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One potential inauguration tragedy, narrowly averted
Alex Koppelman
Thousands of people waiting to see Barack Obama were stuck in a tunnel for hours; whoever was responsible is lucky no one was hurt, or worse.
Mohammed Jawad and Obama’s efforts to suspend military commissions
Glenn Greenwald
As one of his very first acts, the new president attempts to suspend Guantanamo military commissions. That's commendable, but only as a first step.
A day at the Mall
Rebecca Traister
Two million came to D.C. to brave the crowds and the cold -- and to see their country change.
I was there
Salon Staff
Meet some of the millions on the Mall who made the trek to the inauguration.
With the real celebrities
Joan Walsh
Denzel, Diddy, Jay-Z and Beyonce are left alone while inauguration crowds flock to history makers like the Tuskegee Airmen.
It’s all about Michelle’s dress
Tracy Clark-Flory
Fashionistas are in a fever pitch over the first lady's inaugural ensemble.
Bateman: Congratulations, Mr. President
Salon Staff
Barack Obama takes the presidential oath, vows to be much better than the last guy.
A new beginning
Alex Koppelman
At Barack Obama's inauguration, the contrast between the outgoing Bush administration and the incoming one emphasizes a break with the past.
Ted Kennedy suffers convulsions at luncheon
Vincent Rossmeier
President Obama praises stricken senator.
A dance-fest for president No. 44
Andrew Leonard
For a few hours, anyway, the world is working pretty nicely.
“A new era of responsibility”
Mike Madden
Mixing straight talk about dire times with lofty rhetoric about hope and determination, Obama repudiates Bush and vows to get to work.
Fox News: We’re unpresidented!
Gabriel Winant
TV journalist speculates on whether we are we without a president, thanks to Obama's flubbed oath.
Change comes to the Web
Vincent Rossmeier
Just minutes into Barack Obama's presidency, White House site had already received a makeover.
Obama’s speech: A people’s history of the United States
Gabriel Winant
The new chief executive reminded us where our freedom comes from -- it's not Washington.
Barack Obama is president
Katharine Mieszkowski
On historic day, the United States embraces its first African-American president.
Warren’s awaited invocation fails to provoke
Gabriel Winant
The purpose-driven pastor managed to give an invocation without a hint of homophobia.
Obama introduced before cheering throng
Gabriel Winant
The stage is full of dignitaries, while the Obamas spent their last non-presidential moments in the Capitol.
You know it’s high-end Americana when Spielberg praises it
Gabriel Winant
On CNN, Steven Spielberg and Jon Cusack rave about the inauguration.
Screams erupt from crowd as Obama, Bush leave White House
Gabriel Winant
Incoming and outgoing presidents head up Pennsylvania Avenue together.
The way they were
Amy Benfer
Michelle Obama in 1996: "I'm very wary of politics. I think he's too much of a good guy for the kind of brutality, the kind of skepticism."
Cold and beautiful and crowded on the Mall
Alex Koppelman
And I'm within yelling distance of the soon-to-be inaugurated president.
How will the David Gregory theory of journalism apply to the Obama administration?
Glenn Greenwald
The NBC star again proudly touts the role the media played during the Bush era and in the run-up to the war, and promises more of the same for the Obama presidency. But what does that mean?
The impact of Obama’s latest excellent DOJ appointments
Glenn Greenwald
Two of the most vehement critics of Bush's executive power abuses are named to high-level positions, joining "outrage"-advocate and new OLC chief Dawn Johnsen.
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