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January 29, 2009
• Blagojevich Ousted; Obama Outraged at Wall Street Bonuses
• Illinois Senate Weighs Ousting Governor; Thousands More Jobs Cut; Conflict of Interest Questions
• Debating Blagojevich's Fate; Wall Street Bonuses 'Shameful'; GOP Turns Back on President


January 28, 2009
• House Votes on Economic Stimulus Plan; President Obama Meets With Business Leaders
• CIA Drug and Rape Allegations; Plan to End Saturday Mail; Governor Asks to Speak at Trial; President: U.S. at Perilous Moment; Obama Look-Alikes Abound
• President Obama at Pentagon; House Nears Vote on Economic Rescue; Governor Blagojevich's Request; Interview With Jimmy Carter


January 27, 2009
• From Iraq to Afghanistan; Interview With Virginia Congressman Eric Cantor
• Wiretap Tapes Released; President Obama Answers al Qaeda; "He Was Really Cool"
• White House Briefing


January 26, 2009
• Tens of Thousands of American Jobs Wiped Out; Joe Biden's Influence
• President: Extraordinary Action Needed; Report: Bailed-Out Bank Buys Jet; President Obama Pushing Green
• Major Companies Make Staggering Job Cuts; Middle East Mission Has New Envoy; Blagojevich's Impeachment Trail Begins


January 24, 2009
• Changes in the War on Terrorism; Musharraf Interview; Colin Powell Speaks about Obama


January 23, 2009
• What Happened to Caroline Kennedy?; Hillary Clinton's Power Grab; Stem Cell Research
• Arm Twisting on the Economy; Interview with Pervez Musharraf
• SOS on Economic Relief; President Obama's First Strikes; In Hillary Clinton's Footsteps


January 22, 2009
• Obama Breaks With Bush Terror Tactics; Michelle Obama's Agenda
• Hillary Clinton Takes Charge; Defending the Defense Lobbyist; President Obama: Day 3; Caroline Kennedy Pulls Out of Senate Race
• War on Terror Overhaul; In Charge of Your Security; Pushing Back on Obama's Strategies


January 21, 2009
• Treasury Pick Grilled on Capitol Hill; First Lady's First Moves
• Barack Obama's First Executive Orders; Drama on Capitol Hill; Obama's War Plan; Kenya's Favorite Son
• Obama Gives New Orders; Judging Hillary Clinton; Taxing Questions for Treasury Pick


January 20, 2009
• President Obama Reviews Inaugural Parade
• The Inauguration of Barack Obama
• President Obama, First Lady Walk in Parade; Collage of Photos of Inauguration Day


January 19, 2009
• Barack Obama Prepares to Become 44th President
• Final Preps At Inaugural Site; Secret Service Countersnipers; "A Dream Come True"; Changing Views of Obama
• Obama: What You Can do for U.S.; Revealing Details of Obama Inaugural Address; Interview With Congressman James Clyburn


January 16, 2009
• Interview With Barack Obama; Hudson River Crash Details
• "Heroism in the Hudson"; How to Ditch an Airliner; Hailed As Hero; Obama Planning Dramatic Moves; Military Combats Bird Strikes;
• Obama Scores First Major Victory; NTSB Holds News Conference on Hudson River Crash


January 15, 2009
• Airliner Goes Down in Hudson River
• US Airways Plane Down in Hudson River
• U.S. Airways Plane Goes Down in Hudson River


January 14, 2009
• Obama Defends Treasury Pick; President-elect Meets With Critics
• Apple Boss Taking Medical Leave; Bin Laden Challenges President-Elect, Blair; Obama Version 2.0
• Obama Defends Treasury Choice; Madoff Remains Out On Bail; Pentagon Official Speaks Out About Gitmo; NY'ers Cool on Caroline Kennedy


January 13, 2009
• Hillary Faces Confirmation Hearing; Hurdles to Closing Guantanamo?
• Obama to Dems: Give Me the Money; Treasury Pick's Tax "Mistake"; Bush Administration Profits; Governor's Senate Pick; Clinton Team Turf Wars; Bill's Backseat to Hillary
• Hillary Clinton Faces Congress; Barack Obama Confronts Skeptical Democrats


January 12, 2009
• Obama Asks For Bailout Billions; Blagojevich Pick Will Replace Obama in Senate
• Obama Asks for Bailout Billions; Awaiting Trial in A Penthouse; Obama's Hope Yielding to Sacrifice
• President Bush Unplugged; Roadblocks to Obama's Agenda; Israel Insecure About Iran's Nuclear Agenda


January 09, 2009
• Israel, Hamas Reject U.N. Appeal; Illinois Governor Impeached
• Obama's Cloak-And-Dagger Team; Jobless Rate Highest in 16 Years; Carter: Obama Vows "Active Role"; Interview with Nancy Pelosi; Loot Parachuted to Pirates; "The Mama Grizzly Rises Up in Me"
• Obama: 'Show Me' the Jobs; Illinois Governor Impeached; Ruling on Disputed Senate Pick


January 08, 2009
• Obama Pitches Economic Recovery Plan; Ballooning Deficit Left Behind
• "Recession Could Last for Years"; New Fears of Two-Front War; GOP To Grill Obama Justice Pick; Transition to Power; Cheney Announces Obama's Election
• Recession Could Last 'For Years'; Dems Oppose Obama Tax Cuts; Tom Daschle Wants to Improve Health Care


January 07, 2009
• Presidents Get Together; Democrats Now Willing to Accept Would- be Obama Replacement?
• Gaza: Brief Lull Then Full Fury; Gaza Weapon Mystery; An Extraordinary Gathering; Obama Creates New Position; Approval Ratings Jump; Bush to Lose Secret Service; Egypt to Broker Gaza Talks
• New Watchdog for Federal Waste; Rice on Gaza Cease-Fire Plan; Obama Joins the Club


January 06, 2009
• Obama's Trillion-Dollar Problem; Access Denied to Would-be Obama Replacement
• Deadliest Strike of Ground War/Urgent Efforts to Halt the Fighting/Would-Be Senator Turned Away/Senate's Musical Chairs/Obama on Gaza
• Sanjay Gupta Approached About Surgeon General Position; Obama's $1 Trillion Problem; Senate Appointee Barred


January 05, 2009
• Democrat Questions Obama's CIA Choice; Prosecutors Move to Revoke Bernard Madoff's Bail
• Isreal and Hamas Ignore Calls for Cease-Fire; Obama Daughters Head to New School; Richardson Sheds Light On His Reason to Withdraw.
• Obama Chooses Top Spy; Burris: 'Appointment is Legal'; Israel Splits Gaza in Two


January 02, 2009
• Israel Preparing to Invade Gaza?; Muslim Family Booted From Flight; Dems Huddle on Economy; Why Moderates Matter So Much; Republicans Flee Inauguration; Obama Opens Up about Growing Up
• Tanks Ready To Move In; Hamas: "Doom Will Await You"; Muslim Family Kicked Off Flight; Disabled and Left Behind; Hamas Rocket's Direct Hit
• Hamas Blasts Obama; U.S.: Hamas Holds Gaza 'Hostage'; Hunting Madoff Billions


January 01, 2009
• Aspen Terror Threat Averted; Obama's First 100 Days; Bill Replaces Hillary Theory; Interview with Michelle Obama; Anger at Bernie Madoff
• Israel Ready for Ground War; Treasury Says No Flip-Flop on Bailout; Arnold's Drastic Plan
• Thousands of Wiretaps of Governor; Obama's Economic Resolutions; Under Fire in Israel


December 31, 2008
• Obama Plans Economic Jump Start; Blago Senate Appointee Defends Appointment; UNSC Meets to Address Israeli Strikes in Gaza
• U.S. To Israel: Find A Way Out; Israel Prepared for Rockets; IOUs Instead of Checks; Senate Pick Defends Himself; Professor Predicts U.S. Disintegrates
• Russia Rings in New Year; Obama's Jump-Start in 2009; Choice for Obama Seat Rejected


December 30, 2008
• Illinois Governor Fills Obama Senate Seat; Israel Weighs Gaza Truce
• Aid Boat Rammed; "All-Out War" with Hamas; Defiant Governor Fills Obama Seat; "The Final Nail in the Coffin"; Interview with Hamas Spokesman Osama Hamdan
• Democrats Move to Block Illinois Governor's Show of Defiance; Israel Weighs Gaza Truce; Interview With Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky


December 29, 2008
• War in Gaza; Labor's High Hopes For Obama
• Israel: "All-Out War" with Hamas; War Fallout-Angry Arab Streets; Interview with Israeli Ambassador to the United States
• 'All-Out War' in Gaza; Auto Bailout May Grow; Shopping Dropping Fast


December 26, 2008
• How Unpopular Is President Bush?; Illinois Scandal Impacts Incoming Obama Administration; India-Pakistan Tensions
• "Santa's" Blowtorch Shooting Spree; Nuclear Rivals' "Threats of War"; Interview with Pakistani Ambassador
• Subpoena Threat for Obama Aides; Public Glad to See President Bush Go; Fears of Pakistan-India War


December 23, 2008
• Obama Questioned in Illinois Corruption Scandal; California Going Broke?
• D.C. Suburb Air Rescue; California Broke in Two Months; Home Price Drop Worst Since Depression; Obama Keeps Bush War Planners; Security Fear: Shirtless Obama Pic
• Obama Probe Results; Worst Month for Home Prices; Two-Thirds of Public Thinks Economy 'Very Poor'


December 22, 2008
• Obama Focuses on Economy; Pastor Warren Defends Inauguration Role
• Banks' Big Bailout Secret; Digging Up Dirt on the Governor; Public on "Inappropriate Contacts"; Cheney Levels Biden Broadside; Obama Flooded with Resumes
• Rick Warren Defends Inauguration Role; Four Million U.S. Jobs at Risk?


December 19, 2008
• President Bush Promises Auto Bailout; Illinois Governor Speaks Out
• Blagojevich Vows to "Fight This Thing"; Michigan Governor on Auto Bailout; Shoe Thrower's Family Speaks Out; Bombshell Assassination Claims
• Illinois Governor Speaks Out; Auto Bailout is a Go; Obama Expands Economic Team


December 18, 2008
• Obama Blasts Financial Regulators; Auto Bailout vs. Bankruptcy
• Bill Clinton Donor Secrets Out; "Red Flags" on Obama Nominee; Military Prepares for Inauguration; Kennedy's Powwow Lunch; Greater Than the Great Depression
• Obama: Watchdogs Were 'Asleep'; Auto Bailout Versus Bankruptcy?; Interview With Donald Trump


December 17, 2008
• Illinois Lawmakers Move to Impeach Governor; Government Admits Failure in $50 Billion Wall Street Fraud Case
• New York City Building Linked to WMD; Governor's Lawyer Pushing Back; Charities Suffer from Madoff Ponzi Scheme; Chaos Over Shoe- Thrower
• Transition Surprise; Obama's Choice Questioned; $50 Billion Scheme


December 16, 2008
• Obama Picks Agriculture Secretary; Caroline Kennedy Campaigns For Clinton's Senate Seat
• Jesse Jackson, Jr.'s Role in Blagojevich Probe; First Meeting of Illinois Impeachment Panel; A Financial Murder
• President-elect Obama Seeks Distance from Blagojevich Scandal; Record Low Interest Rate; $50 Billion Scam


December 15, 2008
• Obama Addresses Illinois Governor Scandal; Illinois Looks to Remove Blagojevich From Office
• Obama's Energy Team is Introduced
• Obama Claims No Contact With Illinois Governor; Rod Blagojevich Could be Impeached; Caroline Kennedy's Senate Interests


December 12, 2008
• Illinois Governor Speaks Out; Interview With Illinois Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr.; Obamas Told "No Vacancy"; Foreign Car Companies Could Get Hurt
• Blagojevich on Scandal; Rahm Emanuel Not Target of Blagojevich Illinois Corruption Probe; Auto Bailout Blame Game; Why Obama Could Lose, Too; Dancing on the Bailout's Grave
• White House: Won't Let Big 3 Fail; Obama's Auto 'Frustration'; Jesse Jackson, Jr. on Illinois Corruption Scandal


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