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Obama arrives to the West Wing at 8:45 am ET Wednesday, spends 10 minutes alone to read the note Bush left him. Read statement from Press Secretary Gibbs here. Later: Will meet with the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Petraeus, other military advisers to discuss the situations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Also plans to sit down with [...]
Presidential Prayer Service
The president, vice president and their families participate NOW in services at the Washington National Cathedral Wednesday. Watch live here. Obamas, Bidens and Clintons share the first pew. Post-Inaugural tradition dates to George Washington's time.
Judge Grants Obama's Request on Gitmo
A military judge quickly approves the president's request to suspend the war crimes trial of Canadian Omar Khadr. First in a series of delays sought by Obama to stop prosecuting prisoners at Gitmo for 120 days. WashPost: "The legal maneuver appears designed to provide the Obama administration time to refashion the prosecution system..." [...]
Geithner Faces Tax Questions Early in Hearing
Confirmation hearings before Senate Finance Committee happening NOW for Treasury nominee. Watch live here. Sens. Baucus and Grassley grill Geithner on tax problem early in hearing. Likely to be questioned on his role in helping to craft the Bush administration's financial-sector rescue. In opening statement, calls for “comprehensive financial reform.†Say unpaid taxes were a "careless mistake." [...]
Obama Calls Palestinian President
In his first morning as president, Obama calls Mahmoud Abbas and pledges to work toward peace, a Palestinian official said. Palestinian negotiator: "Obama reiterated that he and his administration will work in full partnership with President Abbas to achieve peace in the region."
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Found: The Photograph That Inspired Obama Nation
A mystery has been solved. The image that has come to define Barack Obama's remarkable campaign--a lithograph created by the artist Shepard Fairey showing the president gazing up into the middle distance--has been traced to its origins, a photograph taken in April of 2006, when Obama appeared at the National Press Club with the actor George [...]
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