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Smith: The end of IM
Politico - Blog: Barack Obama may get to keep his Blackberry, but David Axelrod is losing his IM. The lawyers broke the bad news to Obama aides at a b
Inaugural history: Wilson on the verge of war
AP - Woodrow Wilson made Americans citizens of the world by his words and deed.
Obama laying wreath at Tomb of Unknowns
AP - Barack Obama has arrived at Arlington National Cemetery after a short ride from Blair House.
Obama's speech to stress responsibility
AP - Barack Obama is relieved to have a version of his inaugural address already on paper. The president-elect sat down and wrote out the bulk of Tuesday's speech as it is now.
Speaker Pelosi weighs repeal of Bush era tax cuts
AP - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants Congress to consider repealing President George W. Bush's tax cuts well before they expire in 2010, in contrast to what President-elect Barack Obama is proposing.
Smith: Patience
Politico - Blog: The new Times/CBS poll has some remarkably good numbers for Obama, not least this one: Most Americans said they did not expect real p
Obama naysayers speak out
Politico - With Barack Obama's approval ratings in the 70s and his visage plastered on every shop window and Metro card in Washington, it's hard to remember that 58 million Americans voted for the other guy.
Axelrod: Double-digit joblessness must be averted
AP - A top aide to President-elect Barack Obama says the new administration is determined to 'put the brakes on the most serious economic downturn' in years.
Axelrod: Obama to engage in diplomacy right away
AP - A top aide to President-elect Barack Obama says the new administration plans to act quickly and engage in diplomacy around the world.
Protests in Beirut as UN chief visits over Gaza
AP - Lebanese protesters vented their anger Saturday over the Gaza offensive against the visiting United Nations chief, saying he did not do enough early in the campaign to prevent hundreds of Palestinians from dying.
Pelosi wants Bush officials' actions reviewed
AP - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants an investigation into whether the Bush administration broke the law when it fired a group of federal prosecutors.
Smith: Church on Sunday
Politico - Blog: Obama is attending Washington, D.C.'s 19th Street Baptist Church this morning, the transition says, with Obama's religious adivsor Josh Dubois addin
Obama lays wreath at Tomb of Unknowns
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.
Emanuel says talks with Blagojevich appropriate
AP - Barack Obama's chief of staff says Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich did not ask for anything improper in their discussions about Obama's Senate successor.
French helicopter with 10 aboard crashes off Gabon
AP - A helicopter carrying 10 French soldiers crashed Saturday off the coast of Gabon in central Africa, the French president's office said. It was not immediately clear whether there were any survivors.
Speaker Pelosi differs from Obama on taxes, probes
AP - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appears to differ from Barack Obama on at least two issues — tax increases and investigating the Bush administration.
Smith: A sermon for Obama
Politico - Blog: A sermon for Obama
Exclusive: Aides map first 100 hours
Politico - Vans will be poised at the Capitol to take a few top aides of Barack Obama's to their new offices at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. as soon as he is sworn in, transition aides told Politico.
Obama's former pastor gives sermon in Washington
AP - Barack Obama's controversial former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, says the lesson in Obama's rise to the White House is that black people shouldn't limit themselves — or allow others to.
Moment of reckoning draws nearer
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.
Corporate America sells Obama, message of change
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.
Video threatens Germany over Afghanistan
AP - German authorities on Sunday were evaluating a purported al-Qaida video in which a speaker appears to threaten Germany over its military presence in Afghanistan.
Security high in Washington Sunday
AP - Security in downtown D.C. was high Sunday, as President-elect Barack Obama attended church, visited Arlington Cemetery and joined tens of thousands of people at the Lincoln Memorial for a special pre-inauguration concert.
Smith: A shout out to Gaza
Politico - Blog: A shout out to Gaza
'A great American moment'
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 says he's hopeful despite challenges
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.
On historic steps, Obama's rise celebrated in song
AP - Under the gaze of Abraham Lincoln's imposing statue, Bruce Springsteen belted out 'Come on up for the rising,' a martial band right below him, a gospel choir right behind him. Flags were everywhere.
Smith: Plouffe on the Mall
Politico - Blog: Leaving the Mall today, Jonathan Martin and I ran into the architect of Obama's victory, David Plouffe -- making his way almost entirely unnoticed t
An expert in international affairs, Biden moves to White House
AFP - After making the US Senate his second home for decades, Joe Biden on Tuesday will move to his vice presidential digs in Washington, eager to lend his world affairs and congressional expertise to Barack Obama's team.
Media execs prep for 'news emergency'
Politico - Media executives must have been paying attention last week when President Bush declared a state of emergency for Tuesday's inaugural.
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