Barack Obama Sworn In As 44th President of the US

Posted by timothy on Tuesday January 20, 2009 @06:11AM from the worst-job-in-the-whole-world-but-the-best-perks dept.

Just before noon today, Eastern time, Barack Obama was sworn in before the US Capitol building as the 44th President of the United States (Whitehouse.gov has already been updated to reflect the new President), and offered an inaugural address which outlined some of the challenges that the country currently faces, both within the country's borders and abroad. Obama's election has been called "a civil rights triumph," and his candidacy has inspired perhaps the most visible political involvement of young voters of any candidate since John Kennedy. Here's your chance to discuss the newest occupant of the White House and what you'd like to see happen over the course of his presidency.

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Re:The Naivete of Hope by glindsey · 2009-01-20 06:29 · Score: 0, Offtopic

I'd like your permission to quote that, if you wouldn't mind.
Re:The Naivete of Hope by whisper_jeff · 2009-01-20 06:32 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Granted. Just please attribute it to "whisperjeff" (lowercase).
Re:America, by mark72005 · 2009-01-20 07:20 · Score: 0, Offtopic

mod parent up!

it's about time we got ourselves a King!
Re:So ... change ... by jcr · 2009-01-20 19:52 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Straight line growth is actually not that bad
Would you say the same thing if you were looking at the mass of a tumor?
-jcr

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