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President-elect Obama will take the oath of office using the same Bible upon which President Lincoln was sworn in at his first inauguration, according to the Inaugural Committee. Though there is no constitutional requirement for the use of a Bible during the swearing-in, Presidents have ...
Oh Noes!!!!! —
WTF Is It Now?!?
Reich wingnutosphere has preditable majos pissyfit over b. HUSSEIN Osama Obama's plans to use the Koran Lincoln's Bible for the swearing in. On January 20th, President-elect Barack Obama will take the oath of office using the same Bible upon which President Lincoln was sworn in at his first ...
Obama Will Use Lincoln's Bible —
Drudge Retort
On January 20th, President-elect Barack Obama will take the oath of office using the same Bible upon which President Lincoln was sworn in at his first inauguration, the first time it has been used for that purpose since 1861.
Obama to use Lincoln Bible —
PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts
Via the Politico: Obama to use Lincoln Bible
President-elect Obama will be the first President sworn in using the Lincoln Bible since its initial use in 1861.
Now, I don’t care who you are politically speaking, that is some fantastic political symbolism with that move.
Further, I am ...
Let's stretch those Lincoln comparisons a bit more —
Betsy's Page
Barack Obama has gotten the Library of Congress to release the Bible that Abraham Lincoln used for his inaugural in 1861 so that Obama can be sworn in on that historic Bible. This will be the first time that a president will have used the Lincoln Bible since Lincoln's first inaugural.
While I ...
Lincoln's Bible —
Political Animal
LINCOLN'S BIBLE.... The Politico reported recently that Barack Obama faces a possible "backlash" for his "ostentatious embrace of all things Lincoln." It looks like the president-elect doesn't much care. On January 20th, President-elect Barack Obama will take the oath of...
The Corner —
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President-elect Barack Obama will be sworn into office on the same Bible used by Abraham Lincoln at his inauguration in 1861, Byron York notes, pointing out that Obama will be the fourth president sworn in on a Bible used by a previous president. People may eventually get frustrated with Obama ...
ThinkFast: December 23, 2008 —
Think Progress
President-elect Obama’s team has announced that on Jan. 20, Obama “will take the oath of office using the same Bible upon which President Lincoln was sworn in at his first inauguration.” He “will be the first President sworn in using the Lincoln Bible since its ...
Obama: Lincoln Bible For Inauguration —
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
President-elect Barack Obama will take the oath of office using the same Bible upon which President Lincoln was sworn in at his first inauguration. Obama will be the first President sworn in using the Lincoln Bible since its initial use in 1861.
"President-elect Obama is deeply honored that ...
Obama: Lincoln Bible For Inauguration —
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
President-elect Barack Obama will take the oath of office using the same Bible upon which President Lincoln was sworn in at his first inauguration. Obama will be the first President sworn in using the Lincoln Bible since its initial use in 1861.
"President-elect Obama is deeply honored that ...
Nice Touch —
Talking Points Memo
From an inaugural press release ...
On January 20th, President-elect Barack Obama will take the oath of office using the same Bible upon which President Lincoln was sworn in at his first inauguration. The Bible is currently part of the collections of the Library of Congress. Though there is ...
Obama to Be Sworn In on Lincoln Bible —
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When President-elect Barack Obama takes his oath and is sworn into office on Jan. 20, he will place his hand on the same Bible used to swear in Abraham Lincoln in 1861, the Presidential Inaugural Committee announced today.
Obama will be the first president, other than Lincoln himself, to use the ...
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John Aravosis does his homework. Seriously, folks, reading the small type on an evangelical operation's website? A thousand thanks for an excellent hoiiday gift from Americablog which reported yesterday that Pastor Rick Warren’s Saddleback Church removed anti-gay language from its website.
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Barack Obama to be Sworn In Using Lincoln Bible —
Politics Daily
According to a press release by the Presidential Inaugural Committee, President-Elect Barack Obama will be sworn in using the same Bible that Abraham Lincoln used for that purpose:(via email) Washington, D.C. - On January 20th, President-elect Barack Obama will take the oath of office using the ...
Obama to be Sworn in Using the Lincoln Bible —
The Page by Mark Halperin
The President-elect will take the oath of office using the same Bible upon which President Lincoln was sworn in at his first inauguration.
Though there is no constitutional requirement for the use of a Bible during the swearing-in, Presidents have traditionally used Bibles for the ...
Abe's Bible to make history again —
First Read
From NBC's Kristin Wilson President-elect Barack Obama will use the same Bible that Abraham Lincoln used at his inauguration when he takes the oath of office this January.
Obama will be the first president since Lincoln to use the Bible, ...
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