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Obama vows to lead US from dire 'day of reckoning' (AP) Posted: 24 Feb 2009 11:14 PM CST AP - Standing before the nation on a "day of reckoning," President Barack Obama summoned politicians and public alike Tuesday night to forge a path out of the worst economic disaster in a quarter-century by embracing shared sacrifice and costly new endeavors to improve health care, schools and the environment.

GOP leaders say Obama's plan is irresponsible (AP) Posted: 24 Feb 2009 10:24 PM CST AP - Republican leaders continued their attacks on President Barack Obama's handling of the economy Tuesday, calling it irresponsible and certain to increase taxes and federal debt.

Burris refuses to resign despite plea from Durbin (AP) Posted: 24 Feb 2009 10:36 PM CST AP - Sen. Roland Burris refused to resign on Tuesday, rebuffing a call from the Senate's No. 2 Democrat, who argued that the embattled Illinois lawmaker has little hope next year of winning the seat vacated by President Barack Obama.

Analysis: Obama address renews audacity to hope (AP) Posted: 24 Feb 2009 11:14 PM CST AP - President Barack Obama gave America the audacity to hope again.

We have seen the enemy and it is us (Politico) Posted: 24 Feb 2009 10:30 PM CST Politico - It was a night of reckoning. It was a night to face up to the mistakes of the past, the calamity of the present and the hopes of the future.   It was a night when Barack Obama showed why he had been elected president.

FACT CHECK: Obama glosses over complex realities (AP) Posted: 24 Feb 2009 10:59 PM CST AP - President Barack Obama's assurance Tuesday that his mortgage-relief plan will only benefit deserving homeowners appears to be a stretch.

Officials: Most troops out of Iraq in 18 months (AP) Posted: 24 Feb 2009 10:14 PM CST AP - President Barack Obama plans to remove all U.S. combat troops from Iraq by August of next year, administration officials said Tuesday, ending the war that helped define his upstart presidential campaign — although a little more slowly than he promised.

Controller thought plane that ditched was doomed (AP) Posted: 24 Feb 2009 07:30 PM CST AP - The air traffic controller who handled Flight 1549 thought ditching in the Hudson River amounted to a death sentence for all aboard. Now the veteran pilot who pulled off the feat safely says harsh pay cuts are driving experienced pilots from the cockpit.

No terror talk: Homeland Security head's new tone (AP) Posted: 24 Feb 2009 07:31 PM CST AP - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano avoids the terms "terrorism" or "9/11" in remarks prepared for her first congressional testimony since taking office, signaling a sharp change in tone from her predecessors.

Obama says he will raise pay for troops (AP) Posted: 24 Feb 2009 08:36 PM CST AP - President Barack Obama says he wants to raise the pay of America's fighting forces and improve health care and benefits for veterans.

What Obama really meant (Politico) Posted: 24 Feb 2009 11:53 PM CST Politico - President Obama’s maiden speech to Congress was loaded with durable lines, many aimed with precision at specific audiences or political objectives. As is often the case, the most memorable lines were often written with subtlety and delicacy to keep the speech above petty politics and blame-casting.

Obama's words: Negative and positive (AP) Posted: 24 Feb 2009 11:39 PM CST AP - President Barack Obama has described the economy in grim terms in the weeks leading up to his address to Congress. To reassure a worried nation, Obama chose more optimistic words Tuesday night.

Bing, Cockrel advance to Detroit mayoral runoff (AP) Posted: 24 Feb 2009 11:37 PM CST AP - NBA Hall of Famer Dave Bing and incumbent Ken Cockrel Jr. advanced Tuesday to a May 5 runoff election, vying to serve out the remainder of disgraced ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's second term.

Detroit mayoral field narrows from 15 to two (Reuters) Posted: 24 Feb 2009 11:37 PM CST Reuters - Detroit's interim Mayor Ken Cockrel Jr. and NBA legend-turned-businessman Dave Bing appeared set to face off in a May election to pick a mayor for the troubled and cash-strapped city for the remainder of 2009.

The 21st-century fireside chat: Did Obama connect? (AP) Posted: 24 Feb 2009 11:29 PM CST AP - At a harrowing national moment, Franklin D. Roosevelt commandeered the young airwaves for a "fireside chat" with the American people — a candid talk about big troubles and how to fix them. He was confident and strong, a father figure to a nation that was losing its way.

Obama calls for carbon cap legislation (AFP) Posted: 24 Feb 2009 11:19 PM CST AFP - President Barack Obama urged Congress to draft legislation setting market-based caps on the emissions of carbon gases in a landmark move in the United States to combat global warming.

Obama: U.S. to survive economic "day of reckoning" (Reuters) Posted: 24 Feb 2009 10:59 PM CST Reuters - President Barack Obama sought to strike a delicate balance between hope and reality on Tuesday to reassure Americans mired in economic crisis that they would survive a "day of reckoning."

A frosty reception for an embattled senator (AP) Posted: 24 Feb 2009 10:44 PM CST AP - Sen. Roland Burris got unmistakably polite but distant treatment from House and Senate members at President Barack Obama's address to Congress Tuesday — a sure sign of trouble in the culture of Capitol Hill.

Reactions to Obama's speech (AP) Posted: 24 Feb 2009 10:05 PM CST AP - Some reaction's to President Barack Obama's speech to Congress Tuesday.

MSNBC welcomes Jindal: 'Oh God' (Politico) Posted: 24 Feb 2009 09:53 PM CST Politico - As MSNBC led into Bobby Jindal's response tonight, you can hear an MSNBC host or producer -- which to me sounded like Keith Olbermann -- mutter "Oh God," just as the Louisiana Governor walks out.

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