Articles filed under Inauguration
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The inauguration of Barack ObamaJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - This morning, on a hard-cold day in Washington, we Americans behold, as witnesses, history unfolding before us. Barack Obama, child of a broken home, son of a mixed marr...
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Local places to celebrate the inaugurationJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - Didn't get to Washington, D.C.? These suburban viewing parties are going on today. • Wheeling and Palatine Township Democrats will watch festivities on big-screen TVs st...
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Praise for Obama and profundity in PalatineJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - Aubrey Hercules of Palatine took the day off to celebrate the inauguration at his church. Amid a small gathering of congregants at Palatine's St. Philip's Episcopal Chur...
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Where to watch on TVJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - Local network TV affiliates - WBBM Channel 2, WMAQ Channel 5, WLS Channel 7, WGN Channel 9 and WFLD Channel 32 - figure to pound inauguration coverage on their morning n...
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Legends of the Mall: Test your inauguration knowledgeJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - President-elect Barack Obama already has sealed his place in our nation's history. But if the past is an indication, his inauguration also will find a place in the trivi...
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Text of the inauguration benedictionJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - Text of the benediction by Rev. Joseph Lowery during President Barack Obama's inauguration, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions: God of our weary years, God of our silen...
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Widow returns to celebrate 'bittersweet' inauguration with her sonJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - In 1993, Jack and Rubina Oremus took their 3-month-old son John to the inauguration of President Bill Clinton. With no strollers allowed, strangers crowded in the standi...
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Suburban residents on hand for history-making dayJan 19, 2009 10:00 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...
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How far will folks go to attend inaugural?Jan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - The presidential campaign may have been long and grueling, but some of the lengths taken to get to the inauguration seem downright torturous. Five busloads leave the Jew...
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Headed for Washington -- with or without ticketsJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - Joining the movers and shakers descending on Washington, D.C., today for President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration will be a sizable contingent of regular folks from t...