Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested Tuesday for effectively trying to auction off President-elect Barack Obama's vacated Senate seat to the highest bidder. (Chicago Tribune) The effect the scandal will have on Obama is still unclear. (Time)
Nearly three-quarters of Americans are upbeat about the prospect of Obama's presidency, and two-thirds think the country is on the wrong track, down from 84 percent before the election. (Los Angeles Times)
Attorney General-designate Eric Holder's Senate confirmation hearings are set to begin Jan. 8. Given his role in the pardoning of fugitive financier Marc Rich, they could get ugly. (Politico)
Obama hopes to give a "major address" in an Islamic capital soon after Jan. 20 to boost America's image in the Muslim world. (Agence France-Presse)
Obama faces a tough balancing act in keeping both the liberal and moderate wings of the Democratic Party happy. (AP)
National Security Reshuffling
There may be pressure on Obama to invoke the Bush Doctrine to raid terrorist strongholds in Pakistan. (Wall Street Journal)
Obama may soon have to decide the fate of five confessed 9/11 plotters. (Bloomberg News)
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of State-designate Hillary Rodham Clinton met at Rice's apartment Monday night for a private dinner and discussion of foreign policy issues facing the U.S. (AP)
At $143 million a pop, F-22 fighter jets represent a prime target for Obama in trimming the Defense budget -- but eliminating them could also kill thousands of jobs. (New York Times)
A bipartisan team of former policymakers, led by former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former Defense Secretary William Cohen, is urging Obama to take a hard line on genocide and do more to prevent human rights atrocities around the world. (Agence France-Presse)
Greening The White House
Obama has tapped former Environmental Protection Agency chief Carol Browner to serve in a new White House position as head of environmental, energy and climate issues. (Washington Post)
Al Gore dismissed speculation Tuesday that he would serve in Obama's Cabinet, with a spokeswoman saying the former vice president wants to continue his work at the Alliance for Climate Protection. (Politico)
Inauguration Conflagration
The 330 surviving members of an "all-black force of elite" World War II pilots, the Tuskegee Airmen, have been invited to the inauguration ceremonies by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. (New York Times)
Sens. Feinstein and Bob Bennett, R-Utah, are asking the District of Columbia to reconsider the decision to let bars stay open late during inauguration week, citing the extra work it will create for police. (New York Times)
A record number of high school and college marching bands have applied to march in the inaugural parade, which is shaping up to be a de facto "battle of the bands." (Washington Post)
The Lesbian and Gay Band Association will march in the inaugural parade, the first time an LGBT musical troupe will participate in the event. (New York Times)
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