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The Inauguration of President Barack Obama

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Text of President Obama’s inaugural address(1)

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 Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.
Forty-four Americans have now taken the [...]

Florida reception and wrapping up Monday(1)

It was really delicious to see so many people from Palm Beach County at the Florida reception hosted by Reps. Robert Wexler and Ron Klein.  (Debbie Wasserman-Shultz was also supposed to be a host, but we never caught sight of her.)
Ron Klein told us he was happy to see so many Floridians [...]

Monday morning update(6)

First, I must plug our hotel, the Hotel Rouge.  It is funky and fun and oh so considerate!  Katharine says it’s the best hotel she’s ever stayed in and I agree.
The service is amazing.  After Delta lost our luggage, they really looked out for it and got it to us as soon [...]

So today was officially the beginning of the inaugural festivities. :)(0)

Just came from the Lincoln Memorial concert that feautered Sheryl Crow, Jack Black, Bruce Springstein, Bono, Steve Carell, Usher, Beyonce, Shakira, STEVIE WONDER, Joe, Jill, Michelle, and Barack all themselves which was, AWESOME!!!
So anyway, there was a bunch of great music and lots of speeches, food, and [...]

From Elle: Okay guys, so you absolutely WILL NOT BELIEVE what happened yesterday!!!(4)

So we were casually walking to dinner at an Italian restaurant where we would meet some of our friends from the Obama campaign, like Carmella and Rick Morton, Carol Pine, Ruth Cox, Meaghan from Abacoa and Diane from Wellington.
So anyway, we were walking down our hotel’s street (Massachusetts Avenue) and we see  a BUNCH of [...]

Obama’s Baltimore speech - January 17, 2009(1)

We began this train trip in Philadelphia earlier today. It is fitting that we did so - because it was there that our American journey began. It was there that a group of farmers and lawyers, merchants and soldiers, gathered to declare their independence and lay claim to a destiny that they were being denied.
It [...]

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