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President Barack Hussein Obama

Barack Obama in Washington DC - image licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License

Barack Obama has been inaugurated as the 44th president of the United States in a truly historic day in Washington.

Obama speech in full

Read president Barack Obama's inauguration speech in full.

Obama inauguration: Live video

Watch Barack Obama's inauguration live on <i>politics.co.uk</i>.

A good day to bury bad news?

Obama's inaugeration is the perfect time to bury bad news

The government is being warned not to use blanket media coverage of Barack Obama's inauguration to bury bad news.

Universities department 'still hasn't found its feet'

The government's department for innovation, universities and skills (DIUS) has been lambasted in a report claiming that it has "not yet found its feet".

Obama to end UK's zero sum game

Barack Obama will not make Britain choose between Europe and the US, an expert has predicted.

UK campaigners pour on the pressure

President elect Obama has not even sat behind his desk in the Oval Office but he is already facing demands from people urging him to keep his promise and bring change to the world.

London City Hall flies stars and stripes

The star spangled banner will flutter high over City Hall today as the London mayor celebrates the inauguration of Barack Obama as American president.

Smith faces grilling over home office leaks

Jacqui Smith was forced to make a climb-down today over claims "considerable damage to national security" forced her to involve police in the Home Office leaks debacle last year.

Protests outside American embassy

Guantanamo remains the focus of many activists' efforts

A demonstration will take place this afternoon outside the American embassy in Grosvenor Square at the same time as Barack Obama is inaugurated as president of the United States.

Brown fulfils convention speech promise

People being treated for cancer in England can apply for free prescriptions from today, as Gordon Brown fulfils one of the promises he made during his conference speech.