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Page last updated at 09:01 GMT, Wednesday, 25 February 2009

US President Barack Obama addresses Congress
Determined Obama vows to renew US
Barack Obama speaks to Congress for the first time, vowing that the US will emerge stronger from economic crisis.
Obama lays out his vision
Justin Webb: How did he do?
Diary: The first 100 days
Full text: Obama's speech
In pictures: Obama's speech
Your views: Obama's tone
Obama: "We will recover"

The airliner in the Hudson River shortly after the crash (image taken by BBC News website reader Nigel Baker in New York) Hudson pilot urges safety funding
The pilot of a plane that ditched into the Hudson River calls on US airlines to invest more in recruiting and training pilots.

Map Call for Guatemala war justice
Amnesty International calls on the Guatemalan authorities to do more to secure justice for victims of its civil war.


FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS
A bullet-riddled police car in Ciudad Juarez, 17 Feb Drugs war
How serious is the drug-related violence in Mexico?
Barack Obama delivers an address to a joint session of Congress, 24 February 2009 Vision for America
Strong arguments and emotions mark speech to Congress
The BBC's Ethical Man, Justin Rowlatt The real green
Ethical Man on how money can solve global warming

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OBAMA'S FIRST 100 DAYS
Reporters track the changes
US and Japan make economy pledge

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SPORT
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