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Obama pays Memorial Day respects to African-American and Confederate Civil War soldiers Advocates awaiting details of Obama vets' programs US troops weathering IED threat with technology, skills, and (at last!) MRAPs Vietnam veteran fights to get benefits for uninsured vets WWII fly girls finally get their rightful props WWII vet still seeking family of fallen friend Unexpected mementos adorn Arlington Cemetery graves Dear Donna: A pinup so swell she kept GI mail

Storm system that brought tornadoes to OK this afternoon is headed our way. Two women robbed a man in his North Austin apartment and attacked him with a frying pan and knife; one of them has been arrested. Speaker Straus making House committee assignments this week. Texas Medical Association joins class-action lawsuit against CIGNA and Aetna Insurance companies. AMD not able to reach shareholder quorum on spinoff vote. Peanut Corporation of America suspends operations at its Plainview plant after the salmonella outbreak. Obama Interior Sec. Salazar scraps W's offshore drilling plan.

Obama apologizes for not scrutinizing some of his Cabinet picks close enough. Immigrant raid program that was supposed to focus on criminals and terrorism suspects ended up going after those with no criminal record and no deportation orders, because they were easier to find. Government to set cap on executive pay for companies receiving bailout funds. JPMorgan Chase CEO says general criticism of executive pay is not fair. Google Earth now includes the oceans. Shocker: Nadya Suleman (the woman who just had octuplets) shopping around for a media deal. Eminem: The fall and rise of a superstar

Israel hit the UN refugee agency in Gaza earlier today, then said that was a "grave mistake." Roland Burris officially takes Obama's Senate seat today. Bishop Gene Robinson talked to Rachel Maddow last night about Rick Warren and the Inauguration (video). I think the argument that this is a failed presidency is just dead wrong": Dick Cheney, we will miss you not a bit. Apple's Steve Jobs taking medical leave of absence. Oakland transit shooting leads to former cop being charged with murder. Ricardo Montalban has died.

Seeing as how we didn't get the kicky flying cars or space-age food pills we were promised, this sounds kind of nice. This just in: Someone thinks Rush Limbaugh peddling 'Shameless Lies.' The turnaround begins. President-elect snubs Fox News. It's a bit like Mean Girls. Sweet. Suffocation aboard Russian nuclear submarine enters long list of not-fun ways to go. The numbers game: some Democrats not that mad at Lieberman. Spitzer gets off again.

• 24 hours after being elected, Obama faces a threat from Russia, a warning from Israel... and an armed guard to go to the gym.
• President-elect Obama to hold press conference this afternoon after meeting with his Transition Economic Advisory Board.
• Unemployment rate at 14-year high after big October losses.

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Honestly, it's a bit like being ten and waiting for Christmas without quite knowing if your parents paid attention to your clear wishlist hints. While as a man he seems possibly to be lacking the courage of his convictions, his last name does sound oddly delicious. Oops. In the South, we sometimes like to begin sentences with the phrase, "Bless her heart." How can one not smile with such fashionable specs? Ooh la la! Circuit? Blown. Saturday? Check. Night? Check. Live? Mmm, not so much. Locals appear upset at mention of Tech.

C. Po backs Barack. "Looking for bottom." Sarah Palin. Hil-AR-ious. (Read with sarcasm). ACORN squash. Turnabout. Fair play? Speaking of controversial choices. Maybe she had her learner's permit?

Ifill: Palin "blew me off." Obama raises shocking possibility of Republican smear tactics. One more month. Tina Fey. Total hoot. Hollaback, Hasselbeck. Regarding chicken: cook it.

South Carolina Mayor wonders: Could Obama be the Antichrist? Bailout agreement tentative. Google feels good about gay marriage, bad about Prop 8. Martial law in the US? Huh. Some conservatives not backing Palin. Wall Street not wicked popular. Chavez wants the bomb.

• Apparently our economy is being "fundamentally reordered" and the executive branch is getting even more power than it got from the Patriot Act. Happy Tuesday!
• Harry Reid promises that bailout won't go through without Dems putting their thumbs on it.
• Unexpected side-effects of financial crunch, part 56.

There is an old saying about house guests and fish. Human error blamed in LA train tragedy. Some headlines make one do the chuckling. Le sigh. "Uhhh-huh-huh-huh. You said teeters."Ike, you are such an asshole. Tina Fey, you are such a badass.

Uncle Sam takes guardianship of Fannie and Freddie Cuba: We Don't Like Ike We can put a man on the moon, but what's the deal with these damn elections? Kim Jong Il: For real? Palin, Gibson. Gibson, Palin. OMG it's BRITNEY Y'ALL! Judge: Don't come in here like BRITNEY, Y'ALL!

Gustav pushing back RNC plans.

Mont Blanc Avalanche leaves several missing, feared dead. Bush says Florida a total disaster. McCain Ad: Ooooh, Obama was like. "SNAP, take that Hillary!" Best Buy. Worst Plan. Bottle or Box? Green wine debate continues. Hey Pootie-poot, it's just us Americans here with a big ship full of aid for the Georgians. Anyways, how's it going? It's D-Day! Or DNC day, anyway.

Heh. Pullout. Obama. McCain. Preacher guy. Abortion. Marriage. Oy. Obama meets with Texas oil baron T. Boone Pickens. Say it ... T. Boone Pickens! It's fun to say! Lieberman: Hommina Hommina Whuh? JB4VP? Cap Metro makes riders go ha. SWAT standoff ends in shooting suspect arrest.

Michelle Obama set to headline first night of DNC Convention. Russia still bombing Georgia. Bush: What, me worry? Fox News decides Edwards affair more newsworthy than thousands of dead Georgians. You decide. Isaac Hayes dead at 65. "Come here to this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" Bernie Mac's family had expected him to survive.

"Political Pundit" Toby Keith: Black society thinks Obama "talks, acts, and carries himself as a Caucasian." The jobless keep getting joblesser! Unemployment tracking at 6-year high. Favre: When you're a jet you're a jet all the way. China to Bush: Mind your own biz. Typhus in Texas! Madonna, Kirk Watson and Prince Albert walk into a bar... Austin based Whole Foods Market stock loses 17 percent.

McCain security detail removes sole black reporter from event. At least nine feared dead on K-2. Obama fights for Florida and Michigan's right to party. Oh, Joe, you wild card, you! 7-year-old Round Rock boy makes film debut. Abducted Austinites rescued in Dallas. Scientist finds world's smallest snake, which is as thin as a spaghetti noodle, and probably as dangerous.

Holy $155 million, Batman! Obama kicks it with Karzai. Speaking of Obama, Maliki likes how he thinks. Treasury Secretary: "Hold on bitches, it's gonna get worse!" US and Iran: The new Paris and Nicole? Probably not. But they are talking. Dolly. Now more than just a cloned sheep or kick-ass country idol. It's hot. Surprise.

• "Chemical Ali'' to be executed in 30 days.
• Prince Harry has apparently been fighting in Afghanistan. Good on ya, Harry. Good on ya indeed.
• Vote for Putin's successor, Dmitry Medvedev, or disappear.

Hillary and Obama play nice. Microsoft offers to buy Yahoo. Drug resistant flu virus on the rise. U.S. Economy loses 17,000 jobs in January.

• It seems most of the Republican candidates are bent on showing Iran the gates of Hell.
• The Onion editor is moving to Moveon.org. What the deuce?
• Kerry endorses Obama and no one cares, except Edwards.

• Democrats debate in Iowa, everybody yawns.
• Al Gore blames you.
• "If you wanna get down, down on the ground..."