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January 21, 2009
• 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
• Intelligence Matters; Jobs Report & Wall Street
• Members of Congress Approach Obama's Stimulus Plan with Caution; U.N. Concerned about Rising Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza; Flood-Soaked Counties in Washington Declare Emergency
• Jobless figures hit historical low; Obama to announce national security team; More information out regarding Madoff; Israel-Gaza conflict continues


January 08, 2009
• Obama's Economic Plan; Quake Shakes Capital of Costa Rica
• Obama speaks on his economic recovery plan; Earthquake hits Costa Rica; Husband asks future ex-wife for compensation kidney
• Obama Makes Case for Economic Plan; Electoral College Votes Counted; Illinois Legislature Considers Impeachment for Blagojevich; Is Race an Issue in Illinois Senate Seat Scandal?
• Economic Stimulus Package; Interview With Mayor Michael Bloomberg; Historic Flooding in Washington State; Strikes From Lebanon; Economy in Crisis; Closeup of Conflict; Travel Troubles; Hopeful About the Economy
• Economy in Crisis; President-elect Obama Addresses the Nation about Economic Recovery
• Lawmakers Criticize Release of Toxic Sludge; Rockets Hit Israel from Northern Lebanon as Cease-Fire Plan Debated in Egypt; Obama Gives Grim Assessment of Economy; Medical Experts Say Some Alternative Health Remedies OK for Kids
• Obama Will Warn Economy is in Serious Crisis; Voluntarily Evacuations Urged for 25,000 People Near Tacoma; Israel, Hamas Delegations in Cairo to Discuss Cease-fire Plan; Bush Covered for Just 10 Years


January 07, 2009
• Israeli-Palestinian Solution?; Trigger-Happy Police?
• Living former presidents meet at Oval Office; African-Americans hold high offices in Colorado; Israel sends envoy to Egypt for possible ceasefire
• New Position to Audit Government Use of Money; What's Next Step for Illinois Appointee?; Israel Allows Aid into Gaza; How Should Obama Handle Mideast Crisis?; Police Shooting of Unarmed Man Investigated; Tunnels Might be Key to a Mid East Truce
• Creative Sales Tactics; Drama for Obama; U.N. vs. Israel; Limited Access; The Political Veteran; Tiny Fuel Cells; Free Lexus with House
• Obama Plans Budget Specifics in February; Barack Obama, President Bush, and Former Presidents Meet for Power Lunch; Egypt, France Propose Gaza Cease-Fire Plan
• Reporters Not Allowed into Gaza; Huge Job Losses Last Month; Obama Announces Nancy Killefer as Chief Performance Officer
• Obama set to announce another position in his administration; Israel halts military assault for humanitarian efforts; Controversy still surrounds Burris


January 06, 2009
• Illinois Senate Pick Arrives in Washington; 111th Congress Sworn In
• Death Toll Rising in Gaza; Panetta Causing Controversy; Citgo Cancels Oil Donations
• 111th Congress begins today; Erin Brockovich plans to investigate the Tennessee sludge; Roland Burris rejected from Senate; Fighting continues in Gaza
• Roland Burris Turned Away at Senate Door; Spy Chief Choice; 11th Deadly Day in Gaza; Populations in Harm's Way; Heating Bill Help; Motorcade Makeover
• Roland Burris Turned Away From Senate; Obama's Pick for CIA; Civilians Killed & Wounded in Gaza
• Bloodshed continues in the Middle East; Illinois Senate Appointee Roland Burris Presses His Case to the Secretary of the Senate
• President-elect Barack Obama to Discuss the Economy in a Speech Thursday; Prosecutors Want Madoff's Bail Revoked; U.N. Draft Resolution Seeks Immediate Cease-Fire; Republicans Seeking New Party Chairman; Children Caught in the Crossfire in Israeli-Hamas Conflict; 111th Congress to be Sworn in Today


January 05, 2009
• Obama Speaks Out on Economy; When Will Israeli-Palestinian Fighting End?
• Burris Argues That He Is Bona Fide Appointee; Israel Clearing Out Hamas In House-To-House Fighting; Palestinians Call For Medical Aide For Thousands of Injured
• Obama Meets with Congressional Leaders; Tensions Continue at Gaza Border; Obama Proposes Stimulus Package; Roland Burris determined to be senator from Illinois
• Selling the Stimulus and Making the Transition; White House Bound; Aid Blockade in Egypt; Tenth Deadly Day; Supporting Israel; Home Heating Bills; Barack Obama's Silence; Kiss My Foot
• Obama Sells the Stimulus; Israeli Troops Surround Gaza City; The Senate Prepares for a Showdown as Roland Burris Plans to Claim the Illinois Senate Seat
• Protestors are gathering around the world to voice against the Mid East violence; The Obamas move to Washington; Obama to meet with Capitol Hill leaders; Israeli-Gaza conflict continues
• Crisis between Gaza and Israel deepens; Gov. Richardson withdraws his name from Commerce nomination; Obama to meet with policymakers on stimulus package; New U.S. embassy in Baghdad opens; Protests spot the globe over violence in Mid East


January 04, 2009
• Obama Arrives in DC to Prepare to Take Office; Bill Richardson Out; Israel's Ground Attack; Burris Tapped by Embattled Illinois Gov. Blagojevich; Minnesota Board to Name Al Franken Winner of Senate Race; Israel Military Continues Air Assault on Gaza; Travolta Family Tragedy
• Crisis in the Middle East; Bill Richardson Bows out of Obama's Cabinet
• Bill Richardson Withdraws from Cabinet; Roland Burris Interview
• Richardson Withdraws as Commerce Nominee; Obama Returns to Washington; Israeli Troops in Gaza; Franken to be Declared Winner of Minnesota Recount
• Richardson Withdraws from Nomination; Israeli Ground Operations


January 03, 2009
• Israeli Troops Move in Gaza; John Travolta's Son Dies
• Israeli Ground Troops March into Gaza
• Israeli Ground Troops in Gaza; U.N. Security Council Calls Emergency Meeting
• Details of the Israeli Incursion into Gaza
• Israeli Air Strike Continue; Senate Seat Controversies; Travolta Son Dies; Gaza Ground War
• What are the U.S., Other Countries Doing in Response to the Gaza Fighting; U.N. Security Council Calls Emergency Meeting Tonight on Gaza; Aid Worker inside Gaza Gives Account of the Fighting; Bush Condemns Hamas for Instigating Violence; Israeli Ambassadors Discusses Israeli Options.
• Israeli Forces Begin Ground Operations in Gaza; Emergency U.N. Meeting Scheduled


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