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It was a mere fleeting image amid all the others that were beamed into our living rooms on that momentous election night: 7-year-old Sasha Obama in her black party dress, bounding gleefully up into her father's arms, each in turn planting a happy kiss on the other's cheek. But the heart-tugging moment was as poignant a reminder as any that a vigorous, appealing young family is entering the White House - one that will bring a dramatically different energy and style to the presidency. And on that night, it wasn't hard to see why some have been tempted to make...

As the nation prepares for President-elect Barack Obama and his family to move into the White House, many Americans can't help but notice clear parallels between them and the family of the late President John F. Kennedy. His was a presidency filled with idealism, glamour and excitement, observed co-anchor Harry Smith on The Early Show Friday. "The torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans," Kennedy said in his inaugural address. A young senator had been elected to lead his country. Now, 47 years later, the nation has chosen another young senator. "Change has come to America," Obama...