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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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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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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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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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It's okay to fly the flag again! — Or, at least it will be after the Inauguration on Tuesday, for at least the next four years. The flag once again is a beacon of hope and change, instead of oppression and stasis as it is any time a Rethuglican sits in the Oval Office. Sez so in the New York Times.
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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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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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Wealthy men give women more orgasms — Scientists have found that the pleasure women get from making love is directly linked to the size of their partner's bank balance. — They found that the wealthier a man is, the more frequently his partner has orgasms.
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Obama Reaches Out for McCain's Counsel — WASHINGTON — Not long after Senator John McCain returned last month from an official trip to Iraq and Pakistan, he received a phone call from President-elect Barack Obama. — As contenders for the presidency, the two had hammered each …
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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.
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It's Your Party, And I'll Cry If I Want To — Recently I let a friend spoil a perfectly good night of planned debauchery by regaling me with stories of the first presidential inauguration, held here in New York City back in 1789. — Over frothy Belgian stouts, we sat on stools …
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Frederick murder trial opens Tuesday in Chesapeake — Just three days past the one-year anniversary of the killing of Chesapeake police Detective Jarrod Shivers, a jury beginning Tuesday will be asked to decide whether a man accused of dealing marijuana intentionally fired the fatal shot.
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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.