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News Front Page Page last updated at 12:50 GMT, Thursday, 13 November 2008

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Africa
'Secret' Obama code name revealed
Americas
The not-so-secret code names used
Asia-Pacific by the US Secret Service for the
Europe OBAMA'S FIRST 100 DAYS
president-elect and his family have
Middle East been published.
South Asia
Barack Obama is called Renegade, Summing up
UK
The BBC's Washington team
while his wife Michelle is Renaissance, assesses progress
Business and their daughters Rosebud and
Radiance. Audio slideshow
Health
Busy schedule - from diplomacy to
Science & Environment They will replace Trailblazer (President dogs
The names are chosen for ease during radio
Technology George W Bush) and his wife Tempo in Global view
communications
Entertainment the White House on 20 January. BBC reporters on what the world
thinks of Obama
Also in the news The names are chosen to be easily pronounced and understood when agents
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use radio communications. 100 days diary
Video and Audio The BBC's Washington team tracks
----------------- A list of names starting with R was drawn up by the White House developments
Have Your Say Communications Agency, a branch of the military that serves the White House Questions answered
In Pictures and Secret Service. BBC reporters answer readers'
Country Profiles questions on the first 100 days
Special Reports When 19-year-old Karenna Gore's SECRET SERVICE CODE NAMES Economic test
father became vice-president in 1993 Lots of energy, but how effective
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In 1997, she wrote: "Ever since four Webb's America
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On This Day years ago, when I was put on the spot America editor Justin Webb
Editors' Blog and told 'two syllables' and 'It has to
BBC World Service start with an s,' I have been cringing in Report card
Taking stock of Obama's progress
the back seat when identified as
Languages so far
'Smurfette'."

Al Gore frequently told people his code

name was Al Gore because he was so
boring. However, the Washington Post
reported that he was initially called
Sawhorse but eventually became
Sundance for unknown reasons.
Vice-President-elect Joe Biden is known
as Celtic.
The outgoing president retains his code
name as he and his family will continue
to have Secret Service protection.
"There's nothing top secret about them,"
Secret Service spokesman Eric Zahren
told Associated Press.
IN VIDEO
Renegade: Barack Obama, President-
elect Obama's verdict on first 100 days
Renaissance: Michelle Obama,
president-elect's wife
Radiance: Malia Obama, president- Obama: 100 days in 100 seconds
elect's daughter
Rosebud: Sasha Obama, president-
elect's daughter
Trailblazer: George W Bush, President Obama on his next tasks
Tempo: Laura Bush, First Lady
Rawhide: Ronald Reagan, ex-President
Smurfette: Kareena Gore, ex-vice- Obama has been 'amazing
president's daughter success'

"It has no operational security significance any more because of encrypted

communication capabilities."
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sleeves. Official website of US President-elect Barack Obama
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Arizona, is Phoenix, while his wife Cindy is Parasol.

His running mate, Sarah Palin, was Denali - the name of national park in her
home state of Alaska, and the natural gas pipeline project there.
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