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Obama adviser hedges optimism on stricter gun laws
The Obama administration says it's confident stricter gun laws can be passed, but it's hedging its optimism by stressing just how politically difficult it will be.
A closer look at the inauguration schedule
The schedule for the second inauguration of President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden (all times EST):
Obama: Inauguration celebrates US, not election
President Barack Obama says his second inauguration is a celebration of the country and its citizens, not the election results.
Out-of-town cops sworn in for inauguration
More than 2,000 police officers from across the country have been sworn in ahead of Monday's presidential inauguration.
Obama's campaign looks to legislative fights
President Barack Obama's campaign racked up 332 electoral votes and helped the president win a second term. Now it hopes to score legislative victories and build the president's legacy.
Obama's Inauguration Day is a day for MLK Jr., too
Monday's inaugural may be President Barack Obama's big day, but Martin Luther King Jr. will loom large over the festivities.
A closer look at the inauguration schedule
The schedule for the second inauguration of President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden:
Guests for Obama's private swearing-in
President Barack Obama took the oath of office Sunday in an intimate White House ceremony, with first lady Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia at his side. A look at the other guests who bore witness to Obama's swearing-in:
Obama sworn in to second term as president
President Barack Obama has been sworn in for a second four-year term.
Obama worships at historic AME church in DC
President Barack Obama worshipped and celebrated the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Sunday at the historic Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church.
US wants to know how Algerian attack unfolded
The White House says it will work with the Algerian government to understand how events unfolded in the terrorist attack on a natural gas complex in the Sahara desert.
Oath of office taken by Vice President Biden
The oath of office taken by Joe Biden on Sunday as he begins his second term as vice president:
Obama, Biden lay wreath at Arlington cemetery
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden have laid a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery.
Biden sworn in to second term
Vice President Joe Biden has been sworn in to a second term.
Obama says US ready to assist Algerian officials
President Barack Obama says the U.S. stands ready to provide whatever assistance officials need in the aftermath of the terrorist attack in Algeria.
Dear Mr. President: One glimpse of your nation
Dear Mr. President:
"Ace of Cakes" bakes the Obama inauguration cake
Baltimore celebrity baker Duff Goldman is making the cake for President Barack Obama's Commander-in-Chief's Ball.
Presidential vehicle sports new license plates
President Barack Obama's ride has a new license plate.
Unexpected inaugural moments make history, too
The inauguration of a U.S. president is traditionally a highly scripted celebration, with seating charts, schedules, dress rehearsals and planning committees that map each moment of the history-making day from start to finish.
Latest inaugural forecast: Bit warmer than in 2009
Consider it the first fact check of a Barack Obama campaign pledge for his second term: Will he, or Mother Nature, deliver on promised warmer Inauguration Day weather?
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