google.com - 1/16/2009
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Dec 10, 2008 WASHINGTON (AFP) Barack Obama said in an interview with a US newspaper he will follow tradition and be sworn in as US president using his full name, including his middle name Hussein. During the presidential campaign, some of Obama's political opponents referred to his middle name ...
mediamatters.org - 1/19/2009
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mediamatters.org —
Did you hear that "some are saying" Barack
Obama's inauguration will cost "$160 million," which is $100...
million more than George W. Bush's last swearing-in? That's the tale the crew at Fox & Friends was telling on January 15. "Why does the ...
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Boehlert: The media myth about the cost of Obama's ...
boston.com - 1/21/2009
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boston.com —
Yesterday was a historic day. On January 20th,
2009, Barack H. Obama was sworn in as the...
44th President of the United States of America - the first African-American ever to hold the office of U.S. Commander-in-Chief. The event was witnessed by well ...
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The Inauguration of President Barack Obama
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King: It’s ‘bizarre’ that Obama will use his middle name when being sworn in.
Think Progress —
... Last month, Obama told the Chicago Tribune that “he will follow tradition and be sworn in as US president using his full name, including his middle name Hussein.” ...
King: It?s ?bizarre? that Obama will use his middle name when being sworn in.
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... ” that he would use it during the inauguration: After telling the Associated Press last year that Obama’s middle name was among the reasons Islamic terrorists would rejoice over his election, King says he’s since been careful to avoid using it. Thus he found Obama’s decision to allow it be mentioned on the steps of the Capitol “bizarre” and “a double-standard.” “Is that reserved just for him, not his critics?” King asked. Last month, Obama told the Chicago Tribune that “ he will follow tradition and be sworn in as US president using his full name, including his middle name ...
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AFP: US agencies chase down potential inauguration day threat
google.com 1/22/2009 — 2 days ago WASHINGTON (AFP) US intelligence services chased reports of a potential terrorist threat Tuesday as President Barack Obama was sworn in before massive crowds amid an unprecedented security lockdown. Officials were tightlipped about the ...
AFP: Obama pays school kids surprise visit
google.com 2/6/2009 — 3 days ago WASHINGTON (AFP) President Barack Obama Tuesday took time out from some pressing political woes to visit a class of excited schoolchildren and read them a story about the 1969 Moon landing. Accompanied by First Lady Michelle Obama and ...
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First Read 1/16/2009
From NBC's Alice Rhee Nearly halfway through his victory speech on Election Night in Chicago's Grant Park, Barack Obama reached out to those Americans who had voted for his opponent, John McCain . "I hear your voices, I need your help, and I ...
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