| Obama to begin workaday task of governing nation (AP) Posted: 21 Jan 2009 02:54 AM CST  AP - President Barack Obama is turning from the star-studded, crowd-pleasing pomp of his inauguration to the workaday task of governing a hurting nation of 304 million and meeting the soaring expectations that he and others have put on his shoulders.
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| Obama takes power, urges unity vs. 'raging storms' (AP) Posted: 21 Jan 2009 12:46 AM CST  AP - Before a jubilant crowd of more than a million, Barack Hussein Obama claimed his place in history as America's first black president, summoning a dispirited nation to unite in hope against the "gathering clouds and raging storms" of war and economic woe.
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| Gone to Texas: Bush returns to state he loves (AP) Posted: 20 Jan 2009 06:50 PM CST  AP - Leaving the White House for the last time on Tuesday, President George W. Bush blew a kiss out the window of his presidential limousine, a gesture that capped an eight-year administration marked by two wars, recession and the biggest terrorist attack on U.S. soil.
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| Analysis: Obama challenges are clear, remedies not (AP) Posted: 20 Jan 2009 05:54 PM CST  AP - After the familiar salutation to "my fellow citizens" and a polite thank-you to the man he replaced, President Barack Obama got right to the point.
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| New WH site offers candid bios (Politico) Posted: 20 Jan 2009 07:02 PM CST Politico - The new White House website debuted Tuesday with several surprisingly candid biographies of the nation’s presidents and first ladies. |
| A historic moment unfolds in frigid temps (AP) Posted: 20 Jan 2009 10:25 PM CST  AP - A vast, excited crowd of more than 1 million bore witness Tuesday to a transfer of American power like none before it. The blare of regal trumpets and thunder of cannon were familiar. The transition from Republican to Democrat, and gray hair to dark, had happened before.
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| Obamas celebrate, at last, on way to White House (AP) Posted: 21 Jan 2009 02:06 AM CST  AP - President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle capped their historic day with a speedy tour through 10 inaugural balls before retiring, at last, for their first night in the White House.
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| Obama's inaugural parade honors black pioneers (AP) Posted: 20 Jan 2009 07:16 PM CST  AP - President Barack Obama led off his inaugural parade down America's main street that paid homage to pioneers who paved the way for the nation's first black chief executive. Re-enactors from a black Civil War regiment. World War II's surviving Tuskegee Airmen.
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| In culminating moment, Biden is vice president (AP) Posted: 20 Jan 2009 05:42 PM CST  AP - Joseph Robinette Biden Jr., a career senator whose foreign policy expertise, Washington savvy and sharp-witted style won Barack Obama's supreme trust, became the 47th vice president of the United States on Tuesday.
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| Sen. Kennedy OK after seizure at Obama's luncheon (AP) Posted: 21 Jan 2009 12:57 AM CST  AP - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, ill with a brain tumor, was hospitalized Tuesday but quickly reported feeling well after suffering a seizure at a post-inauguration luncheon for President Barack Obama. "After testing, we believe the incident was brought on by simple fatigue," Dr. Edward Aulisi, chairman of neurosurgery at Washington Hospital Center said in a statement released by the senator's office.
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| Obama poised to put imprint on Iraq, Afghan wars (AP) Posted: 21 Jan 2009 03:02 AM CST  AP - President Barack Obama will begin to put his imprint on the nation's war strategy in his first full day in office, gathering his top military and national security advisers at the White House for what is expected to be the start of the new commander in chief's shift in emphasis from Iraq to Afghanistan.
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| Gaza war gives edge to Israel's conservative Likud Party (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 21 Jan 2009 02:00 AM CST The Christian Science Monitor - As Israeli soldiers pull back from the Gaza Strip and Hamas's rockets go silent, Israel's dormant election campaign has come back to life. |
| After historic day, Obama set to tackle agenda (Reuters) Posted: 21 Jan 2009 01:31 AM CST  Reuters - Barack Obama, fresh from the pageantry of his historic inauguration, will turn on Wednesday toward his goals of rescuing the economy, charting a new course for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and shaping his approach to the Middle East conflict.
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| Obama's first call is to lasting truths (Rocky Mountain News) Posted: 21 Jan 2009 01:05 AM CST Rocky Mountain News - The moment was wrapped around 42 words and lasted 31 seconds, and when it was over the United States had a new president and a new history. |
| First lady's hairstylist cuts television deal (Reuters) Posted: 21 Jan 2009 12:15 AM CST  Reuters - Michelle Obama's hairstylist has landed a development deal to star in a reality show.
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| Bush bids presidency a quiet farewell (AFP) Posted: 20 Jan 2009 11:29 PM CST  AFP - George W. Bush brought the curtain down Tuesday on his turbulent eight-year presidency with a final stroll in the Oval office and a fond, private goodbye to loyal aides before heading home to Texas.
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| On sidelines or stage, celebrities out for Obama (AP) Posted: 20 Jan 2009 10:42 PM CST  AP - Hollywood unbuttoned Washington's collar at President Barack Obama's inauguration events on Tuesday, bringing a touch of levity and star power to a historic day.
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| Michelle Obama chooses white ball gown (AP) Posted: 20 Jan 2009 10:24 PM CST  AP - First lady Michelle Obama celebrated her husband's inauguration Tuesday night wearing a white chiffon, one-shoulder gown covered in fluffy appliques and beading that will now become part of fashion history.
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| Michelle Obama carries U.S. designers into spotlight (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jan 2009 09:43 PM CST  Reuters - Michelle Obama officially entered the world stage on Tuesday in outfits by U.S. designers paired with off-the-rack accessories, mixing glamour with practicality.
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| Obama halts all regulations pending review (AP) Posted: 20 Jan 2009 09:24 PM CST AP - One of President Barack Obama's first acts Tuesday was to put the brakes on all pending regulations that the Bush administration tried to push through in its waning days. |
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