Obama Promises New Destiny, Work Begins Today (The Well / Inauguration)
Barack Obama's Inauguration showed the world a more sober, civil and exuberant America

An Enforcer Named Emanuel (The Well / Inauguration)
Barack Obama tapped Rahm Emanuel, a fierce infighter, as his chief of staff. Is he cool enough to manage a high-octane White House team?

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Behind the Scenes on Obama's Big Day

TIME's Callie Shell provides a behind-the-scenes glimpse of a family on the edge of history

Barack Obama's Inaguration

The historic day arrives

Is There a Second Act for George W. Bush?
When 'Hail to the Chief' stops playing, most ex-leaders of the free world learn to sing a new tune

Pop Goes Washington (Commentary / Tuned In)
The new President embodies a changing culture. But can he change the culture's tone too?

The Solvency Doctrine (The Well / Inauguration)
To restore American power, Obama needs a foreign policy that recognizes its limits

Joel Stein on Super Sunday (Commentary / The Awesome Column)
With the odds against him, can a gritty, overachieving columnist inspire a football team to great heights?


Postcard from Cloudcroft (Postcard: Cloudcroft)
A rare butterfly has pitted a tiny tourist town against the "bug huggers" trying to save its habitat--again. On a wing and a prayer at 9,000 ft.

Israel's Lonesome Doves (Inauguration)
After the Gaza offensive, Israel's peace activists are losing heart, numbers and influence

Books Gone Wild: The Digital Age Reshapes Literature (Books)
The forces of a new century are shaping a new kind of literature. It's fast, cheap and out of control

Return Flight for the Conchords (Television)
HBO's musical slacker-comics come out for a hilarious encore of Conchords

Short List (Short List)
TIME'S PICKS FOR THE WEEK


Citibank: Teetering Since 1812 (The Well / Inauguration)
So Citi's in big trouble. Nothing new there. What financial history teaches us about today


Requiem for Rabbit Ears (Nerd World)
The era of analog TV is scheduled to end forever on Feb. 17. Are you ready to say goodbye?


The Cult of the Snuggie (Life / Home Shopping)
Call it this season's Clapper. Why you can't avoid the commercial that's so bad, it's good

Study: Kids Competing Too Soon After Concussions (Life / Sport)
How to keep high school kids with concussions on the bench


10 Questions for Smokey Robinson (10 Questions)
The singer-songwriter reminisces about 50 years of Motown. Smokey Robinson will now take your questions


The Moment (Briefing)
1|15|09: New York City

The World (Briefing)
10 ESSENTIAL STORIES

Verbatim

Super Bowl Halftime Show (Briefing)

The Skimmer (Briefing)
The Inheritance by David E. Sanger

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Milestones

Andrew Wyeth (Briefing)

John Mortimer (Briefing)


Democracy's Big Day
In words and images, TIME's Inauguration issue marks an American political ritual and signals a new beginning


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