Obama to step into history as 1st black president

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Featured Topics: Barack Obama Presidential Transition Reuters – The U.S. Capitol is illuminated the night before the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama …

WASHINGTON – Stepping into history, Barack Hussein Obama grasps the reins of power as America's first black president in a high-noon inauguration amid grave economic worries and high expectations.

Braving icy temperatures and possible snow flurries, hundreds of thousands of people descended on the heavily guarded capital city Tuesday for the first change of administrations since the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

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