Nation

Caroline Kennedy has ended her quest for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Hillary Rodham Clinton, halting a campaign that began with popular support but withered quickly over criticism about her experience and her reluctance to answer questions about her finances.

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From Michael Fleming at Variety.com: Hours after the inauguration of President Barack Obama, outgoing Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has signed with WMA to pursue opportunities that will likely include books and lectures.

Fascinating Video from an Interview with the British Broadcasting Company.

The celebration has already begun. Concert orchestras hedge the reflecting pool on the Capitol. Celebrity guests of every walk are addressing the nation. But for all the rejoicing, the next President’s speech must tidy up the remains of the party to drive us toward a single mission. As the economy sputters, and the war in […]

Days before Bush’s first inauguration in 2001, the Onion ran the headline: “Bush: Our Long National Nightmare of Peace and Prosperity is Finally Over.”

Today’s New York Times has a maddening article about what banks are doing with the $350 billion initial installment of the bailout money. The stated purpose of the bailout was to provide the banks with capital so that they could lend money to businesses and consumers in order to break through the credit freeze that […]

Bankrupt Circuit City Stores Inc., unable to work out a sale of the company, said Friday it will go out of business _ closing its 567 U.S. stores and cutting 30,000 jobs.

Take a look back at NewsOne’s most compelling photos of the week ending on January 16, 2009.