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01/06/2009Obama Warns About Years of Trillion-Dollar Deficits - New York Times

President-elect Barack Obama met with his top economic advisers for a second straight day in Washington. By JEFF ZELENY WASHINGTON â?" President-elect Barack ...

01/06/2009New Voices in Congress Will Change the Tone of the Democratic Majority - New York Times

By KATE PHILLIPS WASHINGTON -- From a former Nixon aide to a former head of Common Cause, a liberal government watchdog organization, the freshman House ...

01/06/2009Another USC coach heads to Washington - New York Daily News

Steve Sarkisian, the Trojans' offensive coordinator who left to take the head coaching job at Washington, has just lured USC's defensive coordinator Nick ...

01/06/2009An emotional Obama leaves Chicago for Washington - Los Angeles Times

By Noam N. Levey Reporting from Washington -- An emotional President-elect Barack Obama left his Chicago home and took up temporary residence in a grand ...

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01/06/2009Washington, DC in overdrive preparing for Obama's historic ... - The Canadian Press

WASHINGTON â?" A city already well-versed in pomp, circumstance and crowd control is in serious overdrive this week with just 13 days to go until millions of ...

01/06/2009Blackwater Guards Plead Not Guilty to Manslaughter - Washington Post

A federal judge in the District set a trial date for January of next year in the high-profile shooting that strained relations between Washington and the ...

01/06/2009Franken Stays Out of Washington as Coleman Prepares Legal Challenge - FOXNews

Meanwhile, Franken was not in Washington, DC, on Tuesday. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's spokesman said Reid hoped Coleman would accept defeat. ...

01/06/2009Flyers-Capitals Preview - USA Today

The Washington Capitals have been nearly unbeatable at home all season, and in the last month they've been virtually untouchable wherever they've played. ...

01/06/2009Soon-to-Be First Girls Have First Day of School - Washington Post

Starting their new life in Washington, President-elect Barack Obama's two young daughters attended their first day of classes at their new school yesterday. ...