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10:00 AM ET, January 19, 2009

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Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
10 Bush pardons to watch for  —  As the clock ticks down on his presidency, George W. Bush has shown few signs he plans to indulge in the frenzy of last-minute pardons that marked Bill Clinton's final hours in the Oval Office.  —  But Bush could quickly leap back into the spotlight in the next …
CNN:
Most blacks say MLK's vision fulfilled, poll finds  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — More than two-thirds of African-Americans believe Martin Luther King Jr.'s vision for race relations has been fulfilled, a CNN poll found — a figure up sharply from a survey in early 2008.
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Washington Times:
Barack Obama Essay: Martin Luther King Day  —  On the day of the first inauguration to take place in this city, a small band of citizens gathered to watch Thomas Jefferson assume office.  Our young and fragile democracy had barely finished a long and contentious election that tested our founding ideals …
Discussion: The Note, USA Today and normblog
Michael A. Fletcher / Washington Post:
President-Elect Sees His Race as An Opportunity
Frank Rich / New York Times:   White Like Me  —  I cannot testify to what black Americans feel …
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Wall Street Voodoo  —  Old-fashioned voodoo economics — the belief in tax-cut magic — has been banished from civilized discourse.  The supply-side cult has shrunk to the point that it contains only cranks, charlatans, and Republicans.  —  But recent news reports suggest that many influential people …
David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
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 …
Fredric U. Dicker / New York Post:
CAROLINE THE ‘CERTAIN’ PICK FOR DAVE: RIVALS  —  DESPITE claims that he's still undecided, Gov. Paterson is “certain” to pick Caroline Kennedy to replace Hillary Rodham Clinton in the US Senate, several unhappy contenders for the job have told friends and associates in recent days.
Discussion: NY Daily News
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Deborah Sontag / New York Times:
In a Most Private Kennedy, a Lure of Public Duty
Discussion: Commentary
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
OBAMA'S READING LIST.... Barack Obama, it is safe to say, likes books more than his predecessor did.  We know that much because he has written a couple of good ones — most notably, the well-received memoir Dreams From My Father, which launched him into the public sphere as a writer …
Discussion: New York Times and Althouse
William Kristol / New York Times:
The Next War President  —  In synagogue on Saturday, before saying the customary prayer for our country, the rabbi asked us to reflect on the fact that a new president would be inaugurated on Tuesday, and urged us to focus a little more intently than usual on the prayer.
Discussion: Eunomia and TBogg
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
INAUGURAL COSTS.... This week, inaugural festivities are a pretty big deal — in D.C., throughout the country, and even around the world — but it appears some news outlets have found a way to find fault with the celebration.  —  The AP, for example, reported, “Unemployment is up.  The stock market is down.
Ethan Bronner / New York Times:
Parsing Gains of Gaza War  —  GAZA — The Parliament building here has been reduced to rubble.  The five-story engineering department of the Islamic University is a pile of folded concrete.  Police stations, mosques and hundreds of homes have been blown away.
Associated Press:
Bush making calls to world leaders  —  Featured Topics: - Barack Obama - Presidential Transition  —  WASHINGTON - On the day before leaving office, President George W. Bush talked by phone to a number of world leaders he has worked with during the past eight years.
Discussion: TIME.com, Reuters and The Politico
Ryan Corsaro / CBS News:
Murkowski Asks Bush To Pardon Stevens  —  CBS News has confirmed that Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) has asked President Bush to pardon Ted Stevens, the former Alaska senator from charged with several felony counts by a federal jury in 2008.  —  Murkowski's spokesperson, Mike Brumas spoke …
Gil Hoffman / Jerusalem Post:
Likud, Kadima escalate mutual attacks  —  The Likud and Kadima parties intensified their attacks against each other on Sunday after the cease-fire took effect in the Gaza Strip, formally ending Operation Cast Lead and restarting the election campaign.  —  The first polls taken …
Discussion: Commentary
Helene Cooper / New York Times:
36 Hours in Washington, D.C.  —  WASHINGTON is suddenly hip again, infused with the heady double-barreled combination of a new crowd of idealistic young political worker bees, who actually believe they can change the world, and the arrival of America's first black president.
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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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CNN:
President-elect serenaded at Lincoln Memorial
Discussion: Mondoweiss
 
 
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Mary Brophy Marcus / USA Today:
Cosmetic procedures pick up prior to Obama inauguration
William Glaberson / New York Times:
Rulings of Improper Detentions as the Bush Era Closes
Tim Blair:
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Discussion: Harry's Place and Atlas Shrugs
Andrew E. Kramer / New York Times:
Russia and Ukraine Reach Deal on Gas
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Tim McGlone / Virginian-Pilot:
Frederick murder trial opens Tuesday in Chesapeake
Discussion: Reason and The Agitator
S.E. Cupp / Washington Post:
It's Your Party, And I'll Cry If I Want To