The Obama era begins By Alexander Bolton | Posted: 01/20/09 07:51 PM [ET] Barack Obama took his place in presidential history Tuesday when he
became the nation’s first African-American president, pledging before
record crowds to meet the country’s many serious challenges.
Sen. Kennedy recovering from seizure By Mike Soraghan | Posted: 01/20/09 07:25 PM [ET] Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) was conscious and speaking Tuesday
afternoon after being rushed to the hospital from a lunch honoring
President Obama.
Obama’s Inauguration makes tourists out of lawmakers By Mike Soraghan | Posted: 01/20/09 07:23 PM [ET] To get to the Inaugural platform for the swearing-in of President
Obama, members filed out of the Capitol by seniority. Line leaders for
each class held placards announcing which
Congress they’d joined.