Sasha tries to negotiate with the Secret Service on the campaign trail.
Can Mall be Filled for an Inauguration? 4 Million May Try It from the Washington Post
"District and federal officials are preparing for as many as 4 million people for the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama, a crowd that would be three or four times larger than previous big events on the Mall."
Malia and Sasha's Big Move from the Los Angeles Times
"As the youngest children to occupy the White House since the Kennedys', the Obama daughters -- or Rosebud and Radiance, as the Secret Service dubs them -- are poised to serve a dual role in America's new first family. They humanize a future president seen by some as aloof, while presenting an image of vitality to a nation mired in economic despair."
A New Blue Dixie from the Nation
"Conventional wisdom advised Democratic presidential candidates to bend over backward to look like "regular" Southern guys--tote a gun, adopt an accent, pretend to be a NASCAR freak, run around with a Holy Bible tucked under each arm and, if all else failed, campaign atop a hay bale (as Michael Dukakis once did in North Carolina). Obama, precisely the kind of Democrat who was supposed to be an impossible sell in the South, eschewed such fakery. He looked South and saw not stereotypes but--wonder of wonders!--Americans."
Obama's Steady Hand (Charlie Cook) from the National Journal
"By recruiting the most experienced staffers, the president-elect is showing the same deliberations he did on the campaign trail."
The Right Kind of Right (E.J. Dionne) from the New Republic
"What will the Republican Party look like after several years of Obama?"
First Lady Got Back from Salon
"What really thrills me, what really feels liberating in a very personal way, is the official new prominence of Michelle Obama. Barack's better half not only has stature but is statuesque. She has coruscating intelligence, beauty, style and -- drumroll, please -- a butt. (Yes, you read that right: I'm going to talk about the first lady's butt.)"
"With two -- maybe even three -- Democratic Senate seats opening up, we take a look at the field of potential successors."
Dean: Keeping Lieberman as Chairman is Shrewd Move from the Huffington Post
"DNC Chair Howard Dean welcomed the decision to keep Senator Joseph Lieberman as head of the Homeland Security Committee and, consequently, in the Democratic Caucus, saying the move was pragmatic, magnanimous and politically shrewd."
Obama's Rise Forces Brazil to Look at Racial Divide from Reuters
"Barack Obama’s rise to power in the United States has exposed cracks in Brazil’s self-image as a racially integrated society, with many seeing the Latin American giant years away from electing a black president."
Can We Compare Leaders to Obama? from the Standard [of Kenya]
"Clearly, they too have admiration for the 47-year-old President-elect. One great advantage he had over John McCain during the campaigns was his youthful vivacity and boundless energy. Americans no doubt expect to benefit from this agility and mental alertness."
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