Obama’s second inaugural address was another attempt to sow division within the GOP
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Obama’s Second Inaugural: A New Term, a More Progressive Tone
In his second Inaugural Address, the President issues a call to action on climate change, economic equality and gay rights
Second Inaugural Address of Barack Hussein Obama (Transcript)
As Prepared for Delivery:
Vice President Biden, Mr. Chief Justice, Members of the United States Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow citizens: Each time we gather to inaugurate a president, we bear witness to the enduring
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On Scene: Highlights from Inauguration Day
TIME’s political team is canvassing Washington, D.C. today, reporting on the Inauguration Day festivities. Follow our updates (and watch the speech live)
A New Report Says Change Happens From the Outside. But in the Obama Era, It’s Happened on the Inside.
Obamacare was a triumph of ugly compromises, backroom deals, and procedural shenanigans. For environmental reform to pass, Obama would need to play the same game.
Denis McDonough: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Obama’s New Chief of Staff
The young national security whiz has handled the gears of the Hill, but McDonough’s business chops and willingness to think outside Obama’s inner circle have yet to be proven. And one more thing, watch out for that temper!
“Inside Obama’s Presidency” with Michael Grunwald, Part 2
In a live discussion starting at 11:30a.m., TIME’s Michael Grunwald will join panelists from the Atlantic, New York Times, Guardian, Slate, and PBS to discuss Obama’s second-term agenda.
By Testing the Gun Lobby, Obama and Biden are Launching a Broader War on the Other Party
It’s been Washington’s worst kept secret: Just what new gun regulations will Barack Obama and Joe Biden recommend in the wake of the Sandy Hill Elementary mass shooting?
Inside Obama’s Presidency with Michael Grunwald
In a live discussion starting at 11a.m., TIME’s Michael Grunwald will join panelists from the Atlantic, New York Times, Guardian, Slate, and PBS to discuss the question “Is Obama a truly transformative president?”
Policy vs. Politics at Obama’s Press Conference
Like a streetlamp that blocks the stars, Obama’s latest press conference shed light on the immediate- the politics of the debt ceiling- to the exclusion of more illuminating subjects. Here are three important policy questions …
Obama’s Second Chance
The President has decided that he is, for the moment, in a position of power and, unlike his first-term negotiating style, seems ready to bulldoze his hapless opponents.
Richard Blanco, Symbol of Diversity, Selected As Obama’s Inaugural Poet
President Obama has chosen Richard Blanco, author of Looking for the Gulf Motel, to recite a poem at his inauguration on January 21. Blanco will be the first Hispanic, first LGBT, and youngest Inaugural poet.
Obama and the Liberals: Three Quarters of a Loaf Is Never Enough
Grunwald explains the three genres of lefty delusion: Ivory Soap, Choose Your Own Adventure, and Heighten the Contradictions.