In Obama's Moment, Many in Crowd Feel Echoes of Their Own Stories

In taking the oath of office as the first African American president in the nation's nearly 233 years, one man reached a singular achievement. But at four minutes after noon yesterday, Barack Hussein Obama was inevitably transformed -- no matter what happens during his administration -- from an individual, a politician, to an icon and a symbol. Here was history at its most sweeping and yet intimate. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Jan 21, 2009 - 1:23 AM PST
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Fred Gatlin
3.8
by Fred Gatlin - Jan. 22, 2009

This is very well done human interest story about Barack Obama's inauguration and people attending hopes and feelings.

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Derek Hawkins
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by Derek Hawkins - Jan. 21, 2009
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