Archive for January 19th, 2009
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44-year journey ends on bus to D.C.
A group from Selma, Ala. — the site of one of the bloodiest episodes of the civil rights era — carries soaring hopes along with hard realities to Barack Obama’s inauguration. -
Sources: Obama may quickly reverse abortion policy
President-elect Barack Obama is considering issuing an executive order to reverse a controversial Bush administration abortion policy in his first week in office, three Democratic sources said Monday.
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Biden tries to shush wife after state-VP slip (AP)
AP – Joe Biden’s wife said Monday that he had his pick of being Barack Obama’s running mate or the secretary of state nomination that eventually went to Hillary Rodham Clinton, a slip that the vice president-elect immediately tried to shush. -
Bush commutes sentences of former US border agents (AP)
AP – In his final acts of clemency, President George W. Bush on Monday granted early prison releases to two former U.S. Border Patrol agents whose convictions for shooting a Mexican drug dealer fueled the national debate over illegal immigration. -
Obama toasts former election rival McCain (AFP)
AFP – President-elect Barack Obama heaped praise on his former electoral rival John McCain, toasting the Republican senator as “a rare and courageous public servant.” -
Obama honors rival McCain on eve of inauguration (Reuters)
Reuters – President-elect Barack Obama honored his vanquished Republican rival John McCain on Monday, describing the Arizona senator as an “American hero” while the Democrat prepared to assume the office that both men fought bitterly to attain. -
Malia Obama Plays Photographer on Mom’s Birthday
The President-elect’s older daughter commemorates her family’s whistle-stop tour to Washington, D.C.
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Most of Little Rock 9 headed to inauguration (AP)
AP – President-elect Barack Obama has said the Little Rock Nine’s courage in desegregating an Arkansas public school helped make the opportunities in his life possible.
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Schedule of events for Obama’s inauguration
A schedule of some official and unofficial activities surrounding Barack Obama’s inauguration on Jan. 20: -
Obama offers bipartisan salute to McCain
On the evening before his inauguration, President-elect Barack Obama sped through Washington, attending a series of dinners promoting bipartisanship.
