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Two Million at Obama Inauguration

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Posted by: News Desk on January 20, 2009 Under: News Snips, USA

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Two million Americans are expected to gather in Washington to celebrate the inauguration of the country’s first black president. President-elect Barack Obama will take office at 1700 GMT following two days of inaugural celebrations. He becomes the 44th U.S president, taking the place of outgoing president George W Bush, who has served two terms. At least two million people are expected to attend the inauguration in a record turn out for such an event. Panos London.

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  1. Omotaylor | Jan 20, 2009 | Reply

    Watched it live on Sky News. It was indeed momentous and history was made in more ways than one. God will guide and guard President Obama. The innaugural lunch was also interesting. Sad about Senator Ted Kennedy who suffered a seizure at lunch and was taken to hospital. May God spare his life. Well the Bushes are gone, and a fresh new hope for America is in.

  2. Abdul Qayyum Khan | Feb 14, 2009 | Reply

    I vehemently endorse every word of Omotaylor’s comment below, sincerely join his prayer and wishes for Obama and say Amen !

    I wish to register here some extracts of one of my Web Letters carrying my views and hopes about Mr.Barack Obama, the President of the United States of America. For full text please click:
    http://www.thenation.com/bletters/20090202/engelhardt

    Not only the Americans are overwhelmingly optimistic about Obama and pinning their positive hopes in him, but billions others beyond the borders of USA are also equally dominantly and rightly cheerful and confident about him. The following few lines will perhaps relate, reflect and reveal their minds and sentiments. The Presidential Inaugural to me as one of those non-American billions means:

    A really rare historic day to persistently pledge and practically commence utmost effective and efficient execution and implementation of the most merited and warranted appropriate, unimpeachable and concrete Change in all the pernicious and consequential top-priority affairs and issues of our planet, yet without any prejudice and preconception.

    All the sincere wishes for rare accomplishments to Barack Obama and his dynamic talented team, specially its Star Leader Hillary Clinton, in overcoming the challenges that are awaiting them and their great endeavors for the world peace, progress and prosperity of the entire mankind !

    They must bear in mind they should do as great things and as gracefully as befit their present rare global superpower statures and standing.

    Abdul Qayyum Khan
    Islamabad, PAKISTAN

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