Washington Post : TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Obama's Moment Arrives
Barack Obama takes office today with a realistic prospect of joining the ranks of history's most powerful presidents.
(By Barton Gellman, The Washington Post)

Despite Snarled Traffic and Cold, City Is Already Celebrating
(By Paul Duggan and Lena H. Sun, The Washington Post)

On First Full Day, Obama Will Dive Into Foreign Policy
(By Michael D. Shear and Karen DeYoung, The Washington Post)

Ruling on Records Delivers a Win to Cheney
(By R. Jeffrey Smith, The Washington Post)

In the Silence, Gazans Take Stock
Remains Retrieved; Survivors Recount Attack on Family
(By Craig Whitlock and Reyham Abdel Kareem, The Washington Post)

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POLITICS
Obama's Moment Arrives
Barack Obama takes office today with a realistic prospect of joining the ranks of history's most powerful presidents.
(By Barton Gellman, The Washington Post)

Obama Looks to Future With a Nod to His Past
(By Eli Saslow and Philip Rucker, The Washington Post)

Bush Commutes Sentences of Ex-Agents
When in U.S. Border Patrol, Two Shot Mexican Who Admitted Smuggling Drugs
(By Dan Eggen and Carrie Johnson, The Washington Post)

61% in Poll Back Rick Warren as Invocation Pick
(By Jon Cohen, The Washington Post)

On First Full Day, Obama Will Dive Into Foreign Policy
(By Michael D. Shear and Karen DeYoung, The Washington Post)