Articles filed under Inauguration
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Obama takes historic spot as first black presidentNov 06, 2021 2:25 pm - WASHINGTON -- It was a moment unlike any other in the life of America. A jubilant crowd of more than a million, perhaps the biggest throng ever in Washington, stood for ...
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The black community cries for the past and the futureNov 06, 2021 2:25 pm - Too excited to sit, Barbara Mosley paced around her Huntley living room until she saw Barack Obama place his hand on the Bible. "Oh yes! Oh yes!" shouted the smiling, 64...
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Obamas dance to 'At Last' sung by BeyonceNov 06, 2021 2:27 pm - WASHINGTON -- "At Last" may have been just what President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle were thinking Tuesday night as they glided through their first inaugural da...
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From clean coal to Olympics, Obama's rise boosts Illinois' cloutNov 06, 2021 2:24 pm - Early Wednesday morning when President Barack Obama was finally finished with his long list of inauguration duties - the lunch, parade watching and dancing at 10 separat...
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Celebration over, Obama's work begins WednesdayNov 06, 2021 2:31 pm - WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is turning from the star-studded, crowd-pleasing pomp of his inauguration to the workaday task of governing a hurting nation of 304 ...
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Suburban GOP voice in Washington tamedNov 06, 2021 2:27 pm - U.S. Reps. Mark Kirk and Peter Roskam serve as the voice of Chicago suburban Republicans in Washington, D.C. And under President Barack Obama it seems that voice may be ...
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Foster: It is time to come together as politicians and as a nationNov 06, 2021 2:23 pm - We begin this New Year with a new Congress and a new president, fresh off an election centered on change. There is no doubt that we are living in extraordinary times; ou...
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Locals witness history, find inspiration in D.C.Nov 06, 2021 2:23 pm - WASHINGTON - As Barack Obama placed his hand on Abraham Lincoln's tattered Bible to be sworn in as America's 44th president, Kim White started crying - and couldn't stop...
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A look at past and future presidentsNov 06, 2021 2:14 pm - When this column began nearly 10 years ago, it didn't occur to me my thoughts would appear on some significant dates. For instance, election days always fall on Tuesdays...
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Suburban residents on hand for history-making dayNov 06, 2021 2:15 pm - A Fox River Grove 18-year-old who'll speak at an inauguration event. An 11-year-old who earned her way to Washington, D.C., by working odd jobs. A teacher making the tri...