They can change all that today against the Jets.

Longtime, deeply loyal associates will dominate the White House inner sanctum. And veterans of Bill Clinton's presidency will hold vital jobs throughout the government, although a bit farther from the Oval Office.

The moving trucks haven't even arrived, and already Michelle Obama's being touted as the next Jackie Kennedy, the woman who'll infuse Washington with a sense of style and vigor not seen since the days of Camelot.

Astronauts finish most repair work

Marcelo Lucero's death Nov. 8 has drawn the attention of officials in Ecuador and forced the Suffolk County executive, the co-founder of a national group against illegal immigration, to apologize for belittling the importance of the case.

Its popular oral history project, StoryCorps, has joined forces with Arizona Public Media and will be set up in front of the Joel D. Valdez Main Library, 101 N. Stone Ave., Downtown, Dec. 4-21 and Jan. 5-17.

Chavez remains the country's most popular politician and enjoys overwhelming control of local offices. But he faces an opposition buoyed by last year's defeat of his attempt to abolish term limits and by grumbling over the crime, corruption and inflation

The free checkups and a monthly pension of $102 from the Philippine government are about all they get for fighting alongside American forces from 1941 to 1945, when their country was a U.S. colony. And that strikes them as unfair.

Billi Jo Smallwood, 35, was denied bond at a Friday hearing, where she appeared on federal charges of damaging government property by fire.

Somali pirates release tanker

She died Thursday, said a spokeswoman for the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

The former U.S. president, the former U.N. secretary-general and rights advocate Graca Machel had planned to assess the southern African country's needs. They are members of The Elders, a group formed by former South African President Nelson Mandela to foster

But winning over the terrified population of a half-empty town that accuses rebels of looting, rape and forced recruitment won't be easy.

The director of communications will be Ellen Moran, currently executive director of the Washington group EMILY's List. She will join a team of longtime close advisers who will work closely with Obama.

Which makes sense. Morse is a custom builder and furniture supplier, putting up a leisurely one property a year. Last year, he built his own home. It sits on a hillside on Tucson's West Side showing off those natural colors

Southern Arizona Rep. Raúl Grijalva is being mentioned by bloggers as a leading candidate for secretary of the Interior Department, just after Gov. Janet Napolitano's name is receiving prominent mention as President-elect Barack Obama 's choice for secretary of Homeland

Freshman Tiffany Hayes hit 7 of 9 shots and finished with 17 points and seven rebounds. Renee Montgomery and freshman Caroline Doty each had 14 points, and Maya Moore added 13 for UConn (3-0).

I was so excited for B," teammate Ify Ibekwe said. "She needs to give us what she gave us in Hawaii every day in practice and games. We all know what B can do."

Mike Richards' wrist shot from the slot 1:35 into the extra session lifted Philadelphia over the Coyotes 4-3 and extended the Flyers' winning streak to four games on Saturday night.