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Obama says Iraq will see difficult days ahead

President Barack Obama warned on Saturday "there will be difficult days ahead" in Iraq and said the U.S. will remain a strong partner to Iraq for its security.

Measuring Congress’ success over 100 days

- The 100-day yardstick applied to a new president can also be used to measure achievements on the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue.

Obama's inaugural parade honors black pioneers

President Barack Obama led off his inaugural parade down America's main street that paid homage to pioneers who paved the way for the nation's first black chief executive. Re-enactors from a black Civil War regiment. World War II's surviving Tuskegee Airmen.

Park Service relies on media for inaugural count

The National Park Service says it will rely on a media report that says 1.8 million people attended President Barack Obama's inauguration.

Obama moves into Blair House

President-elect Barack Obama moved his family into a new temporary home, the historic Blair House, on Thursday, then went to dinner with his wife at a nearby restaurant just as President George W. Bush was starting his televised farewell address to the nation.

Former Australian leader has Blair House reserved

It's a D.C. property so exclusive that even the president-elect couldn't reserve it. So who's staying at Blair House, the White House's guest quarters across Pennsylvania Avenue?

Streisand, President Bush share awkward smooch

Barbra Streisand got an awkward kiss on the cheek from the president, and yes, she gave him a smooch back.

Va. man invites disadvantaged to inauguration

A businessman who bought a $1 million inauguration ball package plans to invite disadvantaged people, wounded soldiers and others to the prime event on Pennsylvania Avenue.

Tickets, parade bands, balls: An inaugural how-to

Looking for one of the 240,000 tickets to President-elect Obama's inauguration on Jan. 20, 2009? Want your marching band to play in the parade down Pennsylvania Avenue? Seeking a ticket to one of the many glitzy inaugural balls?

Woman bumps burglar on bike, suspect drops items

New Castle Police say a woman chased down a burglar she caught carrying her property out of her house, and got her stuff back. It happened Tuesday morning in a home on Pennsylvania Avenue in Manor Park.

New Yorkers Crowd White House Field

New Yorkers: They're smug, egotistical, and already think they run the country (if not the world). So what's the rest of the nation to do now that three of 'em are mentioned as White House hopefuls, ready to swap Penn Station for Pennsylvania Avenue?

Journalists and 'Leakers' Feel Heat

Headline by headline, a trickle of news leaks on Iraq and the antiterror campaign has grown into a steady stream of revelations, and from Pennsylvania Avenue to Downing Street, Copenhagen to Canberra, governments are responding with pressure and prosecutions.

Man in Custody After White House Scare

A man tossed a suspicious package onto the North Lawn of the White House on Wednesday, setting off a security alert, and was taken into custody, the Secret Service said.

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Substitute 'Obama' for 'Bush' and 'Afghanistan' for 'Iraq' . . .
Source: The Washington Post

A few hundred people massed on Pennsylvania Avenue outside the White House, wearing orange jumpsuits and hoods, holding photos of wounded children or carrying coffins. They chanted antiwar slogans, acted out waterboarding and pretended to die on the sidewalk.

Five Things to Look For in Obama's Speech to Congress
Source: TIME

In any given week, the President of the United States will give maybe a half dozen speeches and make public remarks at twice as many events.

Pennsylvania Ave, The Two Sides of America's Boulevard: in the nation's capital, geography is destiny
Source: The Washington Post

For Richer, for Poorer, Pennsylvania Avenue Weds the City Together

Inexorable March Toward War With Iran?
Source: mcclatchydc.com

When you add it all up, you have your answer: No one in their right mind would believe that attacking Iran now makes any sense at all. But that doesn't mean that Bush and Cheney won't do it.

Heartbroken Bush Runs After Departing Rove's Car
Source: The Onion

A confused President Bush broke free from the restraint of Secret Service agents this morning and ran in pursuit of departing deputy chief of staff Karl Rove's car for several blocks down Pennsylvania Avenue before being outdistanced by the vehicle.

Calling Evil By Its Name
Source: CounterPunch

The Shadow of Imperialism Calling Evil By Its Name

Did Someone Whisper Impeachment?
Source: musingsandmutterings.com

Rep. John Mutha tells NPR's Melissa Block that impeachment is an option for influencing Bush's stance on Iraq.

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