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The president-elect skips his morning workout and heads straight to his Chicago transition office Sunday. Read pool report.
Plans to leave Sunday evening for his Washington.

*Obama's Wife, Daughters Settle In to Their New City
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Michelle, Sasha and Malia Obama arrive in Washington for the start of the Obama administration.
They're staying at the historic Hay-Adams hotel for a week and a half. Barack Obama is expected to join them Sunday evening.
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WashPost: Obamas hope to stay in touch with Chicago. Local waitress: "He's not really leaving." [...]

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Meet the Press: Sen. Reid. Roundtable with Richard Engel, Jeffrey Goldberg, Katty Kay, Hisham Melhem, Andrea Mitchell
This Week: Shimon Peres, Sens. Durbin, McConnell. Roundtable with Jonathan Karl, Cokie Roberts, Katrina vanden Heuvel, George Will
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*Israeli Forces Seize Gazan Rocket Sites
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Troops advancing into Gaza take over strategic areas, including sites described as rocket-launching facilities.
Official: "There are several places we control now and will control later. If it will be needed, we are prepared to stay there."
Attacks further divide Arab rulers, people.
Mayor Bloomberg, NYC's police commissioner visit Israel to show support.


*Burris, Senate Leaders to Meet Wednesday
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Gov. Blagojevich's pick for the U.S. Senate plans to sit down with Sens. Reid and Durbin at the Capitol.
Sen. Durbin: No plans to seat Burris.
Meanwhile, Burris plans to speak Sunday at an evening prayer vigil on Chicago's South Side, and then address his own supporters.
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Once again, we are at the moment where thousands of out-of-towners are about to arrive in Washington for a Cinderella Evening, with their suitcases full of expensive dresses and killer shoes. Which will give way that morning-after ritual: complaining about how awful (hot, crowded, no food, long lines at the bar) that once-in-a-lifetime evening turned [...]
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Who is Matt Smith Is Who - Eleventh Doctor Announced

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Matt Smith is the new Doctor Who.

Coming out of left field, and catching many commentators unawares (although we did have him in our final shortlist this morning here on The Daily Dust), the eleventh regeneration of The Doctor will be played by 26 year old Matt Smith.

Arguably he has the biggest challenge since Patrick Troughton took over from William Hartnell in 1966. Back then, Hartnell had taken the role and moulded it around him in the first three years of the show. Producers had no idea if the 'changing face' concept would be accepted by the viewer. Troughton not only took on the challenge but also set the template of difference for every actor to follow him.

While there has already been a regeneration in the new series (David Tennant taking over from Christopher Eccleston), Eccleston was always going to a one year Doctor – and the show was not part of the national psyche.

Now it is, Tennant is everywhere, and Matt Smith is going to have to step into his shoes, be totally different, totally the same, and endure the intense media pressure that the role will  bring upon him.

His age is going to be the first point of potential criticism. At 26 he is the youngest actor to take on the role. Peter Davison was 29 when he took over from Tom Baker. Smith's CV includes two Laurence Oliver Awards, the role of Danny Foster in BBC's Party Animals, and the obligatory appearance with Billie Piper in Ruby and the Smoke.

Smith's casting is also the first visible choice from Stephen Moffatt, who is taking over from Russell T. Davis as the Executive Producer / Show Runner of the BBC's flagship show.

David Tennant returns to our screens as the tenth Doctor at Easter, while Matt Smith will start filming this summer to be on our screens in the spring of 2010.

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While defining canyons as ‘largest’ or ‘deepest’ is always imprecise because you can measure length, total area, height in different locations, etc., and because not all canyons and gorges can be measured accurately because of inaccessibility, the following collection has a mix of the longest, deepest, and widest (in area) canyons and gorges from around the world.

Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon

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The Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon in China has a length of approximately 150 miles and bends around Mount Namcha Barwa and through the eastern Himaylayan range. The Yarlung Trangpo River ( the ‘purifier’) is now commonly called ‘Zangbo’ since it runs through the gorge. The water from the gorge eventually passes through India, becoming the Brahmaputra. The area has been declared the  “Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon National Reservation” by the government because of its unique ecosystem consisting of unique animal and plant species untouched by human intervention.

Kali Gandaki Gorge

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If you measure the depth of a canyon by calculating the difference between the highest peaks of the gorge and the height of the river surface, the Kali Gandaki Gorge is the world’s deepest. The Gandaki river the flows through the gorge is older than the Himalayas and has (at its lowest point) an elevation of 1300 metres, creating a difference of 6800 metres (from the highest peak). The gorge is popular among trekkers in Nepal because of the easy access to the river.

Cotahuasi Canyon

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Cotahuasi Canyon is considered to be one of the deepest in the Americas. At 3535 meters, it is 335 meters deeper than the Colca Canyon (though less deep than several canyons in the Himalayas). The canyon, in the Peruvian south, is characterized by its steep relief and noted for its isolated nature that has allowed the preservation of the local peoples’ traditional cultural customs.

The Grand Canyon

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The Grand Canyon is a gorge carved by the Colorado River and is contained in the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, one of the first national parks in the United States. According to scientific research the canyon was created by the Colorado River over a period of six million years. The canyon is 277 miles long and has a maximum depth of 6000 feet, exposing almost two billion years of Earth’s history through its various layers of rock.

Barranca del Cobre

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Barranca del Cobre, or Copper Canyon, is a group of 6 canyons located in the Sierra Tarahumara, in the southwestern part of Chihuahua, Mexico. The cumulative area of the ‘canyon system’ is larger and several portions of the system are deeper the Grand Canyon. To preserve the culture of the Raramuri people and showcase the beauty of this area, Mexico has established the Parque Nacional Barranca del Cobre, or  Copper Canyon National Park.

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Scores of Lowcountry supporters who volunteered to help elect Barack Obama now are figuring out how to advance the issues he pushed on the campaign trail. Unlike the presidential campaign, which had a set timetable and a specific goal, this new grassroots effort is open-ended and always evolving. It's bringing new faces and voices to the table and hopes to influence not only Obama's national and global agenda, but also state and local issues.



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Health forum decries current care methods

McClellanville â€" More than 30 consumers and health care professionals gathered last week to tackle a daunting question: What is the biggest problem with the nation's health care system? Their answer was succinct: There is no system. Fragmentation and inefficiency are endemic, the group said. One participant described a revolving door of medical clinics, hospitals and private physicians. And no one knows what the others are doing.

Study questions diabetes approach

Two out of three people with diabetes will die from a heart attack or stroke. For years, doctors were unsure if pushing blood sugar down to normal levels could reduce this cardiovascular risk. A seven-year Veterans Affairs study, appearing in the January issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, suggests there are no benefits for a certain population â€" namely, older patients who have had diabetes for a long time and have trouble with low blood sugar.

Thrifty approach serves family well

So far the Carters are OK. Like a lot of Lowcountry families, they're holding on, carefully, amid the economic meltdown. Amy, who works for a medical billing company, and Jason, who runs Got Bugs, his own pest control company, haven't had to cut back on too many things. They live in Indigo Fields, a North Charleston subdivision of custom-built homes on the Ashley River. They have two children, Taylor, 15, and Brandon, 8.

Hundreds sign petition

Jose Aguirre has been a United States citizen since 1996, but he's concerned about two Mexican relatives who are in the country illegally. "They could be deported and I want to keep them here," he said. Aguirre was one of hundreds of area Latinos who are citizens or legal residents who showed up Saturday at the International Longshoreman's Association Hall in Charleston for an immigration forum and to sign a petition in support of their undocumented family members.










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Sproles' big night sparks San Diego past Colts in OT

SAN DIEGO â€" Peyton Manning has his MVP award and nothing more, outdone again in January by the San Diego Chargers. Speedy little Darren Sproles scooted 22 yards for the winning score 6:20 into overtime and the Chargers beat the Colts, 23-17, in an AFC wild-card game Saturday night, ending Indianapolis' nine-game winning streak a day after Manning won his third Associated Press NFL MVP award.

Tigers ease past Pirates

CLEMSON â€" Sophomore reserve Jerai Grant had a career-high 14 points and No. 20 Clemson improved to 14-0 for the second time in three years with a 79-66 victory over East Carolina on Saturday. Grant is the latest in his family to excel for the Tigers. His father is Harvey Grant, who played two seasons at Clemson before transferring to Oklahoma, and his uncle is Horace Grant, the former Chicago Bull who stuck around Littlejohn Coliseum and helped the Tigers to a 17-0 start in 1986-87.

No storybook finish, but Tigers optimistic

There's not a roller coaster in the world that could have matched the emotional ride that the Clemson football program and its legion of fans experienced during the 2008 season. At 7:59 p.m. on Aug. 30, anything and everything seemed possible for the 10th-ranked Tigers.

USC again stumbles across the finish line

COLUMBIA â€" As much as South Carolina wanted to distance itself from last season, prove that the .500, bowl-less finish was a fluke step in the wrong direction, the Gamecocks really didn't manage a whole lot more in 2008. They wound up in a New Year's Day bowl. They won one more game than they lost. But the fumes and smoke coughing out in the end had a similar look to last year's team that lost its final five games.

Cardinals get back on track behind Warner, defense

GLENDALE, Ariz. â€" The Arizona Cardinals have consecutive home playoff victories â€" 61 years apart. Kurt Warner opened with a 42-yard touchdown pass to Larry Fitzgerald and connected with Anquan Boldin on a 71-yard scoring play as the Cardinals beat Atlanta, 30-24, on Saturday before a raucous, towel-waving crowd. It was the franchise's first home playoff game since the then-Chicago Cardinals beat Philadelphia to win the NFL championship in 1947.










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Landlords win water bill battle

Mount Pleasant Waterworks has repealed a policy that drew a wave of criticism from apartment managers and shopping center owners. Commissioners have decided to continue allowing renters to open up accounts in their own names, Clay Duffie, the utility's general manager, said Friday.

The weekend Wall Street died

It was unlike anything Wall Street had ever seen: In past crises, its bosses had banded together to save their way of life. This time, the financial hole they had dug for themselves was too deep. It was every man for himself.

Speculation mounts over succession plans at P&G

Eights years into the job, 61-year-old CEO A.G Lafley has helped the maker of Tide detergent and Pampers diapers become a steady producer of profits and sales growth by emphasizing innovation and a “consumer is boss” focus

Steelmakers had boom-to-bust scenario in 2008

Orders began to subside in August, as China’s expansion slowed and the steel-intensive construction industries in North America and Europe weakened. U.S. auto makers â€" important steel consumers â€" focused on smaller cars built with less metal. A strengthening dollar dampened exports, and the credit crisis spurred major steel buyers to tighten purse strings.

No-layoff policies begin to crumble

Many of the employers conducting their first layoffs say they first tried other ways to cut costs, such as freezing salaries or drumming up work for idle employees.










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