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In pictures: Stars turn out for Obama concert
UNDER the gaze of Abraham Lincoln’s statue, Bruce Springsteen and a red-robed gospel choir kicked off a spirited preinaugural concert before tens of thousands on the Natio RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Biden shushes wife after secretary of state slip (AP)
AP – The wife of Vice President-elect Joe Biden let it slip that her husband had a pick of two jobs in the Obama administration.
Countdown to Obama presidency as King remembered (Reuters)
Reuters – On the eve of his historic inauguration, Barack Obama joined on Monday in honoring slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King, underscoring racial barriers the Illinois Democrat overcame to be elected the first black U.S. president.
Celebrities make service pledge videos to Obama on MySpace (AFP)
AFP – On the eve of Barack Obama’s inauguration more than 50 celebrities have teamed up on MySpace to record videos making a “pledge of service” to the next president of the United States.
Obama honors Martin Luther King on inauguration eve (AFP)
AFP – Barack Obama called Monday on a nation reeling from economic crisis and war to march together in the spirit of Martin Luther King as he prepared to take office as America’s first black president.
Harper hopes Obama focuses on stimulus, bank sector (Reuters)
Reuters – Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Monday he hopes U.S. President-elect Barack Obama focuses on providing stimulus and stabilizing the U.S. financial sector when he takes office this week.
Congressman gleefully admits he was wrong about Obama (McClatchy Newspapers)
McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON Rep. Mel Watt was so wrong, and he’s glad about that.
Obama prods nation to service on inauguration eve (AP)
AP – On the eve of his inauguration, President-elect Barack Obama visited wounded troops at a military hospital, helped paint a wall at a shelter for homeless teens and paid tribute to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on the civil rights leader’s national day. He said there can’t be “idle hands” at a time of national hardship and pledged to make the government do its part.
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