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January 28, 2009
• White House Daily Press Briefing Focuses On Economic Plan Before Congress; Questions Arise Over Pork Spending, Deficit Spending
• Obama Pitches Economic Plan to Corporate Leaders; Congress to Vote on Economic Bill; Peanut Plant Knew of Contamination; Eye Scanner in Development to Diagnose Brain Injury
• President Obama Talks Economy; Stimulus Vote Countdown; Interview With Senators Tom Coburn, Sherrod Brown
• Stimulus Vote Countdown; Money Back Guarantee?; President Talks Economy; Obama Meets With CEOs, Corporate Leaders Who Endorse The Stimulus Package; Despite All Of The Many Layoff Announcements Some Companies Are Actually Planning To Hire
• Viewer Reaction on "Pork" Definition; Major Averages Rally Slightly on Wall Street; Civil Engineers Give American Roads and Infrastructures Failing Grades; Professor Morici Answers Questions on the Economy; President Meets With National Business Leaders
• House to Vote on Stimulus Package; More Icy Weather; Further Earnings Reports, Not All Bad


January 27, 2009
• Obama Speaks to Muslim World; Obama Meets With Republican Lawmakers
• Stimulus or Pork?; Tougher Emission Standards?; Message to Muslims
• Obama Urges Lawmakers to Adopt Economic Plan; Major Florida Insurance Company to Cease Property Insurance; Some States Hit Harder by Jobless Numbers; Leaders to Meet for World Economic Forum; John Updike Dead at 76
• Talking Stimulus with the GOP; It's All About Jobs; Arab Reaction to President Obama
• President, GOP Discuss Stimulus; Interview With Representatives Zach Wamp, Marsha Blackburn; Bailing Out the States; Blagojevich A No- Show At His Impeachment Trial; Obama Aims to Restore Relations With Middle East
• More Stimulus Discussion; Obama Addresses World's Muslims
• Obama Attempting to Sway Republicans on Stimulus; Storm Moves East; Obama Talks to the Muslim World; Castaways From Myanmar Left to Die by Thailand


January 26, 2009
• Barack Obama vs. Rush Limbaugh; Portland Mayor Under Fire
• White House Press Briefing; Obama Pushing for Stricter Auto Emissions Standards
• Illinois Lawmakers Begin Impeachment Process; Obama Signs Orders aimed at Environmental Concerns; Outlook for Jobs?; Refugees Get Brutal Treatment in Thailand
• Stocks Rise, President's Green Agenda; Inside a bank Failure; No-Show For His Trial; City of Fires; Major Winter Storm; All Dolled Up
• Obama's Green Agenda; The $825 Billion Answer?; Home Depot Cuts Jobs; Get a Better Job; Solar City; Blagojevich Impeachment Trial; Dumped at Sea?
• More Layoffs as Companies Reach `Last Resort" Cost-Cutting; Blagojevich Scandal
• President Obama Reverses Some Bush Administration Policies; Gitmo Detainees Rearrested; Anger in Afghanistan over the Latest U.S. Military Operation; Refugees Dumped at Sea


January 25, 2009
• Obama and the Middle East; Sullenberger Gets a Hero's Welcome
• Pennsylvania Town Terrorized by Arson; Masked Gunman Still on the Loose in Miami; Obama's Economic Stimulus Package a Tough Sell; Ill. Gov. Blagojevich Defiant; Two Slain in Chicago, One with Ties to NBA Star; Rohingya Refugees Dumped at Sea off Thailand; Will.I.Am's "New Day"
• In Fear of Fire; Road to Recovery?; Defending Blagojevich
• Pennsylvania Arson Cases; Banned on YouTube
• Arson Problem in Pennsylvania; Waht Kids Want the President to Do; Slumdog Millionaire


January 24, 2009
• Manhunt for a Machine Gun Wielding Killer; The Man Behind the Miracle Landing Finally Speaks; The Inaugural Speech
• Job Creation Plan Details; Subway Rescue; Blagojevich Case
• Reviving the Economy; Reporter's Notebook: Guantanamo Bay; The African-American Image
• Guantanamo Bay Prisoners; Liberty City Shooting; Changing Hairstyles; Tuskegee Airmen Special Invitation; Making Cell Phone Music
• Welcome Home for US Airways Pilot; Curing the Economy; The First Week
• Hero's Welcome for US Airways Pilot; 3-D Detective; True Fashion Victim
• Economic Team Meets; Controversial Executive Order; Closing Gitmo; Discount Chains Respected; High Tech President
• Economic Challenge; New York's New Senator; Staying in Touch; Call to Service; A Model's Death; What Women Want From the Obama Administration; Real-Life Slumdog; Women in Politics


January 23, 2009
• Rod Blagojevich Holds Press Conference; Republicans Criticize Obama Economic Plan
• Two Deadly U.S. Strikes in Pakistan; Women & President Obama; President Obama's New High-Tech Device


January 22, 2009
• President Obama Addresses State Department
• White House Q&A; Hillary Clinton and Foreign Policy
• Obama Closes Gitmo; George Mitchell to be Appointed Mideast Envoy; Challenges Ahead for Secretary Clinton; Record Jobless Numbers Reported; Is U.S. in a Depression?; Former Gitmo Detainee Suing Over Treatment
• Closing Gitmo; Blueprint for Economic Recovery; Children Hit by Truck in Chinatown, New York; Financial Aid Help; Ethanol from Waste; Rescue on the Tracks; Keeping Track; Golden Opportunity
• Blueprint for Recovery; Gloomy Jobs Report; Saving the Banks; President Obama Signs Executive Orders; Timothy Geithner Recommended by Committee to the Senate to be Treasury Secretary; Are Liquidation Sales Good Deals?
• Senate Finance Committee Expected to Approve Geithner's Nomination; Obama's DNI Nominee to Testify Before Senate
• Obama Orders Guantanamo Detention Center Closed; Another Jump in Jobless Claims; Clinton Arrives at State Department; Obama Military Maneuvers; The Obama Speed Bumps


January 21, 2009
• Treasury Nominee Faces Congress; Clinton Nomination Held Up; Major Changes in Environmental Policy Under Obama
• Obama Administration Begins First Day on the Job
• Full First Day for Obama on Foreign, Domestic Issues; Gitmo Status to be Reviewed; Nomination Battles Continue in Congress; Obama Declares Transparency, Rule of Law as Priorities
• President Obama Phones Middle East Leaders; Geithner Confirmation Hearing; Closing Guantanamo Bay
• Obama Engages With Leaders in Middle East; Confirming the Cabinet; Advice on Tackling Terrorism
• Obamas, Bidens Attend National Prayer Service; Geithner's Treasury Confirmation Hearing Begins
• "Change" Hits White House Website; World View of President Obama; Presidential Farewell


January 18, 2009
• Entertainers Provide Inaugural Concert at Lincoln Memorial to Crowd of Thousands; President-elect Obama a Stirring Symbol at Lincoln Memorial


January 17, 2009
• President-elect Takes Historic Train Ride in Washington; Recovery of Flight 1549; Don King Sounds Off


January 16, 2009
• Hudson Crash Survivors Speak Out
• Multiple Corporations Announce Big Job Cuts; Obama Scores Legislative Victory; TARP Funds Will Be Released
• Spike Lee Debuts Latest Project at Sundance; Passengers in Downed Aircraft Feel Lucky to be Alive; Obama Makes Case for Economic Recovery Plan; Investigation Underway on Plane Crash into Hudson; Witnesses Describe Crash
• Miracle on the Hudson; AirTran Flight Reports Nose Gear Problems; Hostage to Bad Mortgages? Your Money, Your Views; Hertz to Cut 4,000 Jobs; Miracle on the Hudson; $350 Billion More Released; Obama's Plans to Boost Economy
• New York Mayor Bloomberg Praises Work of Plane Rescuers; Indie Filmmakers Pitch to Buyers at Sundance; Pilot's Wife Describes Family's Reaction
• New York City Presents Certificates to Plane Crash Rescuers; Survivors Happy to be Alive; Airbus Ditched In Hudson River Will Be Moved Today; Obama Scores Big On His Way To The Inaugural, Senate Releases TARP Funds, House To Vote To Fund His Stimulus Package
• All the Right Moves; President Bush's Farewell Address; Citi Divides Functions


January 15, 2009
• Attorney General Nominee Faces Congress; Oakland's Rage
• Sens. Biden, Clinton Say Farewell to Senate; Roland Burris Sworn In To Senate; Illinois State Pol Says It's Wrong, But Citizens Want To Move Forward, Focus On Obama
• Legal Proceedings Begin in Transit Shooting of Unarmed Man; Israel Strikes U.N. Aid Headquarters in Gaza City; Senate to Vote on Second Half of Bailout; Iranian Weighs in on Obama Plan for Diplomacy
• Bailout Vote Scheduled for Today; Obama Faces Transition Issues; Freezing Temperatures Across Midwest; Steve Jobs's Health Impacts Apple Stock
• $350 Billion Showdown; Bush's Farewell Tour; Clinton Says Good- bye to Senate
• Senate Judiciary Committee Grills Holder on Rich Pardon; Democrats to Unveil $825 Billion Stimulus Package; Hillary Clinton Hearing
• Judiciary Committee Takes Up Holder Confirmation; Secretary of State Designate Clinton Referred to Full Senate


January 14, 2009
• Missing Pilot Found; Madoff in Court; Oakland's Anger
• Shinseki's Confirmation Hearings; Will Madoff End Up Behind Bars?
• Bin Laden Calls for Revenge for Gaza, Revels in Recession; Congress Discusses Releasing Bailout Funds; Blagojevich Swears in New State Senate; Washington Prepares for Inauguration
• Geithner Nomination in Trouble?; Bailout Plan Details; Cold in the Eastern U.S.
• Congress and Obama Try to Figure Out How Best To Spend Remaining TARP Funds; Bin Laden Puts Out a New Message Just Days Prior To Obama Inauguration.
• Osama Bin Laden Calls for Jihad Against Israel; Confirmation Hearings Continue for Cabinet Picks; Congressional Panel Examines Bailout Spending; Charges Expected for Runaway Pilot
• Record Losses In Retail; Obama Threatens Veto If Democrats Try to Block TARP access; Marcus Schrenker found and arrested


January 13, 2009
• Israel Possibly Using Chemical Warfare; Hillary's Confirmation Hearing; Figuring Out How To Spend Remaining TARP Funds
• Lawmakers Wrestle Over What To Do with Remaining TARP Funds; Saving Money Through Re-financing; The Story of Emmett Till
• Obama Makes Case for Releasing Second Half of Bailout Funds; Hillary in Confirmation Hearings; Ambulance Workers Face Danger on Israel-Gaza Border; D.C. Gears up for Inauguration
• Interview With Senator James Inhofe; Clinton Confirmation Hearing; Bitter Cold Grips Midwest; Top Bushisms; Best Job in the World
• President-Elect Obama Tries to Convince Congress on Bailout Funds; Hillary Clinton Faces Senate Questioners; No Answers in Pilot Faked-Death Case; Is Israel Using Burn Agent?
• Clinton Cabinet Confirmation Hearing; Hillary Clinton Hearing
• Six Cabinet Confirmation Hearings Begin on Capitol Hill; Obama Attempts to Sell Federal Bailout Plan


January 12, 2009
• President Bush Holds Final Press Conference; Anger Rising in American Cities
• Obama, Bush Agree To Press Congress For $350 Billion Bailout Funds; Israel-Gaza Cease-Fire Still Just Talk; Madoff Gets Continued House Arrest; Burris Continues To Erode Barriers To Senate Seat; Rottweiler mauls 4-year-old
• Judge rules Madoff should not go to jail; Still contention regarding Burris's appointment; Senate Seat Controversy Headed for Resolution; Obama Asks for Authorization for Remaining Bank Bailout Funds; President-Elect Meets with Mexican President
• How and When to Spend Second Half of $700 Billion Federal Bailout; Madoff Is Not Sent to Prison; 17th Deadly Day in Gaza; Leaders Meet For Peace
• Bush will release remaining TARP, if Obama asks; Roland Burris's lawyers to meet with Senate lawyers; Hollywood awards season started with Golden Globes
• President Bush holds last news conference; President says it's up to the president-elect and Congress regarding remaining TARP funds; Salmonella outbreak continues
• President Bush's final news conference; Obama meets with Senate Democrats about money


January 11, 2009
• Families in Israel, Gaza Touched by War; Obama Faces Economic Reality on Campaign Promises; Alabama Trail Maids' Antebellum Outfits Raise Controversy; 107-Year-Old Woman Offers Insights on Obama
• Israel Calls Up More Reserve Troops; Nation's Capital Prepares For Inauguration
• Weather Causes Highway Pileup; Scaled-Down Detroit Auto Show; Capsized Ferry Leaves Scores Dead in Indonesia; Inauguration Approaches


January 10, 2009
• USS George H.W. Bush; Senator Fiascos; Ongoing Crisis Middle East Crisis
• Job Report Worsens; Commissioning the Carrier George H.W. Bush; New Air strikes in Gaza
• Obama Family Visits Lincoln Memorial; NY Times: Israel Sought U.S. Aid for Iran Airstrikes; Poison Threats Mailed to Seattle Gay Bars; Focus on Police Shootings; Unarmed Man Shot by Transit Officer; 22-Year-Old Shot in Family Driveway; Porn Industry Claims it Needs Government Bailout Too
• Economic Challenge; Obama's Train Ride Security; Storms Impact Midwest, Northeast; White House Decor
• Obama Talks Jobs; Obama's Hard Sell; Deeper Gaza Push?; Obama Lunches with D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty; Executive Coach Gives Advise on Keeping Your Job; Inauguration Day Prompts the Selling of Merchandise
• More Layoffs Announced; Ceasefire Talks, Airstrikes Continue; Highway Shootout
• Democrats' Assertive Agenda; Israel Warning of Escalated Attacks; Night Full of Stars; Shot in the Back; The Economic Crisis; Navigating the Inauguration


January 09, 2009
• Illinois Governor Impeached
• Illinois Supreme Court Says Burris Does Not Need Jesse White's Certification Of His Nomination To Senate; Illinois State Reps Vote To Impeach Blagojevich
• Rod Blagojevich Impeached; Jobless Numbers Highest in 16 Years; Stand Out, Get Hired; Obama Introduces Intelligence Team; Enterprising Workers Trading Services
• Governor Blagojevich Impeached by Illinois House of Representatives; Unemployment Numbers; Intelligence Matters; Northwest Floods; 14th Deadly Day; The Giving Doctor; Flying on Biofuel; Police Shooting Outrage


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