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Obama Rebukes Bush, Assures World in Speech

Jan 20, 2009 12:44 PM CST

Obama Rebukes Bush, Assures World in Speech

Rejects policies, advocates diplomacy, warns enemies

(Newser) - Barack Obama offered a clear rebuke of George Bush's policies and signaled a sharp break with his predecessor's strategy abroad in his inaugural address today. “We reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals,” the new president said, referring obviously to torture of detainees and...

Celebs Mix It Up
With the Masses

INAUGURATION SLIDESHOW

Jan 20, 2009 12:39 PM CST

Celebs Mix It Up With the Masses

(Newser) - Hollywood stars rubbed shoulders with everybody else as celebs like Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Denzel Washington, and Dustin Hoffman waited in the cold to watch Barack Obama take office. Oprah Winfrey, seated next to Samuel L. Jackson, told Hollywood Scoop: “It’s behind the dream…amazing grace personified.” Also spotted:...

Roberts' Oath Flub
Trips Up Obama

Jan 20, 2009 12:25 PM CST

Roberts' Oath Flub Trips Up Obama

New president shows ability to think on his feet

(Newser) - Chief Justice John Roberts' first attempt at administering the presidential oath of office didn't go as swimmingly as the chief justice might have liked, reports the Wall Street Journal. Roberts left out "faithfully" where the Founding Fathers wrote it—“that I will faithfully execute the office of...

Obama Steps
Into History

inauguration slideshow

Jan 20, 2009 12:16 PM CST

Obama Steps Into History

(Newser) - "All are equal, all are free and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness," declared the 44th president of the United States in his first inaugural address. Invoking the memories of slaves, soldiers and the generations of Americans who toiled before him, the nation's...

Obama
Headlines
Worldwide

Jan 20, 2009 12:10 PM CST

Obama Headlines Worldwide

Papers reveal 'great expectations' for America's next president

(Newser) - The world was watching as Barack Obama took the oath of office. A sampling of headlines from around the globe:

National Post (Canada): The Ascension of Obama
Guardian (UK): Magical Spell That Will Open a New Obama Era
La Repubblica (Italy): America Celebrates Obama's Oath
Der Tagesspiegel (Germany): The World

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Obama: 'We Are
Ready to Lead'

Jan 20, 2009 11:40 AM CST

Obama: 'We Are Ready to Lead'

Aide calls it 'sober dose of hope'

(Newser) - Barack Obama wowed crowds in Washington today with a moving inaugural address calling the US to a new sense of shared responsibility and service, CNN reports. “We must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America,” Obama said. “Today I say...

President Obama Takes Office

Jan 20, 2009 11:05 AM CST

President Obama Takes Office

Chief justice swears in US' first black president

(Newser) - Barack Obama is the 44th president of the United States. In front of record crowds and with his hand on the Bible used by Abraham Lincoln, Obama took the oath of office from Chief Justice John Roberts. The new president swore: “I will faithfully execute the office of president...

Biden Is 47th Vice President

Jan 20, 2009 10:59 AM CST

Biden Is 47th Vice President

Longtime Del. senator sworn in at inauguration

(Newser) - Joe Biden has assumed the office of vice president of the United States, the Washington Post reports. On the steps of the Capitol, Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens swore in the longtime Delaware senator, who vowed to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all...

Rev. Warren References MLK in Invocation

Jan 20, 2009 10:58 AM CST

Rev. Warren References MLK in Invocation

Obama's pick sparked gay-rights controversy

(Newser) - Offering the invocation at Barack Obama's inauguration, Rev. Rick Warren called the moment “a hinge-point in history: the first inauguration of an African American as the 44th president.” The controversial pastor added, “We know that today Dr King and a great cloud of witnesses are shouting in...

What Today
Means

OPINION Roundup

Jan 20, 2009 10:52 AM CST

What Today Means

Pundits take on magnitude of the moment

(Newser) - Barack Obama is the story today for editorial pages across the country. Here’s what the professional pundits are saying:

The excitement is feverish in Washington, writes Jonathan Freedland in the Guardian, a sense that this inauguration is special, that Obama will be magically transformed into “the embodiment

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Witness to a Century, 105-Year-Old Goes to Capitol

Jan 20, 2009 10:49 AM CST

Witness to a Century, 105-Year-Old Goes to Capitol

'My hope for him is my hope for the country,' she says

(Newser) - Today’s inauguration of Barack Obama marks an important milestone in an African-American struggle that lasted more than 200 years—and Ella Mae Johnson isn’t going to miss it, NPR reports. After all, she’s been around for nearly half of that struggle. The 105-year-old Cleveland resident will brave...

Youth, Ambition Will Meet Over Lincoln's Bible

Jan 20, 2009 10:24 AM CST

Youth, Ambition Will Meet Over Lincoln's Bible

Roberts to swear in the man who voted against his confirmation

(Newser) - The first person to call Barack Obama “Mr President” will be John Roberts, appointed chief justice of the Supreme Court in 2005. Today marks the first inauguration for Roberts, who invited Obama to visit the Court last week; both are Harvard Law grads, ambitious men who attained the highest...

Best Liveblogs Covering the Inauguration

Jan 20, 2009 10:15 AM CST

Best Liveblogs Covering the Inauguration

From politics to traffic, these sources have DC's big day covered

(Newser) - In the 4 years since the last inauguration, news organizations have embraced live-blogging to offer running commentary on big events. Some of the most interesting inaugural liveblogs:

Politico Live, the Washington news source's live feed, is covering the politics and the spectacle of the day. It reports that Rep. James

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Unprecedented Security
Watches Over DC

Jan 20, 2009 10:07 AM CST

Unprecedented Security Watches Over DC

Record staff, supplies needed to counter crowds, threats

(Newser) - It is an almost unimaginably difficult job: as Washington floods with millions of visitors, the Secret Service has to comb through and pick out all potential sources of danger to the new president. This means, as the London Times reports, a record five tons of bulletproof glass, tens of thousands...

What Obama Must Do in
His Inaugural Address

ANALYSIS

Jan 20, 2009 9:59 AM CST

What Obama Must Do in His Inaugural Address

As daughter Malia puts it, 'better be good'

(Newser) - Barack Obama has a reputation as a great orator, so most are expecting a soaring and eloquent inaugural address today. But Obama’s speech can’t just be pretty, writes Tom Brune in Newsday. “He has work to do.” Obama must:

Define the moment: Specifically, define it as

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Obamas Visit Bushes While Huge Crowd Waits

UPDATED

Jan 20, 2009 9:43 AM CST

Obamas Visit Bushes While Huge Crowd Waits

DC's mood lightens as thousands crowd the Mall for inauguration

(Newser) - A tell-your-grandchildren moment is happening in DC right now, reports CNN. Barack and Michelle Obama went from church to the White House to meet George and Laura Bush; then they’re on to the Capitol. Hundreds of thousands are gathered, with up to 2 million expected. One local says Washington’...

Transition Gives Peek
at Obama Leadership Style

analysis

Jan 20, 2009 9:40 AM CST

Transition Gives Peek at Obama Leadership Style

Prez-elect's process a combo of 'discipline' and 'curiosity'

(Newser) - Barack Obama’s transition into the presidency has provided a window onto how he’ll operate as president, writes Peter Baker in the New York Times. Despite major challenges ahead, he has been “a font of cool confidence” throughout. But he’s “hard to label”—while he’...

Cornyn May Delay
Clinton Confirmation

Jan 20, 2009 9:37 AM CST

Cornyn May Delay Clinton Confirmation

Texas Republican unsatisfied with oversight of Bill's foundation

(Newser) - Easy confirmation is supposed to be a perk of appointing a senator well-liked by her peers. But John Cornyn of Texas is threatening to hold up a unanimous-consent agreement on confirming Clinton as secretary of State, Politico reports. Cornyn isn’t satisfied with Clinton’s proposal for oversight of her...

Bill, Gore, Rubin
Guide Obama
in Spirit

analysis

Jan 20, 2009 9:30 AM CST

Bill, Gore, Rubin Guide Obama in Spirit

Bill, Al Gore and Robert Rubin leave mark on transition

(Newser) - Three of Barack Obama’s most important advisers will accompany him to the Oval Office only in spirit, Gerald Seib writes in the Wall Street Journal: Bill Clinton, Al Gore, and Robert Rubin. In leaving behind a healthy record as Democratic building blocks, the Clinton years left Obama “what...

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