Urging a break from "an era of profound irresponsibility that stretched from corporate board rooms to the halls of power in Washington, D.C," President-elect Barack Obama today called for speedy passage of a massive recovery package for the nation's hobbled economy. (Today)
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Chartiers Valley Middle School seventh-graders Ben Wasson, left, 12, and Matt Wilke, 12, pose Tuesday for a portrait inside Ben's home in Collier. The two were selected for the Junior Leaders Conference of America, and were invited to attend the presidential inauguration festivities with the group.
Chartiers Valley seventh-graders Ben Wasson and Matt Wilke are looking forward to seeing Barack Obama's leadership skills in action when they attend his inauguration Jan. 20 in Washington, D.C. (Today)
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Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has not led a life typical of a 72-year-old. (Today)
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A typical December rush-hour traffic jam on Interstate 395 and Seminary Road in Alexandria, Va., outside Washington. A traffic mess of historic proportions is predicted for Inauguration Day, Jan. 20.
There are three things people need to know about the upcoming inauguration of the nation's first black president: First, it's going to be historic. (Yesterday)
WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama yesterday ripped outgoing President George W. Bush for "irresponsibly" doubling the federal debt, then warned that he could preside over trillion-dollar-a-year deficits for "years to come." (Yesterday)