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8:05 AM ET, January 16, 2009

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Ken Belson / City Room:
Updates From Plane Rescue in Hudson River  —  Read complete coverage from The Times, including a href="http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com / 2009/01/15/from-ferry-decks-and-offices - a-view-of-the-crash/">more eyewitness accounts compiled on City Room.  —  The New York Police Department just sent …
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The Smoking Gun:
The Hero Of Flight 1549  —  Veteran pilot, 57, safely landed US Airways jet in Hudson River  —  Meet Chesley B.  “Sully” Sullenberger, III, the US Airways pilot who today amazingly crash-landed a US Airways jet in New York's Hudson River without any apparent fatalities.
Amy Westfeldt / Associated Press:
Hudson River hero is ex-Air Force fighter pilot  —  NEW YORK (AP) — The pilot who guided a crippled US Airways jetliner safely into the Hudson River — saving all 155 people aboard — became an instant hero Thursday, with accolades from the mayor and governor and a fan club online.
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Full Text of President George W. Bush's Farewell Address  —  (UPDATE: The President made very few minor changes to the prepared text in his actual delivery.  We've made the changes in boldface below.  President-elect Obama did not watch the speech live at Blair House, the presidential guest …
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White House:
President Bush Makes Farewell Address to the Nation  —  THE PRESIDENT: Fellow citizens: For eight years, it has been my honor to serve as your President.  The first decade of this new century has been a period of consequence — a time set apart.  Tonight, with a thankful heart …
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
A Somber Bush Says Farewell to the Nation
CNN:   Bush farewell: ‘I have followed my conscience’
New York Times:
Bank of America to Receive Additional $20 Billion  —  Kenneth D. Lewis gambled on bold acquisitions to build Bank of America into the nation's largest bank.  —  But the need for fresh government support to grapple with the newly revealed losses at Merrill Lynch, the brokerage firm he snapped …
Discussion: Monkeyfister
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Kevin G. Hall / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Bank of America to get $20 billion in emergency funds  —  WASHINGTON — With a new round of turmoil gripping the financial markets, the Bush administration late Thursday night rushed $20 billion in emergency funding for Bank of America.  —  Just months ago, Bank of America, based in Charlotte …
Discussion: Michelle Malkin and Truthdig
Daily Mail:
Beam me up: Scientists left baffled as mysterious columns of coloured light appear in the night skies  —  These stunning images show mysterious columns of light streaming into the sky above the town of Sigulda in Latvia at the end of last month.  —  Taken by designer Aigar Truhins …
Discussion: Pat Dollard and Maggie's Farm
Michelle Levi / CBS News:
Did Obama Skip Bush's Speech?  —  As his predecessor, President Bush, said his final goodbyes to America on national television, President-elect Barack Obama and his wife Michelle dined at the DC restaurant, Equinox Thursday night.  —  CBS News' Maria Gavrilovic, who waited outside the restaurant …
Discussion: Pat Dollard
Associated Press:
Bush address includes laundry list of back patting  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — In his farewell address to the nation, President George W. Bush is acknowledging that many of his decisions are unpopular with the American people.  But he says there can be no debate about the results.
Discussion: BizzyBlog
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David A Nakamura / Inauguration Watch:
Obama Visits Washington Post  —  Barack Obama visited the Washington Post to meet the editorial board and national staff, but his tour of the 5th floor newsroom nearly stopped the presses.  —  Staff writers, photographers, editors and employees from other departments lined the hallway …
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David Phelps / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Star Tribune files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy  —  Facing sharp revenue declines, Minnesota's largest newspaper seeks to cut labor costs and restructure its debt.  —  The Star Tribune, saddled with high debt and a sharp decline in print advertising, filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition Thursday night.
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Forgive and Forget?  —  Last Sunday President-elect Barack Obama was asked whether he would seek an investigation of possible crimes by the Bush administration.  “I don't believe that anybody is above the law,” he responded, but “we need to look forward as opposed to looking backwards.”
Radley Balko / Culture11:
War on Drugs: The Collateral Damage  —  Prohibition militarizes police, enriches our enemies, undermines our laws, and condemns our sick to suffering. … At around 6pm on January 27 of last year, 80-year-old Isaac Singletary spotted a couple of drug dealers attempting to do business on his front lawn.
Amanda Carpenter / Townhall.com:
The Spending Plan is Out  —  I just got a copy of the $825 billion spending plan outlined by the Democratic-controlled House Appropriations Committee.  —  It is frightening.  —  Take a looksee here if you don't believe me.  —  The highlights of this bill, allegedly crafted to save us …
Discussion: Pirate's Cove and Viking Pundit
The Huffington Post:
Kristol Talks Obama Dinner, Brags That Liberals Weren't Served Food  —  Bill Kristol was apparently excited to have a hot meal with Barack Obama and his columnist friends, a welcome respite from the way he usually eats - in entrees that hurtle at high velocity toward his face, from Code Pink.
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Andy Barr / The Politico:
Bush: ‘Sanctity of Human Life Day’  —  In one of his final actions in the White House, President Bush on Thursday declared Jan. 18 to be “National Sanctity of Human Life Day.”  —  “All human life is a gift from our creator that is sacred, unique and worthy of protection.
Discussion: White House and Think Progress
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Brian Rogers / Houston Chronicle:
Former rep Miles found not guilty of deadly conduct  —  A Harris County jury has found former state representative Borris Miles not guilty of charges that accused him of pointing a gun during two holiday parties in 2007.  —  Miles was charged with two counts of deadly conduct.
 
 
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