Barack and Michelle practice the swearing in -- Justice Roberts should have joined them.
The Most Powerful Women in the Senate from FiveThirtyEight.com
"The most powerful women in America might be the club of four Republicans in the United States Senate: Olympia Snowe, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and Kay Bailey Hutchison."
Conservatism is Dead from the New Republic
"After George W. Bush's two terms, conservatives must reckon with the consequences of a presidency that failed, in large part, because of its fervent commitment to movement ideology: the aggressively unilateralist foreign policy; the blind faith in a deregulated, Wall Street-centric market; the harshly punitive "culture war" waged against liberal "elites.""
Before the Storm: Obama's 'Masterful' Gesture Towards Muslims from the Financial Times Deutschland [of Germany in English]
"Obama had a real chance to set a harmonious and cooperative tone for relations with the Arab world. And he made masterful use of that chance. … The tool kit he has at his disposal is no more well equipped than that of his predecessor. Obama is using the same tools - but he's using them skillfully, as least so far."
The Man Who Made Obama from Esquire
"David Plouffe is very quiet. No, not quiet, because quiet isn't strong enough. Try reticent."
The Obama Economy from Portfolio.com
"A back-of-the-spreadsheet estimate of just how much the rush to sell—and buy—all things Obama may be injecting into the troubled economy. "
Mama Sarah: I Met Obama, McCain and Oprah from the Standard [of Kenya]
"Mama Sarah Obama is beside herself with excitement after witnessing the inauguration of her grandson as the president of the United States."
President Obama Turns the History of Slavery and Servitude on its Head from the Standard [of Kenya]
"The inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the US was such a defining moment — and seemingly for good — the whole world seems to have been inspired by his unlikely rise."
Obama Victory Indictment of Local Political Leadership from the Standard [of Kenya]
"Obama is a politician loved across the world. People are convinced the world is going to be a much better place during Obama’s tenure. ... Yet for everything that Obama represents, the Kenyan leadership and political class represent the exact opposite."
Castro and Chazez Split Over Obama from the Gazeta [of Russia]
"A black cat has scampered between the two comandantes. One factor in the cooling of relations between Chavez and Castro relates to Barack Obama."
Steele's Challenge: He Faces Some Tough GOP Math from National Review Online
"In reality, large swatches of Democratic turf are off limits to the GOP."
TWO IMAGE NUGGETS!!!
Obamas Read to DC School Children in Surprise Stop from the Huffington Post
A WONDERFUL series of photos of their visit!
Inside Obama's West Wing from the Washington Post
A VERY cool graphic showing who is where in the West Wing!
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