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Photos: Highlights from the presidential inauguration parade

Posted: 21 Jan 2013 03:19 PM PST

Photos: Highlights from the presidential inauguration paradeThe Jackson Memorial High School Jaguar Band of Jackson, N.J., performs in President Barack Obama's inaugural parade in Washington, Monday,Jan. 21, 2013, following the president's ceremonial swearing-in ceremony during the 57th Presidential Inauguration. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Obama takes in inaugural festivities 'one more time'

Posted: 21 Jan 2013 09:15 AM PST

President Barack Obama pauses with his family at the top of the stairs of the U.S. Capitol after at the ceremonial swearing-in during the 57th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)


Internet abuzz after first lady seemingly rolls her eyes at Boehner

Posted: 21 Jan 2013 02:29 PM PST

President Barack Obama, from left, with first lady Michelle Obama, Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, and his wife Deborah Gunlack, attend a luncheon after his ceremonial swearing-in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)


The 7 and one half things you should know about inauguration

Posted: 21 Jan 2013 03:12 PM PST

Beyonce sings the National Anthem at the ceremonial swearing-in for President Barack Obama at the U.S. Capitol during the 57th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)A presidential inauguration is a big, long event that lasts all day and into the night–and who has time to really watch it? People have jobs, ones that don't let you off for a federal holiday.


Unintentionally hilarious: Best photobombs of the inauguration

Posted: 21 Jan 2013 11:37 AM PST

PhotobombPresident Obama's second inauguration offered some great photo ops. Here are the best, starting with New York Senator Chuck Schumer and the Obama girls.


Analysis: Obama's inaugural address a bold defense of liberal agenda

Posted: 21 Jan 2013 02:43 PM PST

U.S. President Obama delivers his inaugural address during inauguration ceremonies in WashingtonThe speech was a bolder and more specific defense of the president's liberal governing vision than the address he gave four years ago.


Exclusive inaugural poems by James Franco, Paul Muldoon and more

Posted: 21 Jan 2013 01:20 PM PST

James FrancoWithout exactly staging a poetry slam, we turned to some of our favorite living poets and commissioned work from Pulitzer Prize winners, authors and a movie star.


Photos: Best images captured at Obama's second inauguration

Posted: 21 Jan 2013 09:00 AM PST

Photos: Best images captured at Obama's second inaugurationU.S. President Barack Obama is sworn in during the public ceremony as First lady Michelle Obama looks on during the presidential inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol January 21, 2013 in Washington, DC. Barack Obama was re-elected for a second term as President of the United States. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Exodus of inaugural watchers jams D.C. subway stops

Posted: 21 Jan 2013 03:12 PM PST

Crowds fill the National Mall to watch the ceremonial swearing-in of President Barack Obama at the U.S. Capitol during the 57th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Crowded subway stations and a disabled train caused major headaches Monday for thousands of rail riders trying to get home from President Barack Obama's second inauguration.


Photos: Iconic scenes from presidential inaugurations past

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 07:00 PM PST

Photos: Iconic scenes from presidential inaugurations pastU.S. President John F. Kennedy delivers his inaugural address after taking the oath of office at Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 20, 1961. Kennedy said, "We shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and success of liberty." Kennedy was sworn in as the 35th president of the United States. (AP Photo)

Public trust in government, business leaders falls

Posted: 21 Jan 2013 03:52 PM PST

Office workers walk in the business district of Madrid, Tuesday Jan. 15, 2013. Spain has sold an above-target euro 5.8 billion ($7.74 billion) in short-term bills at a sharply reduced interest rate, reflecting easing investor concern over the country's ability to manage its finances without a bailout. Spain's borrowing costs have plunged from unsustainable highs last year after the European Central Bank pledged to help countries by buying up their short-term bonds if they apply for help. Spain says it does not need outside aid for the moment.(AP Photo/Paul White)FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Public trust in business, government and media leaders has fallen in the wake of financial and political scandals, according to a new global survey.


Global jobless to hit record 200 million this year: ILO

Posted: 21 Jan 2013 03:48 PM PST

People wait to enter a government-run employment office in MadridGENEVA (Reuters) - The global jobless queue will stretch to more than 200 million people this year, the International Labour Organization said in its annual report on Tuesday, repeating a warning it has made at the start of each of the last six years. The U.N. jobs watchdog estimates unemployment will rise by 5.1 million this year to more than 202 million, and by another 3 million in 2014, following a rise of 4.2 million in 2012. If those predictions are right, global unemployment will hit a record. ...


Algeria vows to fight al-Qaida after 38 workers killed

Posted: 21 Jan 2013 03:51 PM PST

Smoke rises above following demining operations at the In Amenas gas plantALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria's prime minister accused a Canadian of coordinating last week's raid on a desert gas plant and, praising the storming of the complex where 38 mostly foreign hostages were killed, he pledged to resist the rise of Islamists in the Sahara. Algeria will never succumb to terrorism or allow al Qaeda to establish "Sahelistan", an Afghan-style power base in arid northwest Africa, Abdelmalek Sellal told a news conference in Algiers where he also said at least 37 foreign hostages died. "There is clear political will," the prime minister said. ...


Inside job, 2 Canadian militants in Algeria siege

Posted: 21 Jan 2013 02:33 PM PST

Algerian firemen carry a coffin containing a person killed during the gas facility hostage situation at the morgue in Ain Amenas, Algeria, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The Islamist militants who attacked the natural gas plant included two Canadians and a team of explosives experts who had memorized the layout of the sprawling complex and were ready to blow the place sky-high, Algeria's prime minister said Monday. Algeria detailed a grim toll from the attack, saying at least 38 hostages and 29 militants died in four days of mayhem. (AP Photo/Anis Belghoul)ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — The hostage-taking at a remote Algerian gas plant was carried out by 30 militants from across the northern swath of Africa and two from Canada, authorities said. The militants, who wore military uniforms and knew the layout, included explosives experts who rigged it with bombs and a leader whose final order was to kill all the captives.


Round ancient Roman artifacts may actually have been type of toilet paper

Posted: 21 Jan 2013 10:16 AM PST

Artifacts Found to Be Toilet PaperAncient Roman artifacts thought to be early gaming pieces may actually have been used as a form of toilet paper, according to a recent article published in the British Medical Journal.


McDonald's settles Mich. suit over Islamic diet

Posted: 21 Jan 2013 04:37 PM PST

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — McDonald's and one of its franchise owners agreed to pay $700,000 to members of the Muslim community to settle allegations a Detroit-area restaurant falsely advertised its food as being prepared according to Islamic dietary law.

3 Americans die in Algeria attack, 7 survive

Posted: 21 Jan 2013 04:02 PM PST

Algerian firemen prepare to unload a refrigerated truck with bodies killed during the hostage taking at a gas plant at the morgue in Ain Amenas, Algeria, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. At least 81 people have been reported dead, including 32 Islamist militants, after a bloody, four-day hostage situation at Algeria's remote Ain Amenas natural gas plant. Nearly two dozen foreign workers remained unaccounted for late Sunday. (AP Photo/Anis Belghoul)WASHINGTON (AP) — Three U.S. citizens were killed in last week's hostage standoff at a natural gas complex in Algeria, while seven Americans made it out safely, Obama administration officials said Monday.


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