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Community Comment archive for Jan. 20, 2009

TUESDAY, JAN. 20, 2009

Obama's Inauguration Speech Text

Good afternoon, Netizens...Here, from the news wires is the entire text of Obama's Inauguration Speech:My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President…

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AP Photo/Alex Brandon (The Spokesman-Review)

Could he be the One? 

Good morning, Netizens... Inauguration Day, January 20, 2009 – unbounded questions persist. Is he the One? The abiding question, that most-elusive of all questions has lingered in the corners of my mind since his powerful speech delivered at the Democratic National Convention, and even in…

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Hail to the Chief 

Barak Obama will officially become the President of the United States on January 20, 2009. It is probably the first inauguration in my lifetime that I have been keenly interested in and excited about. It’s like Christmas, New Years, wedding days, and birthdays all rolled…

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David Horsey, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, davidhorsey.com (The Spokesman-Review)

Horsey's take on Inauguration Day... 17 

Good morning, Netizens...David Horsey is in Washington, D.C. to observe and comment upon the Inauguration of President-Elect Barack Obama and, as in so many of the times, he posted this cartoon this morning, which seems to capture and perhaps typify the mood of the country.…

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