January 20, 2009 – 4:47 pm
Live Inauguration barack obama Webcast :
Vast crowds braving freezing cold crammed the National Mall and mobbed streets leading onto the central thoroughfare, clogging the Washington metro system and roads leading to downtown more than five hours before Obama was to take the oath of office.
In a sign of the magnetism sparked by Obama’s ascendency, millions were expected to see Obama, the son of a black Kenyan father and a white American mother, swear to “preserve, protect and defend” the US constitution.
The US Capitol, in front of which Obama will take the oath, bearing the hopes of a demoralized nation, was lit up in brilliant white lights, as streaks of red and blue heralded the dawn.
The former Illinois senator was set to step up to a dais in front of the building just before noon (1700 GMT) to assume power from President George W. Bush after two terms marked by stark political division.
The Presidential Inaugural Committee will host 10 official inaugural balls:
*Neighborhood Inaugural Ball at the Washington Convention Center.
*Obama Home States (Illinois and Hawaii) Inaugural Ball at the Washington Convention Center.
*Biden Home States (Pennsylvania and Delaware) Inaugural Ball at the Washington Convention Center.
*Midwest Inaugural Ball at the Washington Convention Center.
*Mid-Atlantic Inaugural Ball at the Washington Convention Center.
*Western Inaugural Ball at the Washington Convention Center.
*Commander in Chief’s Ball at the National Building Museum.
*Southern Inaugural Ball at the National Guard Armory.
*Eastern Inaugural Ball at Union Station.
*Youth Inaugural Ball at the Washington Hilton.
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