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    Obama to Seek 'New Way Forward' on Global Issues

    Jan 20, 2009 10:40 PM EDT

    ... has again proven that it is a beacon and example for many countries. The entire State of Israel rejoices with the United States and welcomes President Obama, who took the oath of office this evening. ... We wish the incoming President success in his office and are certain that we will ...

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    Obama's Approval Ratings Rise, Campaign to Reform as Advocacy Group

    Jan 18, 2013 02:13 PM EDT

    ... former President John F. Kennedy's administration had a reunion, and the Boston Globe was there. Roll Call's Eliza Newlin Carney details what Mr. Obama may do with leftover money from inauguration fundraising. The celebrities are coming to Washington. Craigslist and eBay have agreed to work with congressional inauguration ...

  • Pope's speech to Congress to be broadcast on National Mall

    Pope's speech to Congress to be broadcast on National Mall

    Jul 08, 2015 02:53 PM EDT

    WASHINGTON -- Pope Francis' historic speech to Congress in September will be viewed by tens of thousands on the Capitol grounds and beyond in a landmark event to rival any presidential inauguration or State of the Union address. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said Wednesday the pontiff's Sept. 24 ...

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    Washington Finalizes Preparations for Historic Inauguration

    Jan 19, 2009 11:05 PM EDT

    JIM LEHRER: The day before the inauguration of Barack Obama. Judy Woodruff has our report. U.S. PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA: This is good practice. I'm moving into a new house tomorrow. JUDY WOODRUFF: One day before he moves into that new house, President-elect Obama spent part of ...

  • WATCH: President Donald Trump’s swearing-in and inaugural address

    WATCH: President Donald Trump’s swearing-in and inaugural address

    Jan 19, 2025 06:50 PM EDT

    ... reported to have joked that Trump's first inaugural address was “weird,” was smirking. Less than two weeks ago, Trump was largely ignored at former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral. Trump chatted with former President Barack Obama, but the rest of the former presidents and their wives bypassed him without ...

  • Capitol siege raises security concerns for Biden inaugural

    Capitol siege raises security concerns for Biden inaugural

    Jan 08, 2021 02:51 PM EDT

    ... White House on Wednesday helped rile up the mob that later stormed the Capitol. It's unclear whether Trump will be at his successor's inauguration. The outgoing president has skipped the incoming president's swearing-in only three times in U.S. history, and the last one to do ...

  • 1 State of the Union, 5 Democratic responses

    1 State of the Union, 5 Democratic responses

    Jan 30, 2018 09:16 PM EDT

    ... ran for president three years later. But the choice also symbolizes the opposition party’s vision for its future, and ability to respond to the president’s primetime speech with a single coherent message. WATCH LIVE: Kennedy to give Democratic response to State of the Union This year, Rep. Joe ...

  • Amid turmoil, Trump seeking a reset with State of the Union

    Amid turmoil, Trump seeking a reset with State of the Union

    Jan 28, 2018 04:36 PM EDT

    ... s guests for the speech will be someone who has been touched by the opioid crisis. The address comes at a critical point for the president. He wants to move past the government shutdown that coincided with the anniversary of his inauguration and prepare for a grueling election season that ...

  • 8 people, 8 different perspectives after a year under Trump

    8 people, 8 different perspectives after a year under Trump

    Jan 26, 2018 05:50 PM EDT

    ... hold people accountable," he said. -- Reported by Teresa Carey ANDY SHALLAL Finding the energy for activism has been difficult for Andy Shallal since Trump became president. People were thinking big under former President Barack Obama, said Shallal, the owner and CEO of Busboys and Poets, the popular Washington, D.C ...

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    Lawmakers ask for travel files of Interior Sec. Zinke, others in private charter flight probe

    Oct 04, 2017 08:20 PM EDT

    WASHINGTON — Republicans on the House Natural Resources Committee asked the Interior Department on Wednesday to provide documents on use of private charter flights for government business by the past three Interior secretaries, including two who served under President Barack Obama. Reps. Rob Bishop of Utah and Bruce Westerman of Arkansas ...