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Obama: Nation must choose hope over fear
WASHINGTON (AP) - Stepping into history, Barack Hussein Obama grasped the reins of power as America's first black president on Tuesday, saying the nation must choose "hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord" to overcome the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.
Kennedy takes call at hospital from Obama
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, ill with a brain tumor, suffered an apparent seizure at a post-inauguration luncheon for President Barack Obama on Tuesday and was rushed by ambulance from the Capitol to a hospital.
Full text: President Obama's inaugural address
Text of President Barack Obama’s inaugural address on Tuesday, as delivered:
Worldwide jubilation greets Obama
LONDON (AP) — The arrival of a new American president triggered joy and jubilation Tuesday in a world made weary by warfare, recession and fear.
Senate confirms 6 cabinet member, delays Clinton
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate swiftly approved six members of President Barack Obama’s Cabinet today, but put off for a day the vote on his choice of Hillary Rodham Clinton to be secretary of state.
President Obama urges unity in inaugural address
WASHINGTON (AP) - Barack Hussein Obama claimed his place in history as America's first black president Tuesday, summoning a dispirited and divided nation to unite in hope against the "gathering clouds and raging storms" of unfinished war and grave economic woe. A jubilant crowd of more than a million waited for hours in frigid temperatures to witness the moment as a young black man with a foreign-sounding name took command of a nation founded by slaveholders.
Dancing the night away
WASHINGTON (AP) — “At Last” may have been just what President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle were thinking Tuesday night as they glided through their first inaugural dance to the Etta James classic.
Valley residents say bus trip is beginning of better future
Many feel the presidential journey begins with the coming together of millions at the inauguration.
The crowds, the cold — a beautiful thing for Valley visitors
The nation’s capital was place of joy despite the cold and congestion.
Generations rejoice from home
People cheered ‘Obama, Obama,’ at ‘The Valley Gold Show’ studio’s inauguration