Obama becomes U.S. president
Published 1/20/2009 by rsinderbrand at CNN Political Ticker
WASHINGTON (CNN) – Barack Obama became the 44th president of the United States at 12 p.m. ET Tuesday. He is the nation's first African-American chief executive.
      
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