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  • In short and simple ceremony, Obama starts his second term

    In short and simple ceremony, Obama starts his second term The Los Angeles Times 2013-01-20 Kathleen Hennessey WASHINGTON — With a quick and simple swearing-in ceremony at the White House, President Obama formally ended his first term in office Sunday and embarked on another four years leading a nation hobbled by a weak economy and…

  • Obama’s inauguration carries symbolic resonance on Martin Luther King Day

    Obama’s inauguration carries symbolic resonance on Martin Luther King Day The Guardian 2013-01-20 Gary Younge, Feature Writer and Columnist America’s first black president will be sworn in on the day devoted to its most famous civil rights leader In April 1961, four months before Barack Obama was born, Bobby Kennedy told Voice of America: “There’s…

  • Obama Should Talk About Being Biracial

    Obama Should Talk About Being Biracial The Daily Beast 2013-01-20 David Kaufman The President identifies as black, but David Kaufman hopes that during his second term, he’ll also discuss his biracial heritage. Four years after he first entered the White House, there’s no longer anything surprising about calling Barack Obama—America’s first black president—a “transformational” leader.…

  • Obama sworn in at low-key White House ceremony

    Obama sworn in at low-key White House ceremony China Daily-USA 2013-01-21 WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama took the official oath for his second term on Sunday at the White House in a small, private ceremony that set a more subdued tone compared to the historic start of his presidency four years ago. Gathered with…

  • Obama sworn in for second term

    Obama sworn in for second term France 24 2013-01-20 US President Barack Obama on Sunday was sworn in for a second four-year term at a small, private ceremony at the White House. He will take the oath again on Monday at the Capitol during a public swearing-in. A still-popular Barack Obama took the presidential oath…

  • Obama sworn in for second term

    Obama sworn in for second term The New Zealand Herald 2013-01-21 Stepping into his second term, President Barack Obama took the oath of office in an intimate swearing-in ceremony at the White House, the leader of a nation no longer in the throes of the recession he inherited four years ago, but still deeply divided.…

  • Inauguration Day: Obama sworn in for second term

    Inauguration Day: Obama sworn in for second term BBC News 2013-01-20 Barack Obama has officially been sworn in for his second term as US president in a small ceremony at the White House. Although the US Constitution requires the oath of office to be taken by noon on 20 January, that falls on a Sunday…

  • Obama Takes Oath in Quiet Ceremony

    Obama Takes Oath in Quiet Ceremony The New York Times 2013-01-20 Brian Knowlton Doug Mills/The New York Times WASHINGTON — With only his family nearby, President Obama was sworn into office in the White House before noon on Sunday in advance of Monday’s public pomp, the private moment forced by a rare quirk of the…

  • In Second Inaugural Address, Can President Obama Reassure a Worried Public?

    In Second Inaugural Address, Can President Obama Reassure a Worried Public? The Daily Beast 2013-01-19 Evan Thomas These are gloomy times for an inauguration. In Newsweek, Evan Thomas asks: On Monday, can the president rise to the occasion with a historically inspiring message? The last Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, 2009, dawned bright and cold. More…

  • Canada’s First Nations: Time we stopped meeting like this

    Canada’s First Nations: Time we stopped meeting like this The Economist 2013-01-19 Protests by native peoples pose awkward questions for their leaders, and for Stephen Harper’s government Back in the 18th century British and French settlers in what is now Canada secured peace with the indigenous inhabitants by negotiating treaties under which the locals agreed…