In the most ambitious such review to date, young people in 17 countries most often defined spirituality as belief that life has a purpose, belief in God, and being true to one's inner self.
Many of those aspiring to join an Obama foreign policy team turned silent recently on anything that might get them in trouble in a confirmation hearing.
AP - Barack Obama's fellow Chicagoan Rahm Emanuel, the hard-charging No. 3 Democrat in the House, has accepted the job of White House chief of staff, Democratic officials said Thursday.
AP - The number of out-of-work Americans continuing to draw unemployment benefits has surged to a 25-year high, while shoppers turned extra frugal, further proof of the damage from sinking economy, credit problems and financial stresses.
Rep. Rahm Emanuel, a top House Democrat, has agreed to be President-elect Obama's chief of staff, a Democratic aide said today. Emanuel, a former member of the Clinton administration, is expected to take a "tough-minded" approach to the White House.
Even before Barack Obama won the presidential election, he was quietly building a transition team. On Wednesday, the president-elect met with key advisers and began making decisions about his transition team, including who will serve as his White House chief of staff. Reports say Obama is close to naming Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel to that post, but that has not been confirmed.
Democrat Jeff Merkley is declaring victory over Republican incumbent Sen. Gordon Smith in the Oregon Senate race, moving Democrats one seat closer to a filibuster-proof majority in the body.
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