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President-elect Obama named more of the people he wants to run the federal bureaucracy. As expected, he announced Monday that he will nominate Sen. Hillary Clinton to become secretary of state. If confirmed, she would work with foreign policy adviser Susan Rice and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.

President-elect Barack Obama is set to announce his national security team Monday. The list of people will be familiar to many Americans. Hillary Clinton is expected to be named secretary of state.

President-elect Obama held his third news conference in as many days and announced the formation of a White House panel aimed at creating jobs. Obama picked former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker to head the panel.

President-elect Barack Obama formally tapped New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson to be his commerce secretary. Richardson is the highest-ranking Hispanic so far in Obama's administration, something Hispanic leaders are watching closely.

Top Illinois lawmakers say they'd like to call the legislature into session for a special election to pick President-elect Barack Obama's Senate replacement. They don't want to leave that job to Gov. Rod Blagojevich who's accused by federal prosecutors of trying to sell the seat. The governor and the president-elect are not personally close, but they have worked closely together over the years.

Indian authorities say more than 100 people have been killed by gunmen, who stormed at least 10 locations in Mumbai Wednesday night. Teams of gunmen targeted the separate sites including luxury hotels, hospitals and a train station. Filmmaker Smriti Mundhra and Journalist Sara Rajan were near two of the hotels that were targeted and talk with Steve Inskeep about what they say.

Anger and indignation are building in Mumbai in the wake of the terrorist attacks that left nearly 200 dead and hundreds more wounded. The people of Mumbai are sending text messages, calling for a mass protest rally Wednesday.

President Bush announced a $250 billion plan Tuesday in which the government will buy shares in the nation's banks. He vows that a massive purchase of stock in nine major U.S. banks will benefit the economy "by stabilizing the financial system." The president said the steps are not intended to take over the free market.

The Dow Jones industrial average has plummeted, closing below 10,000 points for the first time in four years. Ted Weisberg, a floor trader at the New York Stock Exchange, says much of stock trading is driven by human emotion and the decision-making process is being driven by fear and concern.

Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee discusses the presidential debate between Sens. John McCain (R-AZ) and Barack Obama (D-IL). Alexander also talks about his own re-election campaign.