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Obama honors King on final pre-presidency day (AP) Posted: 19 Jan 2009 02:21 AM CST AP - Fresh off a rollicking celebration in the shadow of Abraham Lincoln, President-elect Barack Obama is shaping the final day of his pre-presidential life around another giant figure, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Obamas, Bidens enjoy Lincoln Memorial concert (AP) Posted: 18 Jan 2009 08:40 PM CST AP - Under the gaze of Abraham Lincoln's statue, Bruce Springsteen and a red-robed gospel choir kicked off a spirited preinaugural concert Sunday before tens of thousands on the National Mall.

Obama says he's hopeful despite challenges (AP) Posted: 18 Jan 2009 03:07 PM CST AP - President-elect Barack Obama says he remains "as hopeful as ever" that the nation will overcome the most difficult challenges it has faced in generations.

Wright: Obama shows blacks shouldn't accept limits (AP) Posted: 18 Jan 2009 06:35 PM CST AP - Barack Obama's controversial former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, said Sunday that the lesson in Obama's rise to the White House is that black people shouldn't limit themselves — or allow others to.

'A great American moment' (Politico) Posted: 18 Jan 2009 12:24 PM CST Politico - The moment of reckoning edged ever closer for Barack Obama Sunday as the president-elect entered the final 48 hours before he becomes the 44th president of the United States.

Obama lays wreath at Tomb of Unknowns (AP) Posted: 18 Jan 2009 09:03 AM CST AP - President-elect Barack Obama has laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery after a short ride from Blair House.

Inaugural party on TV: serious with bit of goofy (AP) Posted: 18 Jan 2009 05:34 PM CST AP - The inaugural concert telecast Sunday on HBO from the Lincoln Memorial had a sense of history and seriousness of purpose — sprinkled with a little frat party.

Biden pays tribute to working people of America (AP) Posted: 18 Jan 2009 02:20 PM CST AP - Vice President-elect Joe Biden extolled "the dignity of work" before a large inaugural concert audience.

Corporate America sells Obama, message of change (AP) Posted: 18 Jan 2009 01:30 PM CST AP - The guys hawking Barack Obama T-shirts and trinkets on the corners of downtown Washington have some new competition in the selling frenzy building up to the president-elect's inauguration Tuesday — Corporate America.

Obama sees his race as an opportunity: paper (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jan 2009 11:40 PM CST Reuters - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, who avoided calling attention to race during the campaign, sees his race as an opportunity to bridge differences, The Washington Post reported on Monday.

Who makes the Obamas dance? Stevie Wonder! (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jan 2009 11:15 PM CST Reuters - What President-elect Barack Obama has on his iPod may soon be a state secret, but musicians Stevie Wonder, Garth Brooks and Pete Seeger all got the president-elect moving at a concert on Sunday.

Merkel kicks off re-election year facing wounded SPD (AFP) Posted: 18 Jan 2009 09:00 PM CST AFP - Germany's Social Democrats were nursing their wounds Monday after a drubbing in a key state vote at the start of an election-heavy year forecast to culminate in Angela Merkel's re-election.

Obama celebratory, solemn as he nears inauguration (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jan 2009 07:52 PM CST Reuters - Barack Obama approached his inauguration as the 44th U.S. president with a mix of solemnity and celebration on Sunday, laying a wreath at a military grave and then swaying along at a concert featuring Bruce Springsteen and Beyonce.

Media execs prep for 'news emergency' (Politico) Posted: 18 Jan 2009 06:00 PM CST Politico - Media executives must have been paying attention last week when President Bush declared a state of emergency for Tuesday's inaugural.

NKorea set to test Obama's resolve: analysts (AFP) Posted: 18 Jan 2009 05:56 PM CST AFP - Despite a daunting array of challenges elsewhere, US president-elect Barack Obama cannot afford to put nuclear-armed North Korea on the back-burner, analysts say.

Geithner Tax Spat Doesn’t Erode Openness, Aides Say (Bloomberg) Posted: 18 Jan 2009 04:19 PM CST Bloomberg - Jan. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama “absolutely” stands behind Timothy Geithner for Treasury secretary, and the president-elect’s decision not to immediately make public the nominee’s failure to pay some taxes doesn’t violate his open- government pledge, Obama aides said.

Obama daughter on dad's swearing-in speech: 'Better be good' (AFP) Posted: 18 Jan 2009 03:46 PM CST AFP - First daughter Malia Obama, 10, has put the pressure on her president-elect Dad to deliver a knock-out inauguration speech this week, Barack Obama said in an interview broadcast Sunday.

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