In a private White House ceremony, Barack Obama sworn for a second
time to 'protect and defend' the U.S. Constitution, officially affirming
the duties of president in an oath he will repeat for hundreds of
thousands of people during gala ceremonies Monday.
The day of festivities, parades and fancy dress balls will mark
the beginning of Obama 's second four-year term as America's first black
president. The politician who rose improbably from a history as a
community organizer in Chicago and a professor of constitutional law to
the pinnacle of power faces a nation riven by partisan disunity, a
still-weak economy and an array of challenges abroad. Obama on Monday
will take the oath again before the crowd and is expected to follow the
recent tradition of walking at least part of the way back to the White
House, surrounded by cheers.
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