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President Obama delivers his second inaugural address Monday in Washington.
Resolute Rhetoric: Obama's Confident Case For Government
()Though wrung of much of the drama of his historic first inauguration, President Obama's efficient, specific and, at times, soaring address outshone his first with allusions to Lincoln, King and Kennedy. Speech experts and presidential historians weigh in on Obama's words and delivery.
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2012 Election Results
Explore the results from the battle for the White House and Congress.
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Obama Takes Oath Of Office In White House Ceremony()
January 20, 2013 Obama fulfilled the constitutional requirement to take the oath before noon on Jan. 20. He will repeat the oath in public on Monday.
It's All Politics
Obama So Far: Making History, Inspiring An Opposition()
January 20, 2013 Barack Obama was always going to have a place in history as the first African-American president. That's no small feat given the nation's peculiar past. But achieving what other Democratic presidents couldn't fueled deep divisions within the country and set the table for a second term with daunting challenges.
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For Cartoonists Who Cover Obama: Four More Ears()
January 18, 2013 Four years ago, when the nation's first African-American president was inaugurated, even conservative editorial cartoonists marked the moment with reverence. Now, not so much. Political cartoonists Scott Stantis of the Chicago Tribune and Matt Wuerker of Politico weigh in on the evolution of a president's image.
Inauguration 2013
Saying No To The Inauguration()
January 16, 2013 For some Americans, next week's inauguration is a time to protest, not celebrate, the beginning of a second term for President Obama.
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Obama (Officially) Wins! Electoral College Votes Tallied Before Congress()
January 4, 2013 On Friday, it was confirmed that President Obama won the election with 332 electoral votes tallied in his column. Of course this is old news. But the formal count mandated by the Constitution took place before a joint session of Congress, heavy on ceremony and light on attendance.
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It's Official: Electoral Votes Are Counted; Obama & Biden Won()
January 4, 2013 At a joint session of Congress, the Electoral College votes from each state were read aloud.
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Not Your Father's (Or Mother's) Congress()
December 31, 2012 Despite what has been called a status quo election, the 113th Congress will bring with it generational changes and some history, including the first all-female delegation for a state, and the fewest number of military veterans since World War II. Here are some of the noteworthy newcomers.
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Election Study: Black Turnout May Have Surpassed That Of Whites()
December 27, 2012 Blacks also voted at a higher rate than other minorities in what could turn out to be a historic election, according to the Pew Research Center.
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Romney Didn't Want To Run, Son Says()
December 24, 2012 The 2012 Republican presidential nominee had to be convinced by his family to get into the race, his son tells the Boston Globe. "He wanted to be president less than anyone I've met in my life," Tagg Romney says.
