20 January 2009: Afternoon By The Morning News — 20 Jan 2009 Barack Hussein Obama becomes the 44th President of the United States of America. Text of President Obama's inaugural speech. Two million visitors fill the National Mall; how much longer before Warren shows his tattoo? The new (virtual) White House has a blog. Adam Levine's aunt texts that her rock-star son, Jesse Jackson, and Mariah Carey weren't let in to the inauguration. How Obama is like the pilot of a plane whose engine has unexpectedly exploded. Profile of TMN favorite Emmett Beliveau, Obama's man behind Inauguration tactical strategy. Secret Service agents are the new hottie heroes of lesbian romance novels. With Obama's aura turning geeky chic, researchers would like to see more young women become scientists. Account of how "The Game" went wrong, an elite Microsoft scavenger hunt that almost ended in death. We all want to die in our sleep. The truth is, most of us will die in pieces. The Onion pounds its final nail: Bush dies peacefully in his sleep. Eight years later, a round-up for TMN's recent political humor. TMN's Anthony Doerr in the Boston Globe on recent titles about evolution. Oakland protests "police terror" and oppression; Oakland told to protest black-on-black violence (see riot photos). Print for the commute: Outlining the path to a working health-care system. Have you set on the path of a New Year's resolution and already lost your way? Tell us, we want to know. Simple proposal for buying shares in American stock.
