Latino supporters of President Barack Obama had their inauguration moment tonight, when Vice President Joe Biden made a surprise appearance at a star-studded gala celebrating Hispanic artists and performers. “One thing that happened this election is you spoke,” Biden told...
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Latino Inaugural Gala: First with a VP
Obama Sworn-In: Second Start Today — ‘I Did It,’ He Tells Family
Updated at 4:15 pm EST President Barack Obama took the oath of office today for a second term. The private White House ceremony led by Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. played out at 11:55 am EST. It wasn’t all that...
Read more »‘Forward:’ Obama’s Second Turn
This day of private inaugural affairs featured some public preaching to the choir. The president and his family this morning joined a celebration of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday at Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church, celebrating its own 175th anniversary....
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On this day when President Barack Obama and former President George W. Bush find something in common — both sworn again — comes news of a charity event at which the 43rd president’s own autographed Texas ranch limousine fetched $300,000...
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First came Biden: At 8:21am EST today, Joe Biden was sworn in for a second term as vice president in a private ceremony at the Naval Ceremony attended by about 120 people, including family, congressmen and women and former members....
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