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Agence France-Presse/Getty Images REPORTED NOMINEE: Leon Panetta has experience in the political wor

Agence France-Presse/Getty Images REPORTED NOMINEE: Leon Panetta has experience in the political world, but some Democrats expect more from the CIA director.

MICHAEL CONNOR/THE WASHINGTON TIMES Sasha Obama, the younger daughter of President-elect Barack Obam

MICHAEL CONNOR/THE WASHINGTON TIMES Sasha Obama, the younger daughter of President-elect Barack Obama, peers out of the back-seat window of a Secret Service vehicle on her way to her new school at Sidwell Friends in Bethesda.

BARBARA L. SALISBURY/THE WASHINGTON TIMES President-elect Barack Obama meets at the Capitol on Monda

BARBARA L. SALISBURY/THE WASHINGTON TIMES President-elect Barack Obama meets at the Capitol on Monday with Vice President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. (left) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who says the $800 billion stimulus figure is a low estimate.

GETTY IMAGES President-elect Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, get their daughters Malia (second

GETTY IMAGES President-elect Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, get their daughters Malia (second from left), and Sasha ready at their residence in the Hay-Adams Hotel for their first day of school in the District Monday.

BARBARA L. SALISBURY/THE WASHINGTON TIMES 'A NEW DAY': President-elect Barack Obama stops to talk wi

BARBARA L. SALISBURY/THE WASHINGTON TIMES 'A NEW DAY': President-elect Barack Obama stops to talk with Carter Metz, 5, of Rogersville, Tenn., in the Capitol Rotunda on Monday after meeting with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Mr. Obama received support from Republicans on his first day back at work in W …

MICHAEL CONNOR/THE WASHINGTON TIMES A Secret Service motorcade leaves the Sidwell Friends school in

MICHAEL CONNOR/THE WASHINGTON TIMES A Secret Service motorcade leaves the Sidwell Friends school in Northwest Monday after dropping off President-elect Barack Obama's daughter Malia.

"Judging by his Cabinet choices, Obama may not be as crazy as I thought he was," says conservative p

"Judging by his Cabinet choices, Obama may not be as crazy as I thought he was," says conservative pundit Ann Coulter. GETTY IMAGES

ASSOCIATED PRESS Family and friends grieve after learning of loved ones killed in a helicopter crash

ASSOCIATED PRESS Family and friends grieve after learning of loved ones killed in a helicopter crash Sunday in Terrebonne Parish, La. Eight of the nine people on board died in the crash.

Associated Press Rutgers University's College of Nursing professor Rachel Jones checks her cell phon

Associated Press Rutgers University's College of Nursing professor Rachel Jones checks her cell phone at her New Jersey home. Miss Jones, who has dedicated her career to reducing HIV/AIDS among young, urban minority women, recently received a $2 million National Institutes of Health grant to test th …

ASSOCIATED PRESS Shelton Tucker, who served five years in prison for assault with a firearm, lost hi

ASSOCIATED PRESS Shelton Tucker, who served five years in prison for assault with a firearm, lost his job with a glass factory due to the economy. His criminal record has spoiled many job opportunities, he said.

ASSOCIATED PRESS President Bush's plans to designate three Pacific island chains national monuments

ASSOCIATED PRESS President Bush's plans to designate three Pacific island chains national monuments will prohibit the destruction and extraction of natural resources, White House press secretary Dana Perino said.

Work continues on President-elect Barack Obama's Inaugural Reviewing Stand, left, and the press stan

Work continues on President-elect Barack Obama's Inaugural Reviewing Stand, left, and the press stand, right, on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House in Washington, Monday. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

President-elect Barack Obama (2R) meets with Democratic and Republican congressional leadership, inc

President-elect Barack Obama (2R) meets with Democratic and Republican congressional leadership, including (L-R) House Minority Leader Rep. John Boehner (R-OH), Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) on Capitol Hill, in Washington, DC. Obama m …

President-elect Barack Obama meets with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) before a meeting on

President-elect Barack Obama meets with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) before a meeting on Capitol Hill, Monday. (Chuck Kennedy/MCT)

Vice President-elect Joe Biden, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and President-elect Barack Obama

Vice President-elect Joe Biden, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and President-elect Barack Obama met at the Capitol on Monday. (Barbara L. Salisbury / The Washington Times)

Vice President-elect Joe Biden stops to pose for the media before a meeting with Senate Majority Lea

Vice President-elect Joe Biden stops to pose for the media before a meeting with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and President-elect Barack Obama on Monday. (Barbara L. Salisbury / The Washington Times)