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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).
CNN:
Airplane crash-lands into Hudson River; all aboard reported safe — NEW YORK (CNN) — A US Airways plane with more than 150 people aboard went down in the Hudson River on Thursday after taking off from LaGuardia Airport, and everyone aboard got off the plane alive, officials said.
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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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White House:
President Bush Makes Farewell Address to the Nation — THE PRESIDENT: Fellow citizens: For eight years, it has been my honor to serve as your President. The first decade of this new century has been a period of consequence — a time set apart. Tonight, with a thankful heart …
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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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
A Somber Bush Says Farewell to the Nation
A Somber Bush Says Farewell to the Nation
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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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The Huffington Post:
Kristol Talks Obama Dinner, Brags That Liberals Weren't Served Food — Bill Kristol was apparently excited to have a hot meal with Barack Obama and his columnist friends, a welcome respite from the way he usually eats - in entrees that hurtle at high velocity toward his face, from Code Pink.
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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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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Associated Press:
Holder to Senate: ‘Waterboarding is torture’ — Obama's nominee for attorney general vows break with controversial tactic — Attorney General-nominee Eric Holder and Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., shake hands just prior to Holder's confirmation hearing on Thursday before the Senate Judiciary Commitee.
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Kate Phillips / The Caucus:
Live Blogging Holder's Confirmation Hearing
Live Blogging Holder's Confirmation Hearing
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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.
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 …
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!
Yaakov Katz / Jerusalem Post:
Hamas minister Siam dies in IAF strike — The IDF stepped up pressure on Hamas on Thursday, killing Interior Minister Said Siam and pushing deep into Gaza City as defense officials predicted a cease-fire would begin soon. — Siam, the most senior Hamas political leader killed since Operation …
Amanda Carpenter / Townhall.com:
The Spending Plan is Out — I just got a copy of the $825 billion spending plan outlined by the Democratic-controlled House Appropriations Committee. — It is frightening. — Take a looksee here if you don't believe me. — The highlights of this bill, allegedly crafted to save us …
USA Today:
Poll: Americans believe Obama will deliver despite down times — WASHINGTON — Americans are as down as they've been in decades about the state of the country and its polarized politics, even as they express soaring confidence that Barack Obama will be able to turn things around.