EmailCompiled by ABC News’ PETER MARTINEZ, CARRIE HALPERIN, KRISTEN RED-HORSE, JAYCE HENDERSON and STEPHANIE WASH
2008: ABC NEWS VIDEOS:
"Blago Appoints Burris to Senate" LINK
"Making Sense of Burris Appointment" LINK
"Obama’s Plan for World’s Hot Spots" LINK
"Killed, Wounded Overwhelm Gaza Hospital" LINK
"Printer Pressed for Inauguration Invites" LINK
2008: CRISIS IN THE MIDDLE EAST:
ABC News’ Mimi Daher: "Arabs Root for Gazans, Fear Repercussions of Attacks" LINK
The Associated Press’ Matti Friedman: "Israeli Leaders Reject Immediate Gaza Truce" LINK
The New York Times’ Ethan Bronner and Taghreed El-Khodary: "Amid a Buildup of Its Forces, Israel Ponders a Cease-Fire" LINK
The New York Times’ Robert F. Worth: "Moderate Arab States Feel Popular Anger" LINK
The New York Times’ Isabel Kershner: "Despite Deeper Strikes, Israelis Vow to Soldier On" LINK
The Washington Post’s Griff Witte: "Israel Presses on With Gaza Strikes" LINK
The Washington Post’s Griff Witte: "Behind Gaza operation, An uneasy Triumvirate" LINK
Bloomberg’s Saud Abu Ramadan and Jonathan Ferziger: “Defiant Hamas Says It Can Outlast Israel as Gaza Strip Smolders” LINK
Time Magazine’s Tony Karon: “Israel versus Hamas: How to Shape a Ceasefire” LINK
2008: ILLINOIS GOVERNOR ROD BLAGOJEVICH and the SENATE SEAT:
ABC News’ Huma Khan: "Scandal-Plagued Blagojevich Taps Roland Burris for Barack Obama’s Senate Seat" LINK
ABC News’ Deanna Bellandi: "Defiant Ill. Governor Fills Obama’s Senate Seat" LINK
ABC News’ Scott Michels and Z. Byron Wolf: "Can U.S. Senate Refuse to Seat Burris?" LINK
ABC News’ Z. Byron Wolf, Theresa Cook and Emma Schwartz: "Outrage Greets Blagojevich Power Play" LINK
USA Today’s Judy Keen: "Blagojevich names Burris to fill Senate seat" LINK
USA Today’s Kathy Kiely: "Senate aims to block Blagojevich’s move" LINK
The Washington Times’ Stephen Dinan: "Defiant Blagojevich names Obama successor" LINK
The Associated Press’ Matthew Lee: "Bush calls Abbas to discuss Gaza" LINK
The New York Times’ Carl Hulse: "Democrats Seek to Block Appointee" LINK
The Washington Post’s Eli Saslow and Hamil R. Harris: "Degrees of Separation? Not in Illinois Politics" LINK
The Washington Post’s Paul Kane: "Blagojevich Makes Senate Pick Despite Democrats’ Objections" LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s David Kesmodel and Douglas Belkin: “Blagojevich Names Choice for Obama Senate Seat” LINK
Bloomberg’s Joe Carroll and James Rowley: “Obama, Democrats Move to Block Blagojevich’s Senate Appointment” LINK
The Hill’s Kevin Bogardus : "Obama Sides With Senate Dems Against Blagojevich" LINK
The Hill’s Mike Soraghan: "Senate Pick Bogs Obama Down In Racial Politics" LINK
The Hill’s Susan Crabtree: "Questions Surround Blagojevich Appointment" LINK
Politico’s Carrie Budoff Brown & Mike Allen: "Obama Calls Blago Move ‘Disappointing’" LINK
2008: PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA AND THE WHITE HOUSE TRANSITION:
ABC News’ Special Index for the 44th President: LINK
The New York Times’ Peter Baker: "Home Sweet Hotel Suite for Obamas in the Capital" LINK
The Washington Post’s Michael D. Shear: "Obama’s One President Gambit" LINK
The Washington Post’s Jose Antonio Vargas: "E-Hail To the Chief" LINK
The Washington Post: "Elmendorf Tapped for Congressional Budget Office" LINK
The Boston Globe’s Michael Kranish: “With Obama, D.C. residents hope for a voice” LINK
The Los Angeles Times’ Ray Long and Rick Pearson: “Defiant Illinois governor names Obama replacement” LINK
The Los Angeles Times’ Peter Nicholas: “Obama plans to campaign for economic stimulus package” LINK
Boston Herald Op-Ed by Michael Barone: “President-elect intent on rewriting the rules” LINK
Boston Herald Op-Ed by Michael Gerson: “Barack Obama needs honeymoon” LINK
The Hill’s Sam Youngman: "Obama dismisses Bush Pentagon appointees " LINK
Politico’s Chris Frates: "Transition hosts health care meetings" LINK
Politico’s Carol E. Lee: "Protests interrupt Obama’s paradise" LINK
Newsweek’s Hasan Jaber: "What Happens Next?" LINK
Newsweek’s Jean-Louis Borloo: "It’s Time To Get Going On Nukes" LINK
Newsweek’s Kishore Mahbubani: "Fixing Uncle Sam’s Image Problem" LINK
2008: PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA AND THE INAUGURATION:
ABC News’ David Muir: "Printer Crafts 1 Million Inaugural Invitations" LINK
Politico’s Amie Parnes: "Hollywood A-listers Spend Big Bucks On Inauguration" LINK
2008: MADOFF SCAM:
The New York Times’ Lynnley Browing: "Madoff Spotlight Turns to Role of Offshore Funds" LINK
2008: AUTO INDUSTRY:
USA Today’s Chris Woodyard: "Auto dealers offer cash back, low rates, 2-for-1 sales" LINK
The Washington Times’ Patrice Hill: "GM uses bailout to lure car buyers" LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s John D. Stoll: “With U.S. Help, GMAC Revs Up Car Loans” LINK
2008: ECONOMY:
USA Today’s Adam Shell: "5 stock experts foresee 2009 rebound" LINK
USA Today’s Laura Petrecca and Theresa Howard: "Spending on New Year’s Eve parties falls in tough economy" LINK
ABC News’ Scott Mayerowitz: "Foreclosure at the Mall" LINK
The Washington Times’ Timothy Warren: "As retailers suffer, thrift stores thrive" LINK
The Washington Times’ Gabriella Boston: "Slump in economy doesn’t worsen crime" LINK
The New York Times’ Eric Dash and Vikas Bajaj: "In 2009, Economy Will Depend on Unlocking Credit" LINK
The New York Times’ Vikas Bajaj and Bill Vlasic: "GMAC Makes It Easier to Get a Car Loan" LINK
The Washington Post’s Robert O’Harrow Jr. and Brady Dennis: "Downgrades and Downfall" LINK
The Washington Post’s Renae Merle: "Recession Weighs on Home Prices, Consumers" LINK
The Washington Post’s Binyamin Appelbaum: "Treasury’s Bailout Promises Runneth Over" LINK
The Boston Globe’s Beth Healy: “$135b still frozen by an early ’08 debacle” LINK
The Los Angeles Times’ William Heisel: ‘Creative borrowing catches up with California cities” LINK
The Los Angeles Times’ Tom Petruno: “Apple shares drop as Jobs health rumors resurface” LINK
The Los Angeles Times’ Meg James: “Viacom, Time Warner Cable face midnight deadline” LINK
Boston Herald Wire Service: “Holiday retail results hit 38-year low” LINK
Bloomberg’s Ron Harui: “Dollar Heads for Biggest Annual Drop against Yen in Two Decades” LINK
Bloomberg’s Matthew Benjamin: “Americans under 70 May Find 2008 Was Their Least Favorite Year” LINK
2008: CAROLINE KENNEDY:
The Associated Press’ Jennifer Peltz: "Kennedy ‘you knows’ tic off political audiences" LINK
The New York Times’ Nicholas Confessore and Jeremy W. Peters: "For Kennedy, Self-Promotion Is Unfamiliar" LINK
2008: CURRENT ADMINISTRATION:
ABC News’ Ariane de Vogue: "Is Pardon Reversal a Sign of a Broken System?" LINK
The Washington Times’ Richard Tomkins: "New rules complicate Iraq mission" LINK
The New York Times’ William Glaberson: "Judge Agrees with Bush in Ruling on 2 Detainees" LINK
The Washington Post’s Nelson Hernandez: "For Bush, Happy Trails to Crawford" LINK
The Los Angeles Times’ James Oliphant: “Bush never recovered from response to Katrina, former aides say” LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s Evan Perez: “Gonzales Defends Role in Antiterror Policies” LINK
Bloomberg’s Katherine Burton: “Paulson Criticizes Hedge-Fund Managers for Limiting Withdrawals” LINK
2008: DEMOCRATS/GOP:
The Wall Street Journal’s Naftali Bendavid: “Democrats are Concerned over Stimulus Plan Delays” LINK
The Hill’s Reid Wilson: "Greer Floats Potential RNC Candidacy" LINK
2008: SENATE:
The New York Times’ Michael Falcone: "After Unofficial Tally, Senator Trails Rival in Minnesota Race" LINK
2008: SENATOR JOHN McCAIN:
The Associated Press: "Lobbyist Linked by Times to McCain Sues Paper" LINK
The Hill’s Kevin Bogardus: "Lobbyist Sues New York Times Over McCain Affair Story" LINK
2008: ELECTION:
The Wall Street Journal’s Brad Haynes: “Franken leads by 50 Votes with Absentees left to Count in Minnesota” LINK
The Hill’s Reid Wilson: "Sen. Cornyn Says Senate Shouldn’t Seat Franken" LINK
2008: ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT:
Newsweek’s Raj Singh: "Coping with Climate" LINK
2008: MUMBAI:
The Wall Street Journal’s Zahid Hussain, Matthew Rosenberg and Peter Wonacott: “Pakistan’s Probe Finds Local Links to Attacks on Mumbai” LINK
2008: OTHER MUST-READS:
ABC News Nightline: "Closing Arguments: 2008′s Biggest Villain?" LINK
USA Today’s Andrea Stone: "Troop deaths in wars at lowest" LINK
USA Today’s Alan Gomez: "50 years later, Cuba eyes Castro" LINK
USA Today’s Traci Watson: "NASA reports more details on Columbia" LINK
USA Today’s Haya El Nasser: "Fewer Americans move out of state" LINK
USA Today’s Rick Jervis: "Katrina cottage occupants face new displacement" LINK
USA Today’s Cathy Lynn Grossman: "Year in religion: Political plays, papal visit and battle over gays" LINK
The Washington Post’s Jerry Markon: "Lobbyist Sues N.Y. Times, Saying It Falsely Alleged Affair With McCain" LINK
The Associated Press’ Stephen Graham: "Pakistan kills 3 in Afghan supply route operation" LINK
Bloomberg’s Andy Fixmer and Adam Satariano: “Viacom May Pull Channels off Time Warner Cable in Contract Spat” LINK
Time Magazine’s Ada Calhoun: “Facebook’s War on Nipples” LINK
Time Magazine’s Siobhan Morrisey: “Should the Military be called in for Natural Disasters?” LINK