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Inauguration Day stories: 97 news summaries

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 '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

How J. Crew Became First Fashion

Obamas collaborated with store, which sees boost from DC spotlight

Jan 29, 09 1:01 PM CST
(Newser) - Representatives of the Obama family worked directly with J. Crew to design multiple inaugural pieces that fit the First Family’s deliberate classic-but-affordable image, the company tells the Chicago Tribune. Despite a few complaints, the Obamas’ unofficial hard-times designer has emerged strong from the inauguration festivities—seeing a 10% stock... More »

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Barack Obama • fashion • Michelle Obama • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama • Inauguration Day • J. Crew

 Drum Major Suspended 
 for Nodding at Obama 

Member of Cleveland firefighters' group violated 'protocol and proper decorum'

Jan 26, 09 4:00 PM CST
(Newser) - A Cleveland man who marched as drum major with a firefighters band in last week’s inaugural parade has been suspended for a nod and a wave he gave to President Obama, the Plain Dealer reports. “This was a military parade. Protocol and proper decorum had to be followed... More »

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firefighters • suspension • protocol • marching band • President Obama • Inauguration Day • inaugural parade • drum major • wave • nod

(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

OPINION

Matthews Takes Record for Hot Air at Chilly Inauguration

MSNBC host's 'sizzling free-associations' provided some hot air in chilly DC

Jan 22, 09 3:25 PM CST
(Newser) - It's a good thing Chris Matthews didn't run for the Senate after all, Jack Shafer writes for Slate, after listening to the MSNBC star let his mouth run wild Inauguration Day. "Drawing from a larder filled with old anecdotes, unreliable metaphors, wacky intuition, and superficial observations, the always-animated Matthews... More »

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television • John Roberts • MSNBC • Chris Matthews • Keith Olbermann • John Cusack • Muhammad Ali • Rachel Maddow • President Obama • Val Kilmer • Inauguration Day

 After Day of Rest, 
 First Daughters 
 Back to School 

Exciting Inauguration Day ended with Jonas Brothers visit

Jan 22, 09 12:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Sasha and Malia Obama are back in school today, after taking yesterday off to recover from inauguration fever, the AP reports. The First Daughters spent Tuesday smiling and waving, and were up late with surprise visitors the Jonas Brothers while their parents were out at the balls. The girls are... More »

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back to school • private schools • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama • President Obama • Inauguration Day • Sidwell Friends School

 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

 Fan Fidel 
 Hails 
 'Sincere' 
 Obama 

Castro was glued to inauguration coverage

Jan 22, 09 6:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Cuba's ailing former dictator Fidel Castro has spoken warmly about President Barack Obama, and his brother Raul is hinting about a face-to-face meeting, reports Australia's Age. Fidel, 82, spent Tuesday watching TV coverage of the inauguration and spoke glowingly about America's new president as "absolutely sincere" to Argentine President... More »

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Fidel Castro • Cuba • Cold War • Raul Castro • Cristina Kirchner • President Obama • Inauguration Day

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

 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

 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

How Blago Celebrated Inauguration

Ill. guv played hooky from impeachment,
got fingerprinted

Jan 21, 09 9:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Yesterday was special for a certain Illinois politician—and not just the one you’re thinking of. While Barack Obama was being sworn in, Gov. Rod Blagojevich was getting his fingerprints taken, reports the Chicago Tribune. Blagojevich also failed to enter a plea in his state Senate impeachment trial; he’... More »

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Barack Obama • corruption • impeachment • fingerprinting • Illinois • governor • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • Inauguration Day

 First Couple 
 Hits All 10 
 Official Balls 

First stop: the first-of-its-kind, publicly accessible Neighborhood Ball

Jan 21, 09 7:25 AM CST
(Newser) - The new first couple danced their way through all 10 official balls last night, keeping with tradition and the desire to make yesterday’s inauguration the “most accessible” in history, CNN reports. Barack and Michelle Obama began the evening at the public Neighborhood Ball with Beyoncé’s rendition... More »

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Michelle Obama • dance • first lady • President Obama • Inauguration Day • inaugural balls • inauguration ball • inaugural events

Obama Was
10 Feet Tall and Bullet-Proof

Lightweight body armor made his inauguration duds 'bullet-resistant'

Jan 21, 09 7:17 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama wasn't quite bullet-proof as he strode down Pennsylvania Avenue yesterday, but the new president was certainly "bullet-resistant," Slate explains. While the SWAT-team look might not be very presidential, several companies now manufacture lightweight protective clothing that can be worn under clothing or woven into shirts or... More »

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Barack Obama • bulletproof • President Obama • Inauguration Day • body armor

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