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Expectations Tempered As Obama Returns To D.C. It's been a rough start for President-elect Barack Obama in his first week back at work in Washington, from violence flaring in Gaza to showdowns brewing in the U.S. Senate. But Obama is staying focused on his economic stimulus plan, even if key Repu Obama Announces Accessible Inaugural Event President-elect Barack Obama has announced one of the presidential inauguration balls will be a Neighborhood Ball "open to our new neighborhood here in Washington, D.C." D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton says she hopes this means Obama will sign a meas D.C. Schools Chief's Plan Faces Opposition Washington D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee is fast becoming the country's best-known urban school reformer. But her proposal to do away with teacher tenure and replace it with an ambitious merit pay program has divided the teachers union Pa. Kennel Offers Service Members Peace Of Mind When members of the 56th Stryker Brigade leave their Pennsylvania homes for the Middle East later this year, they won't have to worry about finding homes for their pets. A former Marine has created Canine Corps, a free kennel for Pennsylvania service Former Attorney General Griffin Bell Dies Griffin Bell, who played historic roles as attorney general and earlier as a federal judge, has died at age 90. As attorney general under President Carter, Bell helped to rehabilitate the Justice Department's public image and staff morale after the W Time Photographer Captures Obama Moments President-elect Obama and his wife, Michelle, sent their daughters off to the first day at their new school Monday morning in Washington, D.C. One of the people capturing the intimate moment was Time magazine photographer Callie Shell, who h Obama Taps Panetta To Head CIA President-elect Barack Obama will bring former Clinton administration official and federal budget expert Leon Panetta, 71, back to Washington to head the Central Intelligence Agency. Obama plans to fill the other top intelligence post with a military SEC Watchdog To Expand Madoff Inquiry The chief investigator for the Securities and Exchange Commission told a House subcommittee Monday that he is expanding a probe into why the agency didn't detect $50 billion in alleged fraud by Bernard Madoff's investment firm. Why Couldn't Regulators Bust Madoff? Regulators investigated Bernard Madoff's investment fund at least eight times before the scheme was exposed and Wall Street firms have advised against dealing with him for years. Struggling D.C. Neighborhoods Look To Obama As President-elect Barack Obama makes plans for change at the nation's capitol, communities closer to the center of power are hoping for some help. In Ward 8, one of the poorest communities in Washington, D.C., residents are optimistic.