President-elect Barack Obama speaks to a customer during a visit to Manny's Coffee Shop and Deli in Chicago Friday. In his most recent radio address, Obama pledged to create 2.5 million new jobs by 2011.
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The Big Ten dusk was a fading orange Saturday in Evanston. The new morning will bring horizons of sweeping southbound purple. With visions of a bowl game ''someplace warm'' as motivation, Northwestern seamlessly blended offensive wiles, defensive wills and a game-breaking 51-yard punt return by Brendan Smith early in the fourth quarter into a 27-10 victory against Illinois in the final battle for the Sweet Sioux Tomahawk.
As a refreshing change of pace, the Blackhawks are learning to win on the road and finding ways to survive in games that go to overtime. Saturday's was a prime example. The Hawks claimed a 5-4 overtime victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs after overcoming 3-0 and 4-2 deficits. Dave Bolland scored the game-winner 49 seconds into the extra session.
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Andrew Patner: What would happen if a leading British-based music magazine ranked the world's leading orchestras and the "winning" U.S. ensemble didn't care? That's basically what's happened when leaders of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra shrugged their collective shoulders over the London monthly the Gramophone saying that it's the top classical outfit in the United States. 
President-elect Barack Obama promoted an economic plan Saturday he said would provide 2.5 million jobs by rebuilding roads and bridges and modernizing schools while developing alternative energy sources and more efficient cars. 
Lynn Sweet has the latest updates on President-elect Obama's transition to the White House
After the historic 2008 Presidential election, Lynn Sweet is following Barack Obama's transition to the White House every step of the way. Check back throughout the day for the latest news on Cabinet picks, the inauguration and the forthcoming Presidential pet.
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