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Update: Obama and family to watch remainder of Inauguration Parade from White House .. more.....
Update: Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill wave to the crowd and prepare to enter the White House. .. more.....
Update: President Obama and his wife leave their vehicle and are walking to the White House .. more.....
Update: The Obamas are now back in their car. They walked perhaps two blocks. They've almost reached the White House .. more.....
Update: US President Barack Obama and wife Michelle leave armored limousine to wave to the crowd .. more.....
Update: Thousands line streets in Washington DC to catch glimpse of US President Barack Obama .. more.....
Update: The Inauguration Parade travels along Pennsylvania Avenue and moves towards the White House .. more.....
Update: Reports say Senator Ted Kennedy had seizure at inaugural lunch but 'will be fine' .. more.....
Update: US President Barack Obama leaves US Capitol, on his way to the White House .. more.....
Update: US President leaves Capitol building. He and wife Michelle will now watch Inaugural Parade. .. more.....
Update: Inauguration Parade running late, has yet to commence .. more.....
Update: Breaking News: Senator Robert Byrd, the Senate's senior member, also collapsed at the special luncheon. .. more.....
Update: Breaking News: Senator Ted Kennedy, brother of John F Kennedy, collapses at inaugural lunch. .. more.....
Update: President Obama's speech included promise to revive America's struggling economy. .. more.....
Update: NYT quotes Bill Clinton: 'I thought [Obama] had some particularly moving lines in there. It was a really good speech.” .. more.....
Update: Reports say that at special Presidential lunch, Obama and McCain chatted amiably .. more.....
Update: Obama: US must usher in a 'new era of peace' .. more.....
Update: The Inauguration Day Parade is set to begin. President Obama will now travel to the White House .. more.....
Update: Reports say that world leaders are sending congratulatory messages to President Obama .. more.....
Update: After 8 years, George W Bush is no longer US President .. more.....
Update: Obama departs, with former President Bush in tow, as they head inside to a special lunch. .. more.....
Update: Obama's speech drawing parallels to John F Kennedy's 1961 Inaugural Address .. more.....
Update: Obama's Inaugural Address theme: Remaking America .. more.....
Update: Singing of the US National Anthem. Obama and Biden acknowledge one another... America has a new leader .. more.....
Update: Reverend Lowery: "As we leave this mountaintop, help us to hold on to the spirit of fellowship and family.” .. more.....
Update: Obama: '60 years ago my father might not been served at a local restaurant. Today his son takes a most sacred oath.' .. more.....
Update: Reverend Lowery: 'We come in a spirit of unity and solidarity to support our new president.' .. more.....
Update: Now a a benediction by Reverend Dr Joseph E Lowery .. more.....
Update: Obama's speech was 21 minutes long. His theme was a call to service, wherein he evoked Washington and Lincoln. .. more.....
Update: Now there will be the traditional poetry reading, to be done this year by Elizabeth Alexander .. more.....
Update: Obama: 'God bless you and God bless the United States of America.' .. more.....
Update: Obama: 'Americans, let us brave once more the icy currents and endure what storms are ahead.' .. more.....
Update: Obama: 'Let us mark this day with remembrance, of who we are and how far we have traveled.' .. more.....
Update: Obama: 'We must give our all to a difficult task.' .. more.....
Update: Obama: 'What is required now is a new era of responsibility. We have duties to ourselves, our nation and the world.' .. more.....
Update: Obama: 'To the Muslim world, we look for a new way forward, one of mutual respect.' .. more.....
Update: Obama: 'We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus...' .. more.....
Update: Obama: 'We will not apologise for our way of life... Terrorists, we will defeat you.' .. more.....
Update: Obama references his father, who was born and raised in Kenya. 'We are ready to lead once more,' Obama proclaims .. more.....
Update: Obama: 'This crisis has reminded us that without a watchful eye, the nation cannot prosper.' .. more.....
Update: Obama: 'The time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests, has ended. Everywhere we look, there's work to be done' .. more.....
Update: Obama: 'We have chosen hope over fear...' .. more.....
Update: Obama: 'The challenges we face are real and they are many... But know this America, they will be met!' .. more.....
Update: Obama: 'We are in the midst of crisis... Our nation is at war... Our economy is weakened...' .. more.....
Update: 'Obama! Obama!' crowd chants as Obama begins his address, 'My fellow citizens, I stand here today humbled...' .. more.....
Update: Obama has taken his oath to officially become America's 44th president. Now, the world awaits his Inaugural Address .. more.....
Update: John Roberts swears in Barack Obama as President. Obama introduced as 'Barack Hussein Obama' .. more.....
Update: Obama already President, says CNN, since constitution states that term begins at noon even without swearing-in! .. more.....
Update: Reports claim that responsibility to be the theme of Obama’s Speech, citing aides .. more.....
Update: A piece of music played by four of the world's most visible Western Classical musicians, including Yo Yo Ma on cello .. more.....
Update: History in the making, as Barack Obama prepares to take oath as America's 44th president. .. more.....
Update: Joe Biden is taking oath as Vice President of the USA .. more.....
Update: Aretha Franklin, The Queen of Soul, sings 'My Country 'Tis of Thee' .. more.....
Update: Rick Warren leads an 'Our Father' prayer to end his invocation .. more.....
Update: Rick Warren: 'We celebrate a hinge point of history with the inauguration of the first African American president of the USA' .. more.....
Update: US Senator Feinstein calls on evangelical pastor Rick Warren to give the invocation .. more.....
Update: Reports that US President George W Bush and other Republican leaders were resoundingly 'booed' by the massive crowd .. more.....
Update: US Vice President Dick Cheney is in a wheelchair, after tearing muscles in his back while moving boxes at his home .. more.....
Update: US President-elect Barack Obama has taken his place and US Senator Dianne Feinstein begins the ceremony .. more.....
Update: The formal ceremony has now commenced .. more.....
Update: US Vice President-elect Joe Biden is introduced. Reports say some spectators are being treated for hypothermia .. more.....
Update: Outgoing US President George W Bush takes his place for the ceremony .. more.....
Update: The Lincoln Bible, to be used during the inauguration ceremony, has arrived from the Library of Congress .. more.....
Update: The Lincoln Bible, to be used during the inauguration ceremony, has arrived from its home across the street at the Library of Congress .. more.....
Update: Bill Clinton, America's 42cd President, introduced alongside his wife and US Senator Hillary Clinton .. more.....
Update: George HW Bush and his wife, Barbara and Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalyn, are being introduced to the crowd .. more.....
Update: Former US Presidents and Vice Presidents have arrived and are taking their places for the inauguration .. more.....
Update: Obama arrives at the US Capitol. An estimated two million people are on hand, despite freezing temperatures .. more.....
Update: Obama on his way to the Capitol building, where he will be sworn in by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts .. more.....
Update: Barack Obama leaves the White House with President Bush, a historic moment .. more.....
Update: US Intelligence is examining media reports about a possible threat to the inauguration ceremony .. more.....
Update: An average of 67 pc people believe Obama will strengthen America's relations abroad, says a survey .. more.....
Update: A large number of people can be heard chanting slogans like "Fired Up! Ready to Go!" and "Yes, We Can" .. more.....
Update: Obama's inauguration marks the debut of the new presidential limousine, a cross between a Cadillac and a hardened missile silo. more...
Update: The Obamas are having tea with the outgoing President and his family. After that, they would head for the Capitol. more...
Update: The Bush family receives the Obamas at the front door of the White House.. more.....
Update: An estimated two million people have thronged Washington to witness the momentous occasion .. more.....
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