There are three things people need to know about the upcoming inauguration of the nation's first black president: First, it's going to be historic. (Today)

WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama yesterday ripped outgoing President George W. Bush for "irresponsibly" doubling the federal debt, then warned that he could preside over trillion-dollar-a-year deficits for "years to come." (Today)

For those not making the trip to D.C. for the Presidential Inauguration, we'd like to know how you plan to mark, commemorate or celebrate the day for an upcoming story. (Today)

WASHINGTON -- Roland Burris failed to capture President-elect Barack Obama's old Senate seat yesterday in a wild piece of political theater, but the Democrats' opposition cracked when a key chairwoman said seating him was simply the legal thing to do. (Today)

WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama has asked Dr. Sanjay Gupta to be the next U.S. surgeon general, looking to a popular television personality to help provide a public face for his health care agenda. (Today)