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  Jacob Zuma 
 Sworn In as 
 South African Prez 

ANC chief promises to fix economy, work for racial reconciliation

May 9, 09 7:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jacob Zuma was sworn in as South Africa's new president in front of thousands of supporters in Pretoria today, the BBC reports. The African National Congress leader, whose election victory capped a huge comeback after accusations of rape and corruption dogged him for years, said today marks a "moment... More »

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South Africa • president • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress • inauguration

 All 3 Wives 
 to Join Zuma 
 at Inauguration 

South Africans left guessing which Zuma wife will be first lady

May 8, 09 4:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - South Africa's polygamous president-elect has confounded media speculation by inviting all three of his wives to his inauguration tomorrow, the BBC reports. Many had hoped the event would signal which wife would become the official first lady. Jacob Zuma has also invited his 19 children. It's uncertain whether all three... More »

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South Africa • polygamy • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress • inauguration • first lady

 'Inaugurabilia' Reaps 
 $2M for Ceremonies 

Ceremonies fully funded by trinkets, donations

Apr 22, 09 11:31 AM CDT
(AP) - Barack Obama's inauguration fundraisers had no problem capitalizing on a hot market for keepsakes. Obama-themed clothing, jewelry, rulers, and piggy banks raked in a grant total of $2 million for the inaugural committee. Even before the tchotchke change, the committee was already debt-free—the $53 million in individual donations disclosed... More »

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Barack Obama • sales • inauguration • souvenir • President Obama • Inauguration Day

Florida GOPer Resigns After Tasteless Katrina Joke

Resigns after email mocking trapped "blacks"

Feb 6, 09 9:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Carol Carter, a Florida Republican committeewoman, isn’t racist. It’s just that she likes Katrina jokes. So much that she emailed this one around last week: “How can 2,000,000 blacks get into Washington, DC in 1 day in sub zero temps when 200,000 couldn't get... More »

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Florida • Hurricane Katrina • Republican • New Orleans • racism • inauguration

(Newser) - President Obama's poll numbers are sinking back into the stratosphere now that he's in office, Politico reports. The first Gallup poll since his inauguration gives Obama a 68% approval rating, down from 83% a week ago. Just 12% of the most recent sample disapproved of Obama. JFK holds the record... More »

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transition • inauguration • approval ratings • Gallup poll • Obama administration • President Obama

(Newser) - Aretha Franklin’s inauguration hat has been mercilessly mocked by some, but lots of people want one of their very own. The Detroit millinery where Franklin has been a customer for 20 years has been flooded with calls for orders, the AP reports. But Aretha wannabes soon learn that the... More »

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Barack Obama • fashion • celebrity • hats • Aretha Franklin • inauguration • Inauguration Day • inaugural events

OPINION

 Not Everyone 
 'Fawning' Over 
 Prez Obama 

Tongue-in-cheek column mocks critics

Jan 23, 09 8:30 AM CST
(Newser) - You might be euphoric after Barack Obama’s inauguration, but “not everyone feels the ‘Obama high,’” writes Lloyd Garver on the Huffington Post. These “Democrat-haters” who “enjoy puncturing balloons of hope” probably viewed Inauguration Day through slightly less rose-colored glasses than you did: For... More »

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Barack Obama • inauguration • Barack Obama supporters • President Obama • Inauguration Day

'Tunnel People' Get Probe
of Inaugural Ticket Mess

Thousands waited in tunnel; Feinstein apologizes

Jan 23, 09 8:15 AM CST
(Newser) - As President Obama’s inauguration approached, thousands of would-be spectators got stuck in an immobile line that stretched into a tunnel beneath the National Mall. And there they waited, for hours, missing the ceremony despite their tickets. With their plight getting more publicity—yep, there's now a Facebook group—Sen.... More »

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investigation • Dianne Feinstein • tunnel • inauguration • Washington, DC • crowd • Inauguration Day • lines

Yo-Yo Ma 'Finger-Synched' Inauguration Gig

Performers decided to play along to tape in 'wicked cold'

Jan 23, 09 5:05 AM CST
(Newser) - The somber classical sounds that filled the Washington Mall ahead of Barack Obama's swearing-in came from a tape, reports the New York Times. When Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman and the rest of the quartet realized that the freezing weather and strong winds would likely wreak havoc with their instruments they... More »

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violin • musician • inauguration • Inauguration Day • Yo-Yo Ma • Itzhak Perlman

 After Historic Day, 
 Historic Cleanup 

Trash-bin shortage caused tons of litter to pile up

Jan 22, 09 11:21 AM CST
(Newser) - Crews working into the wee hours hauled away at least 130 tons of garbage after America’s largest, and messiest, outdoor bash Tuesday, the Washington Post reports. With trashcans removed for security precautions, inauguration attendees littered the National Mall, leaving it looking like a rendition of Disney's Wall-E. Obama gear,... More »

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Washington DC • trash • garbage • National Mall • inauguration • President Obama • Inauguration Day

OPINION

Absence at Oath Re-Do Not Matter of Biblical Proportion

Chattering class sure to run with Obama's omission, though it's a perfectly legal one

Jan 22, 09 10:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Huge news out of Washington: Barack Obama didn’t use a Bible when he re-took the oath of office! Is he really the president? Well, yes, says Alex Koppelman of Salon. “Legally, the president can be sworn in on a copy of One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue ... More »

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Barack Obama • John Roberts • Bible • inauguration • President Obama • presidential oath • Lincoln's Bible

Obama Grabs Highest TV Ratings Since Reagan

Web audience sends numbers skyrocketing

Jan 22, 09 2:11 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama's inauguration was the most-watched ever but it failed to set a TV ratings record, USA Today reports. Neilsen estimates 37.8 million television viewers tuned in for the ceremony, while 41.8 million watched Ronald Reagan's 1981 inauguration. But internet viewership broke records and sent figures through the... More »

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television • Barack Obama • Ronald Reagan • TV ratings • inauguration • online TV • President Obama • Inauguration Day

'Just to Be Safe,' Obama Should Redo Oath: Experts

Lawyers advise he retake fudged oath to avoid controversy

Jan 21, 09 4:40 PM CST
(Newser) - OK, it's probably not going to come up in court, but some constitutional lawyers tell the San Francisco Chronicle that Barack Obama should retake his flubbed oath just to be on the safe side. Presidents Coolidge and Arthur did after similar gaffes. It "would take him 30 seconds, he... More »

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Barack Obama • John Roberts • US Constitution • inauguration • President Obama • Inauguration Day • presidential oath

 China Censors 
 Obama Speech 

President's inclusion of communism as defeated ideology irks government

Jan 21, 09 4:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Chinese censors clipped parts of Barack Obama’s inaugural address from yesterday’s live telecast, including his message for the world’s despots, the New York Times reports. The streaming audio translation was muted after Obama said “communism” in a sentence about using alliances and enduring conviction to defeat... More »

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China • censorship • speech • inauguration • Internet censorship • President Obama • Inauguration Day

 Inauguration Boosts 
 Newspapers, for a Day 

Customers line up to nab front pages covering historic day

Jan 21, 09 1:17 PM CST
(Newser) - The newspaper industry might be in its death throes, but it briefly jolted to life this morning as long lines of people waited at newsstands for souvenir copies of front pages that hailed the inauguration of America’s first black president, the AP reports. In Washington, some editions of the... More »

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newspaper • journalism • American media • inauguration • President Obama • Inauguration Day • newspaper industry

OPINION

 Sports World 
 Full of Obama Fans 

Usually politically quiet, sports stars come out in favor of new prez

Jan 21, 09 12:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama's powers of inspiration and unification reach beyond the political world: "All around the country, athletes responded to the new president," Gwen Knapp writes for the San Francisco Chronicle. The inauguration sparked tears from big men who take physical punishment for a living, and Obama's rise has... More »

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Barack Obama • sports • Tiger Woods • Ray Allen • inauguration • professional athletes • US Olympic athletes • John Carlos • Tommie Smith

 Kennedy Leaves Hospital 

Docs want Mass. senator, 76, to cut back on work

Jan 21, 09 12:06 PM CST
(Newser) - Ted Kennedy was released today from the Washington hospital where he was sent yesterday after suffering a seizure during Congress’ inaugural lunch with President Obama. The 76-year-old Massachusetts senator was back “in good spirits” this morning, the Boston Globe reports, but doctors urged him to reduce his workload. Such... More »

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Congress • Senate • Ted Kennedy • Massachusetts • seizure • inauguration • brain cancer • President Obama • Inauguration Day

OPINION

 No, We Can't: 
 Meet the 
 Pessimist 
 in Chief 

Despite the rhetoric, Obama offers realism, not hope: Finkelstein

Jan 21, 09 11:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama, elected on a tide of optimism, insisted yesterday that a new generation could meet the challenges of the age. Yet he described economic crisis and a collective failure of will, with no promise of rebirth or redemption, Times of London columnist Daniel Finkelstein observes. And that may be... More »

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Barack Obama • president • optimism • inauguration • inaugural address

OPINION

 Noonan: A Solid, 
 Sober Beginning 


Jan 21, 09 10:06 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s first speech as president was not “a joyous audacious document, not a call to arms,” writes Peggy Noonan in the Wall Street Journal, “but a reasoned statement by a Young Sobersides.” That’s not a criticism: Moderate and moderated, Obama’s... More »

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Barack Obama • inauguration • Peggy Noonan • President Obama • inaugural address

OPINION

 Lines, Arctic Temps... 
 and a Miracle: Keillor 

Writer savors the spirit of goodwill amid throng at inauguration

Jan 21, 09 9:38 AM CST
(Newser) - The lines were "the longest I have ever stood in," and the day was arctic, but there were no complaints to be heard from the jubilant throng in Washington yesterday, Garrison Keillor writes in Salon. "All kinds of people, the slim and sleek, the XXXLs, the heavily... More »

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Barack Obama • Washington DC • inauguration • Garrison Keillor • President Obama • Inauguration Day

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