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Aretha's Inauguration Hat to the Smithsonian?

It was the hat of the day. The black hat with a bow that Aretha Franklin wore to the inauguration. It turns out it made a big impression not only on the audience but it caught the attention of the...

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February 3, 2009 in Inauguration | Permalink | User Comments (0)

World Newser: Last Day To Rate Obama's First Week

One more day to rank the president -- in our survey of "Week One". Care to grade the new President? Inaugural Address Too partisan? Was it appropriate to criticize (even obliquely) the former President? Was the language "soaring" enough? Too...

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January 26, 2009 in Inauguration, Obama, Barack, President 44 | Permalink | User Comments (19)

Cello Gate -- Finger-Syncing The Inaugural Instrumental

ABC's Tom Johnson from New York: You've probably heard the news. On Inauguration day Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman and two others serenaded the the Capitol (and the world) with a beautiful piece of music. Only it turns out, in a...

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January 23, 2009 in Inauguration | Permalink | User Comments (1)

Was Obama President Yesterday or Not?

So, why exactly did President Obama retake the oath of office last night at the White House? The blogosphere is bubbling today with theories and half baked legal arguments over just how critical that inauguration day flub was. But before...

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January 22, 2009 in Inauguration, Obama, Barack | Permalink | User Comments (14)

Inaugural Oath -- Snafu, Now Redo: Obama Takes Oath Again

From our White House reporters: Chief Justice Roberts came to the White House tonight and administered the oath of office to President Obama at 7:35 pm ET in the Map Room. "Because there was one word out of sequence," in...

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January 21, 2009 in Inauguration, Obama, Barack, President 44 | Permalink | User Comments (9)

The 4 Minute Gap?

ABC News' John Cochran reports: Was Joe Biden, who had already taken his oath before noon Tuesday, president for about 4 minutes until Barack Obama took his oath after noon? No, according to a Supreme Court Justice who spoke to...

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January 21, 2009 in Inauguration, Obama, Barack, President 44 | Permalink | User Comments (18)

Obama's Hammering of Bush in Inaugural Speech -- Awkward!

After the speech, President Obama and former President Bush shared a warm embrace. That may go down as the biggest surprise of the day given the 18 minute speech that preceded the hug. Obama's speech is being called a rebuke,...

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January 21, 2009 in Inauguration, Obama, Barack, President 44 | Permalink | User Comments (11)

The Inaugural Oath: Chief Justice Slip-Up

Chief Justice John Roberts is a man who has made very few public missteps in his life -- but he appears to have made one when swearing in Barack Obama. Roberts slightly flubbed the oath, which then tripped up Obama....

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January 20, 2009 in Inauguration, Obama, Barack, President 44 | Permalink | User Comments (75)

Michelle Obama’s Yellow Dress -- A New Dawn?

ABC News' Kristi Berner reports: Still no word on who is designing Michelle Obama's inaugural gown, but we do know that Cuban-American designer Isabel Toledo created Mrs. Obama's bright yellow dress and matching coat she's wearing for daytime Inauguration festivities....

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January 20, 2009 in Inauguration | Permalink | User Comments (17)

12:01, January 20, 2009

The Presidency shifts. In an instant. The presidential seal -- absent from Obama's limo this morning (as the eagle-eyed will have noticed) -- is affixed to the side. The nuclear codes are transferred. The lead secret service agent shifts his...

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January 20, 2009 in Inauguration, Obama, Barack, President 44 | Permalink | User Comments (0)