WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is turning from the star-studded, crowd-pleasing pomp of his inauguration to the workaday task of governing a hurting nation of 304 million and meeting...
PHILADELPHIA -- From the boisterous streets of New York to the suddenly silent casinos in Las Vegas and virtually everywhere in between, Americans celebrated Barack Obama's inauguration by answering his call for national unity: They gathered together.
WASHINGTON -- Michelle Obama is calling her new life as first lady "a bit surreal" and says she's ready for such a high-profile role in politics.
WASHINGTON -- Amid all the festivities during Inauguration Day, there was a slight mishap as President Barack Obama took the oath of office.
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle capped their historic day with a speedy tour through 10 inaugural balls before retiring, at last, for their first night in the White House.
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will begin to put his imprint on the nation's war strategy in his first full day in office, gathering his top military and national security advisers at the White House for what is expected to be the start of the new commander in chief's shift in emphasis from Iraq to Afghanistan.
WASHINGTON -- Before a jubilant crowd of more than a million, Barack Hussein Obama claimed his place in history as America's first black president, summoning a dispirited nation to unite in hope against the "gathering clouds and raging storms" of war and economic woe.
WASHINGTON -- "At Last" may have been just what President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle were thinking Tuesday night as they glided through their first inaugural dance to the Etta James classic.
WASHINGTON -- Barack Hussein Obama has taken the oath of office as the 44th president of the United States.
WASHINGTON -- First lady Michelle Obama celebrated her husband's inauguration Tuesday night wearing a white chiffon, one-shoulder gown covered in fluffy appliques and beading that will now become part of fashion history.
WASHINGTON -- As he became a precedent-shattering president Tuesday, Barack Obama wrapped himself in deep traditions and familiar comforts.
WASHINGTON -- Inauguration Day turned out to be a disappointment for at least 1,000 people who held tickets to the swearing-in at the U.S. Capitol but couldn't get in.
WASHINGTON -- Fifty-eight federal, state and local law enforcement agencies and tens of thousands of cops secured the inauguration of Barack Obama and parade that followed -- and no one got busted.
WASHINGTON -- Stepping into history, Barack Hussein Obama grasped the reins of power as America's first black president on Tuesday, declaring the nation must choose "hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord" to overcome the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.
MIDLAND, Texas -- Waving cardboard red, white and blue "W"s, thousands welcomed President George W. Bush and his wife on Tuesday to their post-presidential home in Texas.
Cambridge, Mass. -- Harvard students began celebrating early Tuesday morning to honor their fellow alum Barack Obama as he was sworn in as the 44th president.
LONDONDERRY, N.H. -- A marching band from Londonderry, N.H. represented their hometown in the inaugural parade Tuesday.
WASHINGTON -- With fame and fortune apparently comes another perk: A front-row seat to history
WASHINGTON -- Joseph Robinette Biden Jr., a career senator whose foreign policy expertise, Washington savvy and sharp-witted style won Barack Obama's supreme trust, became the 47th vice president of the United States on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON -- Poet Elizabeth Alexander has invoked small moments and great sacrifices that have led to President Barack Obama's inauguration day.
