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A Sacred Effort
“Say it plain, that many have died for this day. Sing the names of the dead who brought us here, who laid the train tracks, raised the bridges, picked the cotton and the lettuce, built brick by brick the glittering edifices they would then keep clean and work inside of.” —Elizabeth Alexander, “Praise Song for…
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Of Kennedys and H.N.I.C.s
What a brave new world we really do live in, where formerly obscure African American political figures decide the fates of wealthy scions of former presidents—or maybe not. Announcing Thursday morning that she has withdrawn her name from consideration for appointment to fill New York’s vacant U.S. Senate seat, Caroline Kennedy has surely spared herself…
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I Do Solemnly Swear, Really!!
Chief Justice John Roberts re-administered the oath of office to President Obama Wednesday night in a move that Obama aides described as an ‘abundance of caution,’ after the Roberts took one said one word out of sequence while leading Obama in the oath on Tuesday. No one was really questioning whether Obama was president, but…
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At Last — The First Dance
The Buzz has hardly been able to get anything done. Since this video of the First Dance hit YouTube and The Daily Beast, it’s been on repeat all day. If you haven’t seen it twenty times, stop what you’re doing and watch the electricity between our president and first lady. All in attendance at the…
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Obama Inc.
There seems like more ways to commemorate the inauguration of Barack Obama than I care to think about: plates, buttons, dolls, stand-ups, t-shirts, comic books, breath mints, gum, cookies, water, pens, pencils, pants, candy, hats, earrings, fake nails, sneakers, socks, mixtapes and the list goes on and on and on. At first, it seemed like…
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Inauguration Night: From Joy to Violence
I wish I could say yesterday, with all its disorganization and claustrophobia, was one of the most amazing days of my life. And it was, until the sun fell, and millions of people packed up their gear and headed home. I was one of those people. See, I wasn’t able to make it to any…
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Inauguration Day: Shout, Sing, Shop
During MSNBC’s live coverage, Keith Olbermann asked, “Is the White House ready?” Hard work begins in earnest Wednesday for President Barack Obama, but governance won’t be the first family’s only impact on American life—yesterday the Negro National Anthem made a joyous comeback while the Obama girls’ inaugural outfits crashed the J. Crew website. It was…
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The Big City That Wasn't Big Enough
They came in droves from all across the nation to get to inauguration, and when the big day arrived the expected happened — pandamonium. Wall Street Journal got wind of how public transit couldn’t accomodate all the people who headed to the National Mall before sunsrise. And CNBC has a view of the “sea of…
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Inauguration Madness – It's All Over
The long and frigid journey to witness President Barack Obama take the Oath and give his inauguration speech as this country’s 44th President was worth every chilling minute. Even if I did have to watch from a Jumbo-Tran on the Mall some million or more people away from him. Most of the official entrances to…
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President Obama's Inaugural Address
The new president has set forth to undo all of the messes Bush made over the past eight years, and “begin the remaking of America.” Read the full transcript of Barack Obama’s inaugural address.