WASHINGTON — President Obama took the oath of office Sunday for a second term in a brief, intimate White House ceremony as thousands of celebrants streamed into the sun-splashed nation’s capital in preparation for Monday’s inaugural festivities.
With his left hand on a Bible that belonged to Michelle Obama’s grandmother, Obama took the oath inside the Blue Room, facing the Washington Monument.
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Globe's Matt Viser makes sure that we know that Barack Obama is the nations's first Black President. But other than that, what has he accomplished?
Take a look at europe and its austerity policies, then get back to us. Take a look at GM and the auto industry. , then get back to us. Take a look at our reduced involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan ...Take a look at how many more people, particularly those with chronic illnesses no longer have to face personal bankruptcy because of their illness ...
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