Briefing Book: Ted Kennedy Returns to Senate
- Kennedy Returns to Work: The Massachusetts senator went back to work today six months after suffering a seizure that led to the diagnosis of his malignant brain tumor. — Huffington Post
- Hate-Crime Backlash?: The election of a black president triggered at least 200 hate-related incidents, a watchdog group finds. — CS Monitor
- Pres-elect 2.0: Check out Obama's first weekly address on YouTube. — Donklephant
- Bill Ayers: Sarah Palin called him a terrorist, Barack Obama called him an acquaintance. Bill Ayers talks back. — Salon
- Call Girl Tells All?: Ashley Dupre, Eliot Spitzer's paid-for paramour, has shared her story with ABC News' Diane Sawyer. The interview is expected to take up two parts of the hour-long 20/20 next Friday. — NY Daily News
- Huckabee Turns up Heat: Mike Huckabee is using his new book, out this week, to settle a few scores with fierce primary rival, Mitt Romney. — Politico
