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NRA's LaPierre criticizes Obama's second inaugural address
NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre told a Weatherby Foundation awards ceremony that the Second Amendment gives Americans the unfettered right to own a firearm, but the president wants to redefine that freedom.
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Inauguration travelers greeted by long airport lines
Hundreds of thousands of people are headed home after Monday's Inauguration. That means the roads, the rails and the airports are going to be extra busy.
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The #inaug2013 chatter: Tweets from the National Mall
The second inauguration of President Barack Obama promises to be the most socially active one in this nation's history. Check out what people are tweeting and photographing from the National Mall.
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D.C.'s Ballou marches in inaugural parade
The lone D.C. entry in the inaugural parade was Ballou High School from southeast - and the day got started early 6 a.m. breakfast at the Alabama Avenue IHOP paid for by excited Ballou alumni.
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Braving the cold to celebrate history
The best time to bear witness to a presidential inauguration isn’t necessarily at the precise time of the swearing-in. It’s Monday at 4:30 a.m. with a temperature around 30 degrees.
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Sasha and Malia Obama then and now
Just as a majority of Americans were setting their eyes on President Barack Obama as he was sworn in for his second term in office Monday, many were also on the president's daughters, Sasha and Malia.
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WATCH: Live streaming of Obama's second inauguration
If you can't be on the National Mall or near a television for Monday's second inauguration of President Barack Obama, we'll have live streaming coverage of all the pomp and circumstance on WJLA.com and news8.net.
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Presidential Inauguration: President lays out vision for the U.S. in speech
President Barack Obama has prepared a second inaugural address that broadly lays out his vision for the country's future, setting the stage for looming debates over taxes, guns, immigration and other issues while leaving the details for another day.
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Four years later, Inauguration will have different vibe, different expectations
Having achieved much but not as much as he and many others had hoped, President Obama greets a different set of challenges this time around.
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Workers fight the cold for inauguration cleanup
The cleanup from Monday's inauguration is still going strong despite the coldest weather the area has seen in a year.
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'America's possibilities are limitless'
"A decade of war is now ending. An economic recovery has begun," Obama told the crowd Monday after being sworn in for his second term.
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Barbara Walters falls at Inauguration party in D.C., hospitalized
Veteran ABC newswoman Barbara Walters has fallen at an inauguration party at an ambassador's home in Washington and has been hospitalized.
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Inauguration-goers find tight D.C. security, delays
Even with smaller crowds this year, there were reports of slow-moving security lines. Stuck spectators vented on Twitter that one line didn't move for at least a half-hour and that they were redirected to another security gate.
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Beyonce performs stirring national anthem at inagural
Beyonce performed a stirring rendition of the national anthem for the hundreds of thousands gatheres on the National Mall.
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Obama inauguration speech transcript: Full text of President Obama's speech
The full transcript, as written for delivery, of President Barack Obama's speech during his second inauguration.
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On your way to Inauguration? What you need to know
If you want to get to the National Mall on Inauguration Day, you're probably better off not driving. See a map of all road closures, a list of prohibited items, parking advice, schedule, etc.
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Inauguration 2013: There's an app for that
The 57th Presidential Inauguration is here and for the first time, there is an official app for that.
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How, and where, to celebrate the presidential inauguration
Whether visitors want to try one of the first family's favorite restaurants, discover a sense of history or escape from the crowd to find a museum off the beaten path, Washington is the nation's cultural capital this weekend for inauguration visitors.
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