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Ken Belson / City Room:
Updates From Plane Rescue in Hudson River — Read complete coverage from The Times, including a href="http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com / 2009/01/15/from-ferry-decks-and-offices - a-view-of-the-crash/">more eyewitness accounts compiled on City Room. — The New York Police Department just sent …
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Dan Frommer / Silicon Alley Insider:
U.S. Airways Crash Rescue Picture: Citizen Journalism, Twitter At Work — Janis Krums from Sarasota, Florida posts the first photo of U.S. Airways flight 1549 on Twitter from his iPhone. Thirty-four minutes after Janis posted his photo, MSNBC interviewed him live on TV as a witness (see video below).
The Smoking Gun:
The Hero Of Flight 1549 — Veteran pilot, 57, safely landed US Airways jet in Hudson River — Meet Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger, III, the US Airways pilot who today amazingly crash-landed a US Airways jet in New York's Hudson River without any apparent fatalities.
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Full Text of President George W. Bush's Farewell Address — (UPDATE: The President made very few minor changes to the prepared text in his actual delivery. We've made the changes in boldface below. President-elect Obama did not watch the speech live at Blair House, the presidential guest …
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The Politico:
‘My fellow Americans’ for the last time — Here is the text of President Bush's prime-time “Farewell Address to the Nation” on Thursday, as prepared for delivery: — Fellow citizens: For eight years, it has been my honor to serve as your President. The first decade of this new century …
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Bush's farewell — George W. Bush's farewell speech brings …
Bush's farewell — George W. Bush's farewell speech brings …
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Daniel Schulman / MoJoBlog:
Palin to be No Show at Obama's Dinner for McCain — On the night before Barack Obama is sworn in as the nation's 44th President, his inaugural committee will host a series of dinners honoring public servants it deems champions of bipartisanship. To be feted are Vice President-elect Joe Biden …
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Rick Santorum / Philly.com:
The Elephant in the Room: McCain may be Obama's secret weapon — A desire by both men to secure their places in history might forge an unlikely pairing. — I have been to New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Washington in recent weeks. In those cities, at least, you cannot watch the news …
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Obama To Hold Fiscal Responsibility Summit — President-elect Barack Obama visits the Post newsroom after a meeting with the editorial board and Washington Post Co. Chairman Don Graham, right. (Photo, The Washington Post) — President-elect Barack Obama will convene a “fiscal responsibility summit” …
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David A Nakamura / Inauguration Watch:
Obama Visits Washington Post — Barack Obama visited the Washington Post to meet the editorial board and national staff, but his tour of the 5th floor newsroom nearly stopped the presses. — Staff writers, photographers, editors and employees from other departments lined the hallway …
Think Progress:
Perino to press: ‘Talk to the hand when it comes to pardons.’ — In her second-to-last press briefing today, White House Press Secretary Dana Perino refused to answer questions about possible last-minute pardons from President Bush. A reporter asked whether to expect any more pardons …
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Daily Mail:
Beam me up: Scientists left baffled as mysterious columns of coloured light appear in the night skies — These stunning images show mysterious columns of light streaming into the sky above the town of Sigulda in Latvia at the end of last month. — Taken by designer Aigar Truhins …
Michelle Levi / CBS News:
Did Obama Skip Bush's Speech? — As his predecessor, President Bush, said his final goodbyes to America on national television, President-elect Barack Obama and his wife Michelle dined at the DC restaurant, Equinox Thursday night. — CBS News' Maria Gavrilovic, who waited outside the restaurant …
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David Phelps / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Star Tribune files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy — Facing sharp revenue declines, Minnesota's largest newspaper seeks to cut labor costs and restructure its debt. — The Star Tribune, saddled with high debt and a sharp decline in print advertising, filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition Thursday night.
Associated Press:
Bush address includes laundry list of back patting — WASHINGTON (AP) — In his farewell address to the nation, President George W. Bush is acknowledging that many of his decisions are unpopular with the American people. But he says there can be no debate about the results.
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Zachary Roth / TPMMuckraker:
Holder: “I Will Review That Determination” Not To Prosecute Schlozman — Not that it's likely, but Brad Schlozman may want to hope that Eric Holder's confirmation somehow gets derailed. — That's because Holder just told the Senate Judiciary committee that he wants to reconsider …
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Kate Phillips / The Caucus:
Live Blogging Holder's Confirmation Hearing
Live Blogging Holder's Confirmation Hearing
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Bruce Wilson / The Huffington Post:
Follow Jesus Like Nazis Followed Hitler, Rick Warren Tells Stadium Crowd — On April 17, 2005, at the southern California Anaheim Angels sports stadium thirty thousand Saddleback Church members, more than ever gathered in one spot, assembled to celebrate Saddleback's 25th anniversary …
New York Times:
Court Affirms Wiretapping Without Warrants — WASHINGTON — In a rare public ruling, a secret federal appeals court has said telecommunications companies must cooperate with the government to intercept international phone calls and e-mail of American citizens suspected of being spies or terrorists.
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Radley Balko / Culture11:
War on Drugs: The Collateral Damage — Prohibition militarizes police, enriches our enemies, undermines our laws, and condemns our sick to suffering. … At around 6pm on January 27 of last year, 80-year-old Isaac Singletary spotted a couple of drug dealers attempting to do business on his front lawn.
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Byron York / The Corner:
Vince Foster, Fifteen Years Later — I was looking over a daily almanac and saw that Vincent Foster would have been 64 years old today. In the 1990s, I spent a lot of time covering his death, beginning with trip to Fort Marcy Park the morning after his body was discovered.
David Neiwert / Crooks and Liars:
O'Reilly Freaks Out Over the Thought of Holding Bush Admin Torturers Culpable — Bill O'Reilly came briefly unhinged last night, but managed to keep himself from having one of his infamous all-out temper tantrums. I thought for sure he was about to start shouting, “Do it live! F—k it!
Ali Waked / Ynetnews:
Report: Israel, Hamas agree on 2-week truce — Palestinian sources tell Ynet fighting in Gaza to cease within 72 hours for period of two weeks, during which sides will discuss supervision of crossings, IDF withdrawal from Strip and removal of blockade — Palestinian sources told Ynet …
New York Times:
Bank of America to Receive $20 Billion More — Kenneth D. Lewis gambled on bold acquisitions to build Bank of America into the nation's largest bank. — But the need for fresh government support to grapple with the newly revealed losses at Merrill Lynch, the brokerage firm he snapped …
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