One final keepsake from the week that was: President Barack Obama and his new First Lady sharing a dance at the Midwestern Inaugural Ball, attended by supporters from Missouri and ten others states.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Finally home, and with footage from President Barack Obama’s appearance at the Midwestern Inaugural Ball on Tuesday night.
Post-Dispatch Springfield Bureau
WASHINGTON – One of Illinois’ dirty little secrets was exposed in the inaugural parade a little while ago, and for once, it has nothing to do with Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
Yes, as the world now knows — thanks to CNN’s
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This is a word cloud of Elizabeth Alexander’s poem, commissioned for President Obama’s inauguration today. Here’s a link to the full text of the poem.
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The D.C. streets are packed with Obama supporters
WASHINGTON — Even being an honorary co-chair of the Inaugural Committee doesn’t provide relief from the gridlock bearing down on D.C. tonight and tomorrow.
U.S.…
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WASHINGTON - A Republican Illinois state lawmaker who took heat last year for cutting a campaign commercial for Democrat Barack Obama will get the last laugh on his critics tomorrow, as he and his children…
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Sheryl Crow will take her guitar to Washington
Missouri native Sheryl Crow, a politically active Grammy-award winning artist, will be part of the entertainment line-up to celebrate the swearing-in of Barack Obama next week, the…
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John Ashcroft at the state Capitol with Betty Hearnes
Though the crowd itself wasn’t particularly large at today’s inaugural, the stage was packed with political luminaries from both sides of the aisle.
Among them: Former…
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Media packets distributed for tomorrow’s state inaugural say that immediately after his swearing-in as governor, Jay Nixon will meet with “young entrepreneurs and innovators from across Missouri” to talk about creating jobs.
The media is welcome to show up for…
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