Obama Team Is Divided on Anti-Terror TacticsBy CHARLIE SAVAGE Senior lawyers are divided over the powers, including detention without trial, inherited from former President George W. Bush.  "The discussions, which shaped classified court briefs filed this month, have centered on how broadly to define the types of terrorism suspects who may be detained without trials as wartime prisoners." Read Article  

 "At most schools, football is king, so the pressure on the football coach far outweighs the pressure on the basketball coach. The dynamics of the season only add to the stress. A basketball coach can lose a few games and still make the NCAA tournament. A football coach, especially at the highest level, is expected to win every game. And while basketball coaches spend more time on the road recruiting than their football counterparts, they only sign a handful of players a year. Football coaches must fight for 20-30 signees a year, and the recruitment of those players is covered almost as obsessively as the actual games."Read Article
 

   Damon Winter/The New York Times The Roots of Rage at a Town Hall Meeting By IAN URBINA and KATHARINE Q. SEELYE A town hall meeting with Senator Arlen Specter, like many such events, was punctuated with rowdy moments. Above, the senator left with his security detail.     

 Op-Ed: How Can Obama Rebound?Americans want one thing from their elected officials and especially their presidents: success. Read Opinions  

   Michelle Obama: the real power behind the presidency Michelle Obama will be more than just the first truly fashionable First Lady since Jackie Kennedy – the 'mom in chief' will be a de facto co-president, predicts Tim Shipman in Washington   By Tim Shipman in Washington, DC
Last Updated: 8:49PM GMT 24 Jan 2009 Previous 1 of 3 Images Next Wave of support - during the election campaign, Michelle Obama earned the nickname 'The Closer' for her ability to win over wavering voters. PHOTOGRAPH: ALEX BRANDONPhoto: AP Photo/Alex Brandon Camera shy: pictured here during a trip to Barack Obama's native Hawaii, Michelle Obama once told reporters: 'When you are involved in politics, your life is an open book" Photo: GETTY IMAGES Michelle in her school yearbook from 1981. When studying at Princeton, where she wrote: "I sometimes feel like a visitor on campus, as if I don't belong". PHOTOGRAPH: Julian Simmonds On Wednesday morning, Paula Peebles got up early and took a friend to stand outside the East Gate of the White House. She had heard that Barack and Michelle Obama were holding an open day on their first full day at the world's most famous address. Even when the Secret Service agent told her she needed a ticket, Peebles, a community organiser from Philadelphia, continued to stand with a crowd of several dozen hopefuls looking through the fence. An hour later, the guard returned and opened the gate. "He told us Michelle Obama had looked out the window, saw people waiting and told them to let the people in," she explains. Inside the White House, another woman approached the new First Lady and told her that she and her family were beautiful. Mrs Obama asked her to stop because she was on the verge of…