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Obama picks Bible for inauguration, but what verse?

 

Published 12/25/2008 by rsinderbrand at CNN Political Ticker

The 1861 Lincoln Inaugural Bible against the backdrop of the Main Reading Room of the Library of Congress. (CNN) – While President-elect Barack Obama will certainly be making history when he takes the oath of office on January 20, he'll also be repeating it — by placing his hand on the same Bible that Abraham [...] (link)

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