White House Transition
Obama's agenda
What should be Barack Obama's top priority after becoming president?
The making of the first black President
At their home in Jakarta, Ann Dunham poses in this undated photo with her second husband, Lolo Soetoro, their daughter, Maya, and Barack Obama. (Photo courtesy of Barack Obama)
Camp Obama
President-elect Barack Obama and his family greet the crowd on stage at his victory rally in Chicago on Nov. 4 (Photo credit should read Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images)
On the campaign trail
Barack Obama supporters gather in Chicago at Grant Park during election night on Nov. 4. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
2008 presidential race: Obama vs. McCain
Charles Edwards, 95, (center) shakes hands with Sen. Barack Obama after presenting Obama with a handmade walking stick during a town hall meeting at Virginia High School in Bristol, Va. (Getty photo by Chip Somodevilla)
Camp McCain
GOP presidential nominee Sen. John McCain concedes victory on stage with his wife Cindy during an election night rally in Phoenix on Nov. 4. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
Obama's cabinet
New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson has withdrawn as Obama's choice for commerce secretary over questions of political donors landing contracts.
Life as president-elect
President-elect Barack Obama announces Mary Schapiro, left, to be his choice for chairwoman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Gary Gensler, middle, to head the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, and Dan Tarullo, to head the Federal Reserve Board of Governors at a news conference at the Drake Hotel in Chicago. (Tribune photo by José M. Osorio)
L.A. Times: Top of the Ticket
Election 2008: World headlines
The Evening Standard newspaper is pictured in front of Big Ben in London. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)
First Pets
Nancy Reagan cradles their King Charles spaniel named Rex, as she and President Ronald Reagan stroll along the White House South lawn in 1986. (White House photo)
Michelle Obama: Politics of fashion