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blogs.wsj.com - 1/24/2009
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Susan Davis reports on the White House.
In a move that will disappoint burgeoning conspiracy theorists, President Barack Obama retook the oath of office this evening after Chief Justice John Roberts flubbed the words the first time on Tuesday.
In a statement, White House Counsel Greg Craig said they believe the oath taken Tuesday was “administered effectively” but that out of an “abundance of caution” Obama did it again.
At 7:35 p.m. EST, Roberts again swore in ...
msnbc.msn.com - 1/22/2009
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msnbc.msn.com —
After the flub heard around the world, President
Barack Obama has taken the oath of office. Again.
Chief Justice John Roberts delivered it Wednesday night at the White House — a rare do-over.
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Do-over: Obama retakes oath of office
languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu - 1/21/2009
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languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu —
Chief Justice John Roberts' administration of the presidential
oath to Barack Obama was far from smooth. Early
reports differ in saying who stumbled: NBC and ABC say the flub was Roberts', while the AP says it was Obama's. I think both men were a bit ...
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Adverbial placement in the oath flub
news.yahoo.com - 1/22/2009
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news.yahoo.com —
AP - Chief Justice John Roberts has administered
the presidential oath of office to Barack Obama for
a second time just to be on the safe side.
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Obama takes presidential oath again (AP)
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A few belated post-inaugural thoughts
Real Clear Politics - TIME.com —
... get back, get back, get back.") It gives voice to the hopes of generations. But, sadly, there was no acknowledgment of the fact that the event at which Lowery gave his benediction was in many ways a fulfilment of those hopes, far beyond what would have seemed thinkable half a century ago. In 1959, this would have been a forward-looking prayer. But not today. The silliest flap of all: The flubbed oath. So much for post-partisanship: some conservative blogs and talk shows gloat about Obama flubbing the oath of office (see this post by "a Midwestern ...
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