Obama's first day: Pay freeze, lobbying rules

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Schedule of events for Obama's inauguration

A schedule of some official and unofficial activities surrounding Barack Obama's inauguration on Jan. 20:

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Senate secretary turns away Burris

The secretary of the Senate on Tuesday turned Roland Burris away from taking the seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama.

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Bush gives automakers $17.4 billion lifeline

The Bush administration came to the rescue of the troubled U.S. auto industry Friday, offering $17.4 billion in loans in exchange for concessions from carmakers and their workers.

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O.J. Simpson sentenced to long prison term

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Social Security benefits going up by 5.8 percent

Social Security benefits for 50 million people will be going up 5.8 percent next year, the largest increase in more than a quarter century.

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Bush to open national parks to mountain bikes

The Bush administration plans to make it easier for mountain bikers to gain access to national parks and other public lands before the president - an avid cyclist himself - leaves office.

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Retirement account losses near $2 trillion

Americans' retirement plans have lost as much as $2 trillion in the past 15 months, Congress' top budget analyst estimated Tuesday.

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Why not arrest CEOs behind the money mess?

The government's $700 billion plan to rescue the creaking financial system has prompted readers to ask, why can't we just arrest the CEOs responsible for this mess?

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Bush signs $700 billion financial bailout bill

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Vote: Who won the vice presidential debate?

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Democrats got many concessions in bailout

Sold to American taxpayers for up to $700 billion: an unprecedented plan to buy distressed banks' least desirable mortgage assets.

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Should presidential debate be postponed

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