Obama sworn in as 44th
president
Barack Obama,
swearing an oath to preserve and
protect the Constitution, became the
nation's 44th president at noon
today in a solemn ceremony almost as
old as the nation itself.
At that moment a
roar rose up from more than 1 million
spectators who had jammed on the mall
for two miles west of the capitol. The
U.S. Marine Band struck up Hail to the
Chief and cannons boomed a 21-gun salute
to the first African American president.
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January
19, 2009
Obama sets off on train
ride to Washington
President-elect
Barack Obama, delivering a pledge "to
take up the work'' that the patriots of
American independence started here,
launched a thematic train ride that will
deliver the incoming president to
Washington
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January
13, 2009
Obama warns Democrats of
veto over bailout funds
Tested before
taking power, President-elect Barack
Obama privately delivered a
pre-inauguration veto threat to
fellow Democrats on Tuesday, saying
they would not deny him use of the
remaining $350 billion in federal
bailout funds.
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January
8, 2009
President-Elect Thanks the
Ex-Presidents for Their Counsel
President-elect Barack Obama's press
secretary Robert Gibbs issued a
statement on the lunch meeting between
Obama and four presidents, which The
Post's Dan Eggen covers here.
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January
6, 2009
Obama predicts $1 trillion
deficit 'for years to come'
President-elect
Barack Obama warned Tuesday that the
nation could face "trillion-dollar
deficits for years to come" but vowed to
pursue long-term budget changes as he
presses for immediate new spending and
tax cuts to jump-start the struggling
economy.
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January
4, 2009
Obama arrives in DC area 2
weeks before inaugural
President-elect
Barack Obama landed in the Washington
area Sunday evening, setting up the
final march toward his Jan. 20
inauguration.
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