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8:40 PM ET, January 18, 2009

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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.
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Phil Hirschkorn / CBS News:
The Obama-Lincoln Parallel: A Closer Look  —  Two Presidential Historians Discuss The Leaders, Closely Linked But Separated By 150 Years  —  (CBS) Barack Obama's arrival in Washington by train today harkens back to the inaugural White House trip of the former President who is Obama's political idol: Abraham Lincoln.
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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.
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The Caucus:
The Scene at the Lincoln Memorial  —  Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to gather at the Lincoln Memorial today for the “We Are One: Opening Inaugural Celebration.”  Times reporters are at the event and will regularly update this post throughout the day.
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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.
CNN:
CNN Poll: Obama more popular than ever, despite speed bumps
Bill Sammon / Fox News:
Pelosi Open to Prosecution of Bush Administration Officials  —  The House speaker suggests to “FOX News Sunday” that the law might compel Democrats to press forth on some prosecutions of Bush administration officials, saying they may not “have a right to ignore” them.  —  FOXNews.com
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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.
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.
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.”
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 …
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
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