Articles filed under Inauguration
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'I thank God that I have lived to see it'Jan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - We asked you to tell us what Barack Obama's inauguration as president means to you, and you responded with eloquent essays, poems and even paintings commemorating this m...
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Praise Song for the DayJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - Each day we go about our business, walking past each other, catching each other's eyes or not, about to speak or speaking. All about us is noise. All about us is noise a...
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Not near a TV? Watch onlineJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - In all their planning to cover Barack Obama's inauguration as the nation's 44th president, television networks have paid particular attention to people who must spend th...
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First inauguration for Roberts as chief justiceJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Chief Justice John Roberts stumbled slightly over the 35-word constitutionally prescribed oath of office as he swore in Barack Obama as the 44th president ...
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On eve of presidency, Obama praises McCain, PowellJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A relaxed and upbeat Barack Obama invoked the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr. and lavished praise on two prominent Republicans in calling for a new spirit...
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Suburban schools take time to watch, discuss Obama inaugurationJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - Some students cried. Others engaged in political discussions. And a few kept an eye out for a stuffed class dog named Flyer. Schools all over the suburbs, recognizing th...
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Obama honors King on final pre-presidency dayJan 18, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Fresh off a rollicking celebration in the shadow of Abraham Lincoln, President-elect Barack Obama is shaping the final day of his pre-presidential life aro...
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As the nation celebrates King, Obama's rise transcends raceJan 18, 2009 10:00 pm - Less than two years ago, political pundits debated whether Barack Obama was "black enough" to become president and whether "America was ready" for a person of color to b...
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Don't need to trek to D.C. for Obama memorabiliaJan 18, 2009 10:00 pm - The Funk-E-Breeze store in the Westview Fox Valley Shopping Center in Aurora is one of hundreds of businesses across the suburbs that is selling trinkets featuring Barac...
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Area viewing parties to celebrate Tuesday's historic inaugurationJan 18, 2009 10:00 pm - Most of us will be nowhere near Washington D.C. when Barack Obama gets sworn in as the nation's 44th president. To be part of this historic event, you can watch from hom...