What I saw at the Washington, D.C. inauguration of President Obama

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What I saw at the Washington, D.C. inauguration of President Obama

02-13-2009, 11:50 AM

By Doug George-Kanentiio ©
News From Indian Country

I was present at the inauguration of Barack Hussein Obama as President of the United States on January 20 in Washington, DC. This was actually the fourth “swearing in” ceremony I have witnessed with the other three being in 1981, 1993 and 2001 but none of those compared with this one in terms of the numbers of people or to the level of security.

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