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  • The Cabinet

    Meet the high-level officials and advisers who lead executive branch agencies and departments and help the president shape U.S. domestic and international policies.

  • A women in shadow speaks into a microphone (AP Images)

    More women are serving at local, state and federal levels of government than ever before, thanks to the help of many who paved the way for equal rights since America’s earliest days.

  • Barack Obama (AP Images)

    The world is watching America’s president, eager to see how this leader from an exceptional background will shape U.S. policies and relationships with the international community.

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Quick Fact

  • Souter at podium (AP Images)

    A replacement for Justice David Souter is probably not the only Supreme Court judge President Obama will nominate during his presidency.

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  • Barack Obama
    Obama Today

    Follow the beginning of Obama’s presidency in America.gov’s new blog, Obama Today.

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  • Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
    The Bill of Rights

    The Bill of Rights guarantees Americans’ freedoms, but citizens must ensure their rights are protected, former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor says.

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    Women in Government

    Less than a century has passed since U.S. women won the right to vote, but they now are leaders at nearly all levels in all branches of government.

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