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Michelle Obama's brother working on a book AP via Yahoo! News Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:09 PM PST Michelle Obama's brother is working on a book, part tribute to his family and part inspirational guide. Obama signs equal-pay bill USA Today Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:01 PM PST President Obama signed his first bill Thursday, a gender pay equity law that had been a hallmark of his campaign for the White House. Obama envoy meets Palestinian leaders in West Bank AP via Yahoo! News Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:45 AM PST The Obama administration's Mideast point man said Thursday that the Palestinian government in the West Bank must play a crucial role in cementing the shaky Gaza truce so broader peace efforts can be revived. Obama furious over Wall St bonuses AFP via Yahoo! News Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:53 AM PST President Barack Obama is outraged that Wall Street bonuses last year were the sixth largest on record despite the financial crisis, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Thursday. Obama urged to aid Afghanistan, stop Pakistan strikes AFP via Yahoo! News Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:45 AM PST President Barack Obama should deepen US engagement in Afghanistan but show more restraint in Pakistan, ministers said Thursday as the volatile region took centre stage in Davos. Obama signs first bill into law, on equal pay AP via Yahoo! News Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:40 AM PST Declaring that ending pay disparity is not just a women's issue, President Barack Obama signed legislation Thursday that gives workers more time to take their pay discrimination cases to court. Obama: big Wall Street bonuses outrageous Reuters via Yahoo! News Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:41 AM PST President Barack Obama believes the multi-billion dollar bonuses that Wall Street banks awarded themselves for 2008 are "outrageous", White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said on Thursday. Gates soon to make Afghanistan proposals to Obama AFP via Yahoo! News Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:03 PM PST Defense Secretary Robert Gates will make a recommendation on how to proceed in Afganistan to President Barack Obama "in the coming days," a Pentagon spokesman said Thursday. Judge rejects Obama bid to stall Gitmo trial USA Today Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:31 AM PST A military judge at Guantanamo on Thursday rejected a White House request to suspend a hearing for the alleged mastermind of the USS Cole bombing, creating an unexpected challenge for the Obama administration as it reviews the U.S. war-crimes trials process.

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