President elect Barrak H Obama has been sworn into the office as President of the United States of America - at 4pm Washington, U.S. local time.
After swearing Oath of Office, and signing the papers, Obama gave a great address to crowds of at least one million people who had travelled near and far to be in the crowd on this historic day.
Obama used a quote from Thomas Paine in his address, whom argued passionately against slavery in the U.S.A. As the first U.S. president of mixed African American descent, Obama has a rich personal history to draw from. Crowds around the world have been celebrating, from the U.S. to countries in Middle East, Kenya, Indonesia, Japan. To young people especially, Obama represents the hope the world needs.
News footage showed an interview with young Jewish people whom hope that Obama will bring a new approach to the problem in Israel and the middle east, saying that war is not the right way, it 'hasn't worked'. The whole world is looking to Obama to be the change the world needs, to turn away from the antagonistic methods of the Bush era, and bring a more conciliatory approach to conflict, giving Hope to the world.
Source: Aljazeera News Hour (Triangle TV)
After swearing Oath of Office, and signing the papers, Obama gave a great address to crowds of at least one million people who had travelled near and far to be in the crowd on this historic day.
Obama used a quote from Thomas Paine in his address, whom argued passionately against slavery in the U.S.A. As the first U.S. president of mixed African American descent, Obama has a rich personal history to draw from. Crowds around the world have been celebrating, from the U.S. to countries in Middle East, Kenya, Indonesia, Japan. To young people especially, Obama represents the hope the world needs.
News footage showed an interview with young Jewish people whom hope that Obama will bring a new approach to the problem in Israel and the middle east, saying that war is not the right way, it 'hasn't worked'. The whole world is looking to Obama to be the change the world needs, to turn away from the antagonistic methods of the Bush era, and bring a more conciliatory approach to conflict, giving Hope to the world.
Source: Aljazeera News Hour (Triangle TV)
Full Text of Address: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2009/01/2009120164354602654.html
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