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- 01 Feb 2013 10:09 - Reuters
- Beyonce's performance of the "Star-Spangled Banner" at the inauguration ceremony sparked a debate over whether she had lip-synched her performance.
- 22 Jan 2013 09:46 - Andy Sullivan
- Whoever coined the term "to the victor goes the spoils" did not have US President Barack Obama's official inauguration party in mind.
- 21 Jan 2013 14:35 - Guardian Reporter
- Lady Gaga will reportedly headline a private party for members of Barack Obama's presidential campaign staff on Tuesday night.
- 26 Jan 2009 06:00 - Staff Reporter
- Openness on Iran and cuts in nuclear weapons, but little comfort for Gaza, write Julian Borger and Suzanne Goldenberg.
- 24 Jan 2009 06:00 - Ferial Haffajee
- What, I wonder, has become of the audacity of our hope? Could it possibly be true that nations get the leaders they deserve?
- 24 Jan 2009 06:00 - Jonathan Freedland
- The inauguration was brimming with tradition -- just the platform for a president who could be truly transformational, writes Jonathan Freedland.
- 23 Jan 2009 11:15 - Staff Reporter
- Following speculation over original wording, US President Barack Obama was on Tuesday sworn in again 'out of an abundance of caution'.
- 23 Jan 2009 10:31 - Staff Reporter
- Obama family grants J Crew clothing the dream celebrity endorsement, selecting its affordable designs to wear on inauguration day.
- 22 Jan 2009 06:00 - Guy Berger
- Like Jacob Zuma drawing on biblical references, Obama also rummaged around for suitable material for his inauguration speech.
- 21 Jan 2009 17:29 - Stephen Collinson
- President Barack Obama on Wednesday confronted the grim realities of the multiple national security and economic crises dogging the United States.
- 21 Jan 2009 13:48 - Staff Reporter
- A barber has named his shop Barack Obama, an Indonesian lookalike has cashed in and thousands have invaded a Kenyan village as Obamamania peaks.
- 21 Jan 2009 10:41 - Staff Reporter
- After being sworn in as the 44th and first black US president on Tuesday, Barack Obama powered his way through a rousing 20-minute speech.
- 21 Jan 2009 09:44 - Staff Reporter
- Israeli troops completed on Wednesday their withdrawal from the Gaza Strip after a 22-day offensive against the Islamist Hamas movement.
- 21 Jan 2009 09:13 - Staff Reporter
- China offered a nervous welcome on Wednesday to US President Barack Obama, expressing concern over the direction he may take Sino-US relations.
- 20 Jan 2009 12:46 - Stephen Collinson
- Huge crowds poured into Washington, DC, before dawn on Tuesday for Barack Obama's inauguration with a building sense of joy.
- 20 Jan 2009 12:06 - Staff Reporter
- 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.
- 20 Jan 2009 11:39 - Staff Reporter
- A nudist club near Washington DC is offering to bail out people stuck for accommodation during the inaugural period of President-elect Barack Obama.
- 20 Jan 2009 09:40 - Jonathan Freedland
- Jonathan Freedland reports on the intensifying excitement as strait-laced Washington DC awaits Obama's transformation into head of state.
- 20 Jan 2009 06:00 - Mandy Rossouw
- According to the diplomatic rumour mill in Pretoria, Obama is looking at Oprah Winfrey as the next United States ambassador to South Africa.
