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Inauguration
Recent Articles
Federal government to provide $3B in housing aid
By Alan Zibel - Associated Press
The Obama administration is providing $3 billion to unemployed homeowners facing foreclosure in the nation's toughest job markets. Published August 11, 2010 Comments
Atheists lose Obama inauguration fight
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Atheists who oppose prayer and other religious elements in presidential inaugurations have lost a case in a federal appeals court. Published May 7, 2010 Comments
'President's announcer' feels excitement
By Jeff Canning
Charlie Brotman, "the president's announcer," will watch the inaugural festivities from the same vantage point he's enjoyed for the past 52 years - atop the press box overlooking the parade. Published January 19, 2009 Comments
Obama dinners salute McCain, Powell, Biden
The night before taking the oath of office, President-elect Barack Obama said he would make bipartisanship "a new way of doing business in this city" as he feted his Republican presidential rival, Sen. John McCain, former Bush administration Secretary of State Colin L. Powell and Vice President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. Published January 19, 2009 Comments
Vendors vie for space to cash in
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D.C.'s street vendors are counting on a record-breaking number of customers for Tuesday's presidential inauguration, but some remain anxious about the long hours and strict regulations they will face. Published January 19, 2009 Comments
Biden's unlikely path to Washington
Joseph R. Biden Jr. is finally coming to Washington. Published January 19, 2009 Comments
Mourning fills up Mall
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Ex-Heat star sponsors trip to Inauguration Day. Published January 19, 2009 Comments
Obama visits Tomb of Unknowns
President-elect Barack Obama continued to explore his new home city Sunday, pausing amid the inaugural bustle to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns and to attend religious services at the city's oldest black church as he searches for a spiritual home in town. Published January 19, 2009 Comments
Young Disney stars celebrate Obama
This is the year of the young president, young daughters, young voters and their young children. Published January 19, 2009 Comments
First lady opens designing for women
Michelle Obama's fashion choices are poised to do more than just set trends, like past first ladies. Hers may catapult a new generation of lesser-known women and minority designers to prominence in a profession often dominated by white men. Published January 19, 2009 Comments
Obama urges Americans to pitch in
By Stephen Dinan and Jon Ward
UPDATED: President-elect Barack Obama, on the eve of his inauguration, previewed his highly anticipated speech by challenging everyday Americans to take responsibility for their communities. Published January 19, 2009 Comments
Taking names
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Peeved with Piven Published January 19, 2009 Comments
Colonel to make a final salute
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It is an honor carried out by the soldiers of the Army's oldest infantry regiment - to salute the departing president as he leaves the nation's capital, while helping welcome his replacement. Published January 18, 2009 Comments
FBI amasses tips on suspect activity
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The FBI says it is receiving more and more tips about suspicious activities and items as the inauguration approaches, though there have been no specific or credible threats. Published January 18, 2009 Comments
Schools use inauguration for lesson plan
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Most D.C.-area schools are closed on Inauguration Day, but teachers are finding ways to incorporate the event into their lesson plans - even hosting inauguration balls. Published January 18, 2009 Comments
Obama's call for community service inspires middle-school students
By Ben Conery
For a group of middle-school students in Boston, the impending presidency of Barack Obama has left them with the belief they will play a part in making a better future. Published January 18, 2009 Comments
Civil rights icon Fauntroy retires
By Betsy Pisik
Civil rights activist and Baptist preacher Walter E. Fauntroy said farewell Sunday to the church he has called home for nearly 50 years, exhorting hundreds of parishioners and well-wishers to live "always hoping, trusting and loving one another." Published January 18, 2009 Comments
Barack Obama Essay: Martin Luther King Day
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On the day of the first inauguration to take place in this city, a small band of citizens gathered to watch Thomas Jefferson assume office. Our young and fragile democracy had barely finished a long and contentious election that tested our founding ideals, and there were those who feared our union might not endure. Published January 18, 2009 Comments
With political equality, minorities seek new gains
When Barack Obama raises his hand and takes the oath of office as the nation's first black president - 80 years and five days after the birth of America's most famous civil rights leader - he'll validate that Martin Luther King's dream was more than an ideal. Published January 18, 2009 Comments
Obama builds on King's dream
Commanding the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, President-elect Barack Obama on Sunday summoned the greatness of Martin Luther King and the sacrifices of the civil rights era. Published January 18, 2009 Comments
Happening Now
Naming of Navy ships returns to tradition
By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, under fire from Congress and veterans for naming ships after fellow ...
Berman turns his eye to battling big labor
By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times
Rick Berman has a black baseball cap with the words “Dr. Evil” in his K ...
Tentative deal made on payroll-tax cut extension
By Sean Lengell and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
Congressional leaders told their lawmakers Tuesday night they’ve reached a tentative deal to extend the ...
