Swearing to "preserve, protect and defend" the US constitution, Barack Obama this morning became the nation's 44th — and first black — president.
Hundreds of thousands of people have streamed into Washington to witness the inauguration of Barack Obama as the first black US president.
Hundreds of thousands of people have streamed into Washington to witness the inauguration of Barack Obama as the first black US president, in a moment of national unity after years of political tumult.
Continuing a White House ritual, President George W Bush has left a note in the Oval Office for president-elect Barack Obama, wishing him well.
Washington pulsed on the eve of Barack Obama's inauguration with a building sense of joy, racial healing and a lightness of mood rarely witnessed during grim months of economic decline.
George W Bush's US presidential finale includes a goodbye to Washington and a hello from fellow Texans.
Celebrities and advocates of renewable energy and conservation are celebrating the greening of the White House under Barack Obama.
Michelle Obama challenged the audience at a "Kids' Inaugural: We Are the Future" concert to serve their country.
The wife of Vice President-elect Joe Biden appeared to let slip to Oprah Winfrey that her husband had a pick of two jobs in the Obama administration.
Barack Obama is calling for a new spirit of sacrifice to overcome war and the economic crisis.
For the first time in eight years, this one-stoplight town is getting back to normal.
US president-elect Barack Obama has called for a new spirit of national sacrifice to overcome war and economic crisis.
Barack Obama has attained extraordinarily high levels of public approval, according to opinion polls released on Sunday.
Barack Obama's team has vowed to hit the ground running on the recession-hit economy and Iraq as a concert kicked off a three-day inauguration party.
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