Obama Inauguration Coverage

Why the President "Stepped Out" During His Inaugural Parade

Andrew Kreig | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andrew Kreig

When Obama climbed from his limo to greet crowds assembled outside the National Archives and Navy Memorial, he followed the suggestion of the Memorial's designer William Conklin.

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The Loyal Opposition

Joe Scarborough | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joe Scarborough

What can a good Republican say about the week that has unfolded? I'm not sure. But speaking as an American, all I can say is that I'm damn proud to be a part of this great republic.

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I Did It Anyway

Beth Broderick | Posted 05.25.2011

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Beth Broderick

I was one of the 2 million folks who braved the elements to attend the Inauguration. I expected cold and confusion and craziness and I got it in spades. I did it anyway.

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Together We Stand: The Inauguration

Joy Bryant | Posted 11.17.2011

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Joy Bryant

We all stood, friends and strangers, freezing and frozen, laughing and crying, booing and cheering... together. And that's how we'll get through all the mess that our country is in.

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Obama's Inaugural Speech Gets a B+

Trey Ellis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Trey Ellis

Watching the speech again after the Inauguration, and watching the world watch it, realizing that there was not a corner of the globe that wasn't listening, I think it is fair to have expected more.

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Frozen, Hungover & Happy in DC

Roderick Spencer | Posted 11.17.2011

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Roderick Spencer

On Tuesday, a lot of people in Washington, and I suspect everywhere else in the world, drank way too much. But for once our drunkenness wasn't to blot out reality, but to revel in it.

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After Inauguration, Obama Celebrates with His Network

Ari Melber | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ari Melber

If nothing else, this week the city of Washington was Obamafied. People went not just to celebrate, but to bear witness, to be together, to physically join the concise ritual of swearing in the president.

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I Booed Bush

Gabrielle Burton | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gabrielle Burton

Miss Manners says you cannot permit a bravo for an operatic performance without also permitting a boo. Can we extrapolate to politicians on state occasions?

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Well Done, America

Simon Jenkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Simon Jenkins

Obama may yet prove a disappointment. The task asked of him may be too great. But for the moment that is of no account. American democracy has delivered, and done so spectacularly.

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My Inaugural Reflections

Sen. Barbara Boxer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Barbara Boxer

I cannot help but think of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who 47 years ago stood on steps of the Lincoln Memorial and spoke of his dream. Tuesday, that long-awaited, long-fought-for dream of equality was realized.

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Hungover Blogging of the Inauguration, an Inaugural Ball, & the HuffPost Ball

Lee Camp | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lee Camp

I just returned from D.C. feeling like David Blaine returning from his 58-hour entombment in a block of ice: I'm cold, I lost some friends, and I gained an impressive case of PTSD.

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His Excellency: Barack Obama

David Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Weiner

Despite some very true and obvious comparisons between the two, I feel it's my duty to nip the coming onslaught of Washington/Obama comparisons in the bud.

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Chief Justice Roberts? Really?

Patt Morrison | Posted 05.25.2011

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Patt Morrison

Roberts posed, "So help you God?'' as if he were interrogating Obama about whether he does believe in God.

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President Obama's Rejection of American Cowardice

Bob Cesca | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bob Cesca

President Obama has made it clear that America is no longer in the business of selling out the legacy of our Founders and the mandates of the Constitution for the sake of a little bit of extra security.

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Champagne for Obama

Joan Z. Shore | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joan Z. Shore

France opened its heart to America yesterday, and Paris opened the doors of its magnificent City Hall to a jubilant crowd of 1,300 to watch the inauguration ceremony, transmitted live by CNN.

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Boo Who?

Daniel Menaker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Daniel Menaker

There is no need to applaud Mr. Bush, but no need to boo him, either. He was our own doing, after all, and anyway, we are, perversely, in his debt.

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People Rushing Inauguration Double Issue

WWD | Stephanie D. Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

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Aside from newspapers, television networks and the news weeklies providing exhaustive coverage of the inauguration of President Barack Obama, the cele...

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Kennedy's Kids Then, Obama's Kids Now

Rajeev Goyal | Posted 11.17.2011

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Rajeev Goyal

I marched in the inaugural parade with members of the Peace Corps, and there are three moments that will stay with me forever.

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Obama's Call to Choose Our Better History

Michael Roth | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Roth

As we start a new era, President Obama has asked us to reshape our destiny.

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The New Age of Niceness? (or, The Valkyries of Niceness)

Craig Newmark | Posted 11.17.2011

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Craig Newmark

Over the last forty eight hours, well, might be my imagination, but seems like people have gotten a lot nicer.

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Obama Owes Presidency To... Stephen Colbert?

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Greg Mitchell

Obama did not start surging until Colbert suddenly pulled out of the race for the White House -- or was booted out. Maybe if he'd stay in it would be Vice President Colbert today.

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"You Say Goodbye, I Say Hello"

Judge David Young | Posted 05.25.2011

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Judge David Young

We are all taught as children not to talk to strangers, but during those hours standing still or barely inching along during the Inauguration Day traffic, I violated that rule repeatedly.

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WhiteHouse.gov: Still Celebrating the Online Inauguration

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein

Two of our hosts, Ted and Maegan, were in Washington DC for the festivities and they offer their own personal perspectives from the ground.

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American Schizophrenia: Democracy Ascends, the Dow Plunges

Benjamin R. Barber | Posted 05.25.2011

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Benjamin R. Barber

If America's investors lift their eyes from their virtual ticker tapes long enough to notice that America is transforming itself, maybe they can give the economy a chance to recover

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Obama's Summons

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert L. Borosage

Each of us is called to "pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off and begin again the work of remaking America." It is a challenge that we can not afford to ignore.

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