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- Obama plots counter-attack
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Barack Obama will next week launch a fightback against escalating troubles, heralding a battle which could write the fate of his administration.
- Washington set for Obama swearing-in
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Huge crowds poured into Washington, DC, before dawn on Tuesday for Barack Obama's inauguration with a building sense of joy.
- Barack Obama: A view from the lens
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Barack Obama made history on Tuesday as he was sworn in as the 44th president of the US. View some pictures of this celebrated journey.
- Barack Obama steps into history
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Tracing the arc of history to a day many thought would never come, Barack Obama is on Tuesday to be sworn in as the United States's 44th president.
- Countdown to Obama presidency
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On the eve of his historic inauguration, Barack Obama joined on Monday in honouring slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King.
- We must walk together, Obama tells Americans
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Barack Obama said on Monday his inauguration as the US president would extend the work of "renewing the promise of this nation".
- Obama the every man
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One thing's for sure: Obama will become the next president of the US sooner than you can say "all inclusive government" in Zimbabwe.
- Kenya looks to cash in on Obama pilgrims
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Forget the Maasai Mara reserve, Mount Kenya and palm-lined Indian Ocean beaches. The hippest tourist spot in Kenya these days is "Obamaland".
- UK to unveil bank rescue, Obama to tweak bailout
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Britain is set to announce its second bank rescue and the incoming US administration said it will make its funds work harder to get credit flowing.
- It's not who Obama is, but what he does
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The expectation heaped on his skinny shoulders may be unrealistic -- but let's savour the day, and then keep him to his task.
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