Articles filed under Inauguration
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Obamas, Bidens count down to inaugurationJan 18, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- In a time of profound national crisis, Barack Obama on Monday called Americans to service and optimism, darting through the capital for a blizzard of event...
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Sports world wants to be part of the party when Obama's sworn inJan 18, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Hall of Fame coach John Thompson calls it "the greatest thing to happen to African-Americans since the Emancipation Proclamation," and there's no way he's g...
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Parade announcer gears up for his 14th inauguralJan 18, 2009 10:00 pm - Charlie Brotman's gentle, off-the-cuff announcing style has been an Inaugural Day parade tradition since 1957. It also got him into a bit of trouble four years ago. It s...
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Batavia High grad's work on Obama campaign impresses parentsJan 18, 2009 10:00 pm - Dr. Jack and Gail Hinterlong of Batavia will watch Washington D.C. regale a new president with special pride Tuesday. Their daughter, Katie Hinterlong will be right ther...
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Work of St. Charles artist part of special inauguration exhibitJan 18, 2009 10:00 pm - The work of a St. Charles artist who drew her inspiration from the windmills of Batavia, and the sunsets at Fermilab, is part of a special exhibit commemorating the inau...
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Library of Congress to collect sermons, speeches for inaugurationJan 17, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Inauguration-week sermons would be videotaped to highlight Barack Obama's rise to power in an unprecedented quest by the Library of Congress to capture this...
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From the era of baby boomers to the era of changeJan 17, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - When George W. Bush lifts off in his helicopter on Inauguration Day, leaving Washington to make way for Barack Obama, he may not be the only thing disappearin...
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Area students write to Sasha ObamaJan 17, 2009 10:00 pm - ...
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Odes to Obama: A poem or two for the new presidentJan 17, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Poets don't typically write to order. You can't just call them up and ask them for a poem. Not even for an inauguration. But The Associated Press did ask. A...
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Antioch's Pickard China creating Obama piecesJan 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Whether it's campaign buttons, posters, historic front pages of newspapers or bobblehead dolls, it seems anything with an image of President-elect Barack Obama is a hot ...