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 …

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 …

A Farewell Warning On Iraq  —  President Bush teased his ambassador in Baghdad by giving him the nickname “Sunshine,” because of his sometimes-gloomy assessments of the political situation there.  But Ryan Crocker persisted down to the last days in describing things precisely as he saw them.

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.