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 Bulls beat the Golden State Warriors at their own game Friday night, using a ridiculously small lineup to finally break through on the road this season with a 115-110 win at Oracle Arena. It was a far cry from Wednesday, when the Bulls were overwhelmed by the bigger Portland Trail Blazers in a 42-point loss. This time, Bulls coach Vinny Del Negro didn't have to watch his big men get outplayed because he hardly played any.
Maybe Pete Weber or Carmen Salvino can roll the coin before the Illinois-Northwestern game today. That's because it will be all about going bowling -- postseason bowl games -- when the fatted Cats (8-3, 4-3 Big Ten) host the upstreaming Illini (5-6, 3-4) at winter-ready Ryan Field (2:30, BTN, 720-AM, 560-AM).
Brad Biggs: The trick with getting first-round draft pick Chris Williams on the field, besides finding the right opportunity, is picking someone to send to the bench. When Williams got his first action of the year on offense last Sunday at Green Bay -- five plays on the final drive -- the odd man out was left guard Josh Beekman. Williams entered, and left tackle John St. Clair was kicked inside to Beekman's spot to make room.
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She might be one of the wealthiest celebrities with an estimated worth of $2.5 billion, but that doesn't mean that Oprah Winfrey can't be frugal in these difficult economic times. Naysayers who still think we aren't in a recession need look no further than Winfrey's annual "Favorite Things" list of gifts. 
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. 
Word that President-elect Barack Obama has settled on New York Fed chief Timothy Geithner as his treasury secretary was enough to send Wall Street rallying Friday. The markets had been going down until the word began to leak out Friday afternoon that Geithner, president of the Federal Reserve Bank in New York, would be announced Monday as Obama's choice. 
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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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