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Obama and his speech (from The English Blog)

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Par Miss Lantin

This cartoon by Luojie, cartoonist for the English-language China Daily, depicts theswearing-in ceremony of President Obama, marking the start of his second term of office. BACKGROUND Under the Constitution, a president’s term ends at noon on January...

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Obama to use Lincoln's and Martin Luther King's Bibles for swearing-in (The Guardian)

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Par Miss Lantin

President Barack Obama is putting a symbolic twist on a time-honoured tradition, taking the oath of office for his second term with his hand placed not on a single Bible but on two – one owned by Martin Luther King Jr and one by Abraham Lincoln. The use...

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Obama's speech Elections Night 2012

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Par Miss Lantin

Obama: 'I return to the White House more determined' (Chicago Tribune)

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Par Miss Lantin

Barack Obama stepped onstage to address supporters around 12:35 a.m. as Stevie Wonder's "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" played over the speakers. Dressed in a black suit and blue tie, the president waited for the crowd to quiet, hugged his wife and daughters,...

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