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6:55 PM ET, January 18, 2009

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Daniel Libit / The Politico:
Obama naysayers speak out  —  With Barack Obama's approval ratings in the 70s and his visage plastered on every shop window and Metro card in Washington, it's hard to remember that 58 million Americans voted for the other guy.  —  Even President Bush — who presumably counts himself among that group …
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Michelle Malkin:
Not all conservatives are singing O-Kumbaya  —  I respect the historic tradition of inauguration day, not the cult of personality driving the schlock festivities now taking place.  —  Pomp and circumstance have been replaced with pimp and self-aggrandizement — all topped with a heapful of double standards.
Jorge Silva / Reuters:
Venezuela's Chavez says Obama has “stench” of Bush  —  CAMPO CARABOBO, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Saturday Barack Obama had the “stench” of his predecessor as U.S. president and was at risk of being killed if he tries to change the American “empire.”
CNN:
President-elect serenaded at Lincoln Memorial  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Inauguration revelry began Sunday afternoon as thousands gathered on the National Mall in Washington for a free concert featuring big stars.  —  President-elect Barack Obama spoke at the concert, just after 4 p.m.
Discussion: Mondoweiss
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CNN:
CNN Poll: Obama more popular than ever, despite speed bumps  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) - A new national poll suggests that Barack Obama is more popular than ever, regardless of recent speed bumps on the road to transition.  —  The CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Sunday morning …
Paul Steinhauser / CNN:
Most see Bush presidency as a failure, poll shows  —  CNN Deputy Political Director  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — As George W. Bush spends his final days in office, a national poll suggests that two-thirds of Americans see his presidency as a failure.  —  Sixty-eight percent of those questioned …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Macsmind
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Richard Wilner / New York Post:
BROTHER, CAN YOU SPARE A TIMES  —  GRAY LADY SEEKS RE$CUE BY MEXICAN MOGUL  —  The embattled New York Times Co., trying to wriggle out from under a pile of debt as advertising revenue dries up, is talking to Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim about making a sizeable cash investment in the company.
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Wall Street Journal:
New York Times Co. in Talks With Carlos Slim on Preferred Stock Investment  —  The New York Times Co. is in discussions with Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim about investing in the newspaper publisher to help ease its financial problems, according to people familiar with the matter.
Debbi Wilgoren / Washington Post:
Obama Joins Crowd on Mall for Free Concert  —  The country's top musical stars joined masses of ordinary Americans on the National Mall today to serenade President-elect Barack Obama, offering up an emotional and patriotic tribute to open the inaugural festivities for the nation's first African American chief executive.
Discussion: TalkLeft, The Fix and AMERICAblog News
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Louise Story / New York Times:
Hedge Funds, Unhinged  —  LAST summer, Kenneth C. Griffin and his wife, Anne, hedge fund managers both, were so rich that they did something most wealthy couples don't do until much later in life.  —  Still in their 30s, they hired a Ph.D. student in economics to help dole out their money to charities.
Robin McKie / Guardian:
President Obama ‘has four years to save Earth’  —  Barack Obama has only four years to save the world.  That is the stark assessment of Nasa scientist and leading climate expert Jim Hansen who last week warned only urgent action by the new president could halt the devastating climate change that now threatens Earth.
Dina Kraft / New York Times:
Gazan Doctor and Peace Advocate Loses 3 Daughters to Israeli Fire and Asks Why  —  TEL HASHOMER, Israel — Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish is a Gazan and a doctor who has devoted his life to medicine and reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians.  —  But on Saturday, the day after three …
Annys Shin / Washington Post:
For Businesses Big and Small, It's Lights Out  —  Instead of Restructuring, More Are Quick to Liquidate  —  With the economy in the tank, companies are doing all they can to stay afloat.  For many, though, even the most desperate measures have not been enough.
Discussion: DownWithTyranny! and cab drollery
Associated Press:
Obama Aide: Military Advisers to Meet on First Day  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — On his first full day as president, Barack Obama will meet with high-ranking military officers to discuss the Iraq war, a conflict he has vowed to end after six years of fighting, a top adviser to Obama said Saturday.
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CNN:
Obama to meet with military commanders Wednesday
Discussion: Washington Monthly
 
 
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Janon Fisher / New York Post:
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Frank Rich / New York Times:
White Like Me  —  I cannot testify to what black Americans feel …
Jason Burke / Guardian:
Eastern Europe braced for a violent ‘spring of discontent’
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
A Farewell Warning On Iraq
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Guardian:
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