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Monday, February 16, 2009

SAN FRANCISCO COMPANIES - Washington's Birthday honors all presidents - Arizona Daily Star

The calendar closest to you probably contains an error. If it says that today is "Presidents Day," it is incorrect. The official name of today's federal holiday is actually "Washington's Birthday." However, most people know it as Presidents Day in Dow Jones News >

It will take more than one "car czar" to help get the embattled U.S. auto industry back on track, President Barack Obama has decided. In this photograph provided by "Meet the Press," White House adviser David Axelrod appears on "Meet the Press in Dow Jones News >

Like last year during Washington Week, students will able to ride a horse-and-buggy throughout campus. George Washington’s legacy is a popular one, and should be appreciated, say the students organizing George Washington Week. The five-day in Dow Jones News >

WASHINGTON (Feb. 14) – Savoring his first big victory in Congress, President Barack Obama on Saturday celebrated the newly passed $787 billion economic stimulus bill as a "major milestone on our road to recovery. " Officials said he would sign the in Dow Jones News >

George Washington would have been jealous. When painter Gilbert Stuart painted his portrait, the General spent 15 hours posing, hating every self-conscious moment. In contrast, just a week before Inauguration Day, Barack Obama gave White House in Dow Jones News >

Abraham Lincoln has gotten a lot of press lately with the 200th anniversary of his birth and President Obama's affinity for his presidency, but this Presidents Day remember George Washington, who was once thought of so fondly that Americans named a in Dow Jones News >

SUNRISE, Fla. : The Florida Panthers stopped Washington's record-setting defenseman — but got beat by the NHL's top goal-scorer. While Mike Green's NHL-record goals streak for defensemen ended at eight games, Alex Ovechkin scored three times in in Dow Jones News >

Name: Washington State Chapter of the Ruffed Grouse Society. What: Annual habitat banquet. Where: Red Lion Bellevue Hotel, 11211 Main St., Bellevue. Date: Saturday. When: No host cocktails and raffle sales begin at 5:30 p.m., with dinner at 7. Cost in Dow Jones News >

Arizona Senator John McCain was the 2008 Republican candidate for president of the United States. He lost the election to Sen. Barack Obama. Show more » Arizona Senator John McCain was the 2008 Republican candidate for president of the United States in Dow Jones News >

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