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Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Obama Takes Oath Today


“Washington awoke Tuesday crowded and excited with the inauguration of a new president that’s only a few hours away. As many as 2 million people are expected to crowd into the area between the Capitol, the White House and the Lincoln Memorial as Barack Obama takes the oath of office at noon.” (CNN, Tuesday)

“Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss.”

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  • Sheldon Richman is the former editor of The Freeman and a contributor to The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics. He is the author of Separating School and State: How to Liberate America's Families and thousands of articles.