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Consumer Confidence Up Slightly After Obama's Election; Daily tracking shows perceptions improving over past couple of days.(Survey)

Article from: Gallup Poll News Service Article date: November 07, 2008

Byline: Dennis Jacobe, Chief Economist

Synopsis: Gallup Poll Daily tracking reveals that U.S. consumer confidence has already improved after the historic election of Barack Obama as president, with the percentage saying the economy is agetting worsea down 4 points and the percentage rating the economy apoora down 3 points.

PRINCETON, NJ -- President-elect Barack Obama on Friday signaled he will focus on the economy when he takes office in January. In electing Obama, Americans sought positive change on the economy, and since his election, Gallup Poll Daily tracking has ...

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Beyoncé Wants to Serenade Obama

Posted Nov 20, 08 11:25 AM CST in Politics,  Arts & Living,  Gossip 

Beyoncé Wants to Serenade Obama
Source: AP Photo/Peter Kramer

(Newser) – Beyoncé has her eye on her next big performance: Barack Obama’s inauguration. “Of course I’d love to,” she told People when asked about performing at the event. “Who wouldn’t?” Sasha Fierce will definitely attend the swearing-in, whether performing or not. “I want to be there to witness it,” she said.

Source: People

More about:  Barack Obama • Election 2008 • celebrity • music • inauguration • Beyonce • Inauguration Day

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(Newser) - A still-grieving Jennifer Hudson’s first performance since her family tragedy may be at Barack Obama’s inauguration, the New York Post reports. Organizers have asked Hudson to sing the national anthem, which she also performed at the Democratic National Convention. Hudson, whose mother, sister, and nephew were murdered in October, “is from Chicago and a huge Obama supporter,” the source said. More »

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 Networks 
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Exhuastive coverage of historic inauguration planned

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(Newser) - TV networks are gearing up to cover what could be the most-watched presidential inauguration in history, the New York Times reports. The major networks are planning exhaustive coverage. Channels not known for political coverage like MTV, BET, and Nickelodeon plan to send reporters, and even the Home Shopping Network is preparing to set up at one of the inauguration balls to flog memorabilia. More »

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 Hollywood Shells Out 
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A-listers fork over $50K for events

Politico Politico Dec 31, 08 1:52 PM CST
(Newser) - A blackout hit Barack Obama’s Hawaii vacation home last week, but his inauguration next month will be lit up with plenty of star power. Hollywood A-listers have been shelling out top dollar to help pay for the president-elect’s big day, Politico reports. Donors include Halle Berry, Jamie Foxx, Steven and Kate Spielberg, Sharon Stone, Berry Gordy, Tom Hanks, and Jeffrey Katzenberg—who contributed $50,000 each. More »

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