Tuesday the United States would "engage vigorously" in climate change talks when he is president, and he pledged to work to reduce emissions sharply by 2020, despite the financial crisis. Read more »

CHICAGO (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama selected Tom Daschle, a heavyweight former senator, to be his health secretary Wednesday, while former President Bill Clinton took steps to help secure his wife the nation's top diplomatic job. Read more »

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama and vanquished rival John McCain met for the first time since the Nov. 4 election Monday, pledging to work together to face the financial crisis and other national challenges. Read more »

(Reuters) - In his first sit-down interview since winning the Nov. 4 presidential election, President-elect Barack Obama spoke about the economic crisis, national security concerns and more personal topics in an interview with CBS's "60 Minutes" Sund Read more »