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Obama Makes a Pitch for Chicago’s Olympic Bid By Jeff Zeleny A 2016 Olympics flag in Chicago. (Photo: Jae C. Hong/Associated Press) CHICAGO – President-elect Barack Obama donned his salesman’s hat on Friday and made his first formal pitch to promote Chicago’s bid for the 2016 summer Olympics.

The Early Word: The Changing Congress By Michael Falcone Updated While all eyes have focused this week on Congressional deliberations over a stimulus package for the economy and a bailout of the troubled automobile industry, The Times’s Carl Hulse reports that more subtle — but still significant — changes have been taking place on Capitol Hill.

Pritzker Withdraws From Cabinet Consideration By Brian Knowlton Penny Pritzker Penny Pritzker, the Chicago businesswoman, longtime friend of Barack Obama’s, and national finance chairman of his presidential campaign, has withdrawn from consideration as commerce secretary. Ms.

Fred Thompson’s Pitch for Chambliss By Michael Falcone Some major political stars have been weighing in on both sides of the Senate runoff election in Georgia between Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss and his Democratic opponent, Jim Martin. Add former senator Fred Thompson to that list. Mr.

Enviromentalist Coup on House Energy Panel By The New York Times Updated Back Story with John M. Broder (mp3) Representative Henry A. Waxman of California ousted Representative John D. Dingell of Michigan from his post as chairman of the influential Committee on Energy and Commerce on Thursday,

At Last, Bernstein Meets Deep Throat By Carol Pogash Clockwise from right: Bob Woodward, Mark Felt, Carl Bernstein and John O’Connor, Mr. Felt’s co-author on “A G-Man’s Life” (Photo: Joan Felt) Updated During all the months that Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward spent cracking the Watergate scandal, and in all the years since, Mr.

‘Warm Regards, Sarah’ By Sarah Wheaton A letter with Gov. Sarah Palin’s image is part of a direct mail campaign by the Alaska Travel Industry Association. Gov. Sarah Palin is personally inviting Americans from all over the country to visit her home state. Well, sort of.

The Early Word: Cabinet Watch By Michael Falcone Though President-elect Barack Obama has enjoyed a period of relative goodwill since his election earlier this month, that has not stopped scrutiny of some of his likley cabinet choices. On Wednesday, for example, aides to Mr.

Bill Clinton Stumps for Challenger in Georgia Senate Runoff By Robbie Brown Bill Clinton at a rally for Jim Martin at Clark Atlanta University in Georgia on Wednesday. (Photo: John Bazemore/Associated Press) ATLANTA – Former President Bill Clinton took the stump on Wednesday to support the

McCain Finally Wins a (Former) Bellwether By Sarah Wheaton In presidential elections since 1956, as Missouri has gone, so has gone the nation. But this year, the canary flew behind the miners – and was inaccurate. Based on unofficial results, Senator John McCain appears to have won Missouri.