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Captains of Washington's hospitality industry like to say the inauguration is their Super Bowl. But it's more like the Olympics.
David Montgomery
Group from Selma, Ala. -- site of one of the bloodiest episodes of the civil rights era -- carries soaring hopes along with hard realities.
Robert E. Pierre
Washington welcomes what could be the largest gathering in its history to witness the inauguration of Barack Obama.
Paul Duggan and Lena H. Sun
ANALYSIS | Historians and White House officials say Obama will command an office that is at or near its historic zenith.
Barton Gellman
Answers to frequently asked questions, maps, events, and breaking news, video and more.
Abraham Lincoln's capacity to conquer the greatest moral challenge of his time is evidence of "a fundamental element of the American character," Obama says.
First lady is a position of unaccountable influence. To the weight of it all, Michelle Obama brings education, beauty, vitality. She's a mom. She's African American.
Obama is an orator, a rare thing in a time when educated people, a lot of them Obama supporters, have been taught to distrust old-fashioned eloquence.
After a long campaign, Obama team prepares for ascension to White House.
The Washington Post's key coverage of George W. Bush's presidency.
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Robinson: Changed Landscape
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Inauguration: Your Views, Tweets, Chats
Right Matters | Obama craves Republican approval, but is it more important than Democratic unity?
Inauguration: Your Views, Tweets, Chats
Melissa Boteach: What Obama can learn from Moses. | James Forbes: What we need from inaugural prayers.
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On Leadership: Obama's Leadership Gap
Plans for quick action on Guantanamo Bay, Middle East reveal the frenetic activity of president-elect's national security advisers since Election Day.
Michael D. Shear and Karen DeYoung
Ruling rejects claim that vice president intended to illegally discard some of his official records.
R. Jeffrey Smith
Respite from fighting allows for retrieval of remains as survivors recall attacks on loved ones.
Craig Whitlock and Reyham Abdel Kareem
Government will boost stake in Royal Bank of Scotland in effort to prop up financial system.
Karla Adam
Video from Sunday's opening inauguration ceremonies.
INAUGURATION TALKDiscuss Obama and the inauguration, question Post experts, more.
4 a.m.: Metro opens
9 a.m.: Ceremony gates open
Noon: Inaugural Address
2 p.m.: Parade begins
2 a.m.: Metro closes
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