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Feb 02, 2009 Vol. 71 No. 4

'We Have Chosen Hope'

February 02, 2009

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'We Have Chosen Hope'

The Barack Obama Era Began with a Massive, Peaceful, Emotional Gathering, a Sober Speech—and Jubilant Celebrations That Went on Till the Wee Hours

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Table of Contents

Articles

Magic Moments

After a Long Day of Ceremony, the First Couple Finally Got a Chance to Dance (Again and Again) to a Favorite Song, Jennifer Lopez Met Up with Joe Biden, And—Yes He Can!—the Commander-in-Chief Did the Bump

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Malia & Sasha: Their Big Adventure

The First Daughters Start Their Extraordinary New Lives with a Trove of Memories to Last a Lifetime

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All the President's Perks

What Life Will Really Be Like for the Obamas in Their New House

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One Enchanted Evening

Michelle Obama's Inaugural Ball Gown Dazzled—and Put a Relatively Unknown Young Designer on the Fashion Map

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The Mix Master

The First Lady Goes High-Low in a Custom-Made Design, Diamonds to Die For—and Gloves You Can Get at the Mall

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Coming Out Party!

All Eyes Were on Them as the New First Ladies Stepped into the Spotlight—and Set Their Own Fashion Agendas

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High Notes

A Georgia Community Comes Together to Send a High School Band to Washington, D.C.

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'I Was There'

Millions of People Joined Together to Witness History

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The World Celebrates

Far from This Country's Shores, Billions Shared in America's Historic Day of Change

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Phylicia Rashad Will She Lose the Weight?

The Cosby Show Mom Is the Latest Star Trying to Slim Down—She's Dropped 16 Lbs. and Counting!—in Public

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Purple Reign

The Color is Strong and Regal–Not a Stretch for the Nation's New First Lady Michelle Obama

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'Brace for Impact'

After His Engines Shut Down, Hero Pilot Chesley Sullenberger III Miraculously Landed His Crippled Jet on the Frigid Hudson River, Saving the Lives of All 155 Aboard. Here Are Their Stories

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Also In This Issue

Mailbag

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Scoop

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Movie Reviews

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TV Reviews

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Music Reviews

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Book Reviews

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Passages

Pg. 123

Chatter

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