::The Pres, the First Lady, and the first dance at the Neighborhood Inaugural Ball.
A gorgeous couple.
Photo courtesy of Huffpost. Click here to view the video on Huffpost.
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:: whitehouse.gov now with Pres Obama's imprint, and on it's first day, slurs Bush Katrina response.
And so it begins. My Daddy always told me that the only way to change things is from the inside. I think Obama must have heard that too. 
From whitehouse.gov---bolding is mine:
President Obama will keep the broken promises made by President Bush to rebuild New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. He and Vice President Biden will take steps to ensure that the federal government will never again allow such catastrophic failures in emergency planning and response to occur.
President Obama swiftly responded to Hurricane Katrina. Citing the Bush Administration's "unconscionable ineptitude" in responding to Hurricane Katrina, then-Senator Obama introduced legislation requiring disaster planners to take into account the specific needs of low-income hurricane victims. Obama visited thousands of Hurricane survivors in the Houston Convention Center and later took three more trips to the region. He worked with members of the Congressional Black Caucus to introduce legislation to address the immediate income, employment, business, and housing needs of Gulf Coast communities.
President Barack Obama will partner with the people of the Gulf Coast to rebuild now, stronger than ever.
Hat TIp: Politico
Image courtesy of whitehouse.gov
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:: Chief Justice Roberts screws up the oath of office.
You may have noticed it if you watched the swearing-in. Obama did not repeat his words until Roberts corrected them. Oh, those Republicans. From Huffpost:
WASHINGTON (AP _ Chief Justice John Roberts swore in Barack Obama as president Tuesday in the first of what could be many important interactions for the two men of differing politics who rose quickly to power. The encounter was briefly awkward after Obama stepped on Roberts' opening lines from the 35-word constitutionally prescribed oath of office. The chief justice then wandered into a verbal detour of his own.
AP Photo/Jeff Christensen
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:: Well, as they say, "better late than never", and I hope that includes this pol news summary! :)
Please do check out my articles and published resources related to the inauguration.
- The Inauguration of Barack Obama
- Journey to the Inauguration of Barack Obama
- Full Transcript of President Obama's Inaugural Speech
- VIDEO: President Barack Obama's Inaugural Speech
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:: The audacity of a man who calls himself a "patriot" and publicly says that he "hopes that Obama will fail". Rush Limbaugh, more than a sore loser.
It is completely beyond my comprehension that an American citizen, particularly one of those who wraps himself in the flag when it's convenient, would wish such a thing on the American people.
You, sir, are NO patriot. From Think Progress:
Limbaugh told his listeners that he was asked by “a major American print publication” to offer a 400-word statement explaining his “hope for the Obama presidency.” He responded:
"So I’m thinking of replying to the guy, “Okay, I’ll send you a response, but I don’t need 400 words, I need four: I hope he fails.” (interruption) What are you laughing at? See, here’s the point. Everybody thinks it’s outrageous to say. Look, even my staff, “Oh, you can’t do that.” Why not? Why is it any different, what’s new, what is unfair about my saying I hope liberalism fails? Liberalism is our problem. Liberalism is what’s gotten us dangerously close to the precipice here. Why do I want more of it? I don’t care what the Drive-By story is. I would be honored if the Drive-By Media headlined me all day long: “Limbaugh: I Hope Obama Fails.” Somebody’s gotta say it."
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:: January 20 on Media Matters: 
- Will falsely claimed 2006 extension of Voting Rights Act "was based on the evidence used for the 1975 extension"
- Media make false comparison of inauguration costs
- On Fox News, Gingrich echoed distortion that EFCA "tak[es] away your right to a secret-ballot vote before being forced to join a union"
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