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Obama Inaugural
Obamas arrive at White House for Bush farewell coffee
WASHINGTON - US president-elect Barack Obama arrived at the White House Tuesday barely two hours before his historic swearing-in, for a brief, symbolic goodbye coffee hosted by outgoing President George W. Bush.
Agence France-Presse 01/20/2009 11:32 PM
Diary of events for Obama inauguration
WASHINGTON - Official festivities Tuesday marking the historic inauguration of Barack Obama as the first African-American president of the United States.
Agence France-Presse 01/20/2009 11:18 PM
History beckons for Obama as huge crowds mob Washington
WASHINGTON - Barack Obama stood on the cusp of history Tuesday as hundreds of thousands of people streamed into Washington to witness his inauguration as the first black US president.
Agence France-Presse 01/20/2009 11:08 PM
Pope prays Obama will seek 'peace among nations'
VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday sent a message to US president-elect Barack Obama urging him to seek "understanding, co-operation and peace" among countries.
Agence France-Presse 01/20/2009 11:03 PM
Obama family's Kenyan village in party mode
KOGELO, Kenya - More than 2,000 Kenyans and tourists united in song and dance Tuesday to celebrate Barack Obama's inauguration in Kogelo, the Kenyan village where the new US president's father was born.
Agence France-Presse 01/20/2009 10:46 PM
World press on Obama's inauguration day
LONDON - The following is a selection of comments from the editorial pages of newspapers around the world as Barack Obama was poised to become the 44th US president.
Agence France-Presse 01/20/2009 10:42 PM
Security for Obama's inauguration
An unprecedented security operation is under way in and around Washington for Barack Obama's inauguration as the United States' first black president on Tuesday.
Reuters 01/20/2009 7:47 PM
Obama's inauguration by the numbers
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's historic inauguration in Washington on Tuesday means crunching a lot of numbers.
Reuters 01/20/2009 7:44 PM
Crowds jam Washington to see Obama swearing-in
WASHINGTON - As the sun prepared to rise on Tuesday, throngs of early-risers crowded Washington to be a part of Barack Obama's inauguration as America's first black president.
Agence France-Presse 01/20/2009 7:41 PM
Joy and poignancy in Washington with Obama on cusp of power
WASHINGTON - Washington pulsed on the eve of Barack Obama's inauguration with a building sense of joy, racial healing and a lightness of mood rarely witnessed during grim months of economic decline.
Agence France-Presse 01/20/2009 5:41 PM
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