President-Elect Barack Obama raised more than $600 million for his presidential bid and, now, post-election it looks like he still has some major cash in the bank.

According to new reports, his hard working campaign staff is getting a nice bonus from boss man Obama.

Happy holidays to them!

They'll be getting a check equal to a month's worth of salary in the mail!

A former 'low-level' Obama campaign worker told the NY Daily News, "It was totally unexpected, and you can't believe how helpful this is with the holidays coming. A lot of people thought they were going to be broke and would have to try to find a job in this rotten economy. It's a huge help."

Furthermore, it's reported that staffers also have the option of keeping their campaign-issued computers and BlackBerrys (but must pay income tax on the items if they do so).

We're hopeful that President-Elect Obama will run the country as well as he ran his campaign!

P.S. Are U happy that your campaign contributions are possibly being spent this way????

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We'll skip the editorializing on this and just report the facts.

South Carolina Catholic priest Jay Scott Newman has told his parishioners in a letter that if they voted 'Barack Hussein Obama' and don't ask for forgiveness for doing so before taking the Body and Blood of Christ, their souls will be at risk!

His reason?

Says the priest, "Our nation has chosen for its chief executive the most radical pro-abortion politician ever to serve in the United States Senate or to run for president. Voting for a pro-abortion politician when a plausible pro-life alternative exists constitutes material cooperation with intrinsic evil, and those Catholics who do so place themselves outside of the full communion of Christ's Church and under the judgment of divine law. Persons in this condition should not receive Holy Communion until and unless they are reconciled to God in the Sacrament of Penance, lest they eat and drink their own condemnation."

Wow. Wow. Wow.

What do U think about what this priest is doing????

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Sen. Hillary Clinton might be a few steps closer to the White House.

According to reports, Clinton is among the candidates that President-elect Barack Obama is considering for Secretary of State.

Some top Democratic party officials are questioning if Clinton is really the best-suited for the role as the nation's top diplomat. But, everyone is keeping very hush about the whole process and whether Clinton is at the top of the list or not.

Many Democratic officials are giving anonymous tips and even Clinton's spokesman, Philippe Reines, said any questions should be directed to the Obama transition team.

Of course, the team said they had no comment.

As for other possible candidates for the top position, those include Democrat Sen. John Kerry, Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel, and New Mexico's Democratic governor, Bill Richardson.

What do U think?

Should Hillary be selected for Secretary of State?

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This made us scratch our head.

Bihan grew up on Long Island in NY, not the deep South, right?

She called our President-elect 'colored' in an interview with Access Hollywood's Maria Menounos.

Click here to watch the video.

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Everyone has Barack Obama fever these days!

Turns out Obama is the hottest name in the publishing world right now.

Just a weekend after winning the election, two books written by Obama have already sold millions and made it to the top of the lists.

Barack's The Audacity of Hope and Dreams from My Father have jumped to the number one and two spots respectively on Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.com.

And, just yesterday, The Audacity of Hope went out of stock on Amazon. Both the hardcover and paperback editions.

Even Sen. John McCain's home state of Arizona is seeing a rise in the number of Barack's book sales.

Demand has also risen for Change We Can Believe In, which is a collection of Obama's speeches and policy proposals.

And several books on Barack and his life are also selling well.

Seems people are interested in learning more about the soon to be President! Really really interested.

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With the country swimming in an economic crisis and California disappointing everyone with its blatant discrimination, the question on everyone's mind at President-elect Obama's first press conference was what kind of dog the First Family would adopt.

Keeping true to his endearing promise to daughters Malia and Sasha to get them a puppy if elected, the Prez-elect said "We have two criteria that have to be reconciled" - the first is that Malia is allergic to dogs and the second is that Obama wants to rescue a dog from the shelter.

So while the family needs a hypoallergenic dog, the only kind of dog available at a shelter might be "a mutt…like me."

The statement revealed Barack's more human side, and as the United States of America is a "melting pot" of different races and different cultures, we're all sort of mutts!

Poodles are generally considered more hypoallergenic, although everyone's allergies are unique, and Malia will probably have to see how she reacts to individual dogs. Additionally, there are many breed-specific shelters to rescue from.

There! Problem solved!

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With the recent election of Barack Obama as our new President, it was only a matter of time before they started to make movies about him.

And as it turns out, HBO has just closed a seven-figure deal for the U.S. right to a Barack documentary.

The still untitled piece will be produced by actor Edward Norton.

It seems Edward's Class 5 Films had approached the Obama campaign back in 2006 about creating a documentary chronicling his history in politics.

Directors were also granted access to film Obama before he launched his presidential campaign in 2007 and continued filming all the way through his victory this Tuesday.

Norton said, "Senator Obama's history-making race for the White House has given our film a perfect framework to explore the pulse of the country at this vital moment in our history."

As for HBO, they plan to air the documentary next year.

Can't wait to watch.

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President-elect Obama said in his election night speech, "Sasha and Malia, I love you both more than you can imagine. You have earned the puppy that is coming with us."

Awww!

Well, it turns out that 10-year old Malia Obama has told her parents that she wants a Goldendoodle!

OMG!

Malia wants a Teddy Hilton to run around the White House lawn!!!

However, mommy Michelle told reporters in October that the family would select a rescue dog from a shelter.

Hope Michelle and Malia both get their way and find a Goldendoodle at a shelter.

But, any future first pet must be hypoallergenic because of Malia's allergies.

It would be so cool to see a relative of Teddy's at the White House!

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Soon-to-be-PRESIDENT Barack Obama isn't messing around.

He's already working hard to get things in order!

It was announced on Thursday that Illinois U.S. Congressman Rahm Emanuel will be the administration's chief of staff.

The LA Times reports that Mr. Emanuel previously served in Bill Clinton's White House and that experience will allow him to guide President-elect Obama on legislative strategy and the workings of the executive branch.

The newly named chief of staff is also known to be tough as nails and a guy who knows how to get shiz done.

Nice.

Interesting note, Rahm was the inspiration for the character Josh Lyman on The West Wing.

And, his brother is Hollywood super agent, Ari Emanuel, who inspired Jeremy Piven's character Ari Gold in Entourage.

Their momma must be so proud of her boys!

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