Obama Is Sworn In as the 44th President

Barack Hussein Obama became the 44th president of the United States Tuesday, and called on Americans to join him in confronting what he described as an economic crisis caused by greed but also “our collective failure to make hard choices.”

“Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real,” Mr. Obama said in his inaugural address minutes after he took the oath of office on the same bible used by Abraham Lincoln at his first ... Full Story »

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Derek Hawkins
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by Derek Hawkins - Jan. 20, 2009

As fine a speech story as any, with good pacing so we aren't overwhelmed by quotes. This is a fair, informative and readable report on Barack Obama's long anticipated inauguration.

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