Sunday, January 20, 2013

President Obama sworn in for second term


President Obama sworn in for second term

Barack Hussein Obama officially began his second term as the nation’s 44th president Sunday, taking the oath of office in a low-key ceremony at the White House. Chief Justice John G. Roberts administered the oath, and the two will repeat the process again Monday in a public celebration at the Capitol.

The Constitution mandates that presidential terms begin on Jan. 20, and it is traditional when the day falls on a Sunday that the fullscale ceremony take place the next day.

Read more at:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-inauguration-celebration-to-begin-with-oath/2013/01/20/651aa97e-6311-11e2-9e1b-07db1d2ccd5b_story.html

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