The Joplin Globe, Joplin, MO - Presidential Transition

3:59 p.m. Barack Obama’s speech receives good reviews from locals in Capitol
Paxton Williams awoke early Tuesday and hiked 20 blocks to stand in line.
Tessa Foti rose at 4:45 a.m. to board a bus that would take her and other classmates through the Capitol’s frigid temperatures and to a glimpse of history.
2:34 p.m. President Obama's inaugural address full text w/ Inauguration address video
"My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors."
2:45 p.m. Inaugural parade kicks off
Barack Obama leads off an inaugural parade down America’s main street that pays homage to pioneers who paved the way for the nation’s first black president.
1:41 p.m. Students, faculty gather at MSSU for inauguration
1:51 p.m. Missourians celebrate Obama inauguration
Missourians are marking the presidential inauguration of Barack Obama with gatherings at bars, movie theaters and concert halls.
12:51 p.m. MSSU professor recalls civil rights era struggle, hurdles to black voting
Henry “Bud” Morgan downplays what he did in the early 1960s. As a graduate student at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, he verified the identities of three African-Americans who sought voter registrations.
12:03 p.m. Ex-President Bush and wife leave capital for Texas
Former President George W. Bush and his wife have left Washington for their Texas home, after eight years in the White House.
12:00 p.m. Instant change at White House Web site
At precisely 12:01 p.m. EST, the White House Web site, the online bastion of the Bush administration for the past eight years, was updated to reflect President Barack Obama’s assumption of office.
11:40 a.m. How well do you know your inauguration history?
11:35 a.m. First inauguration for Roberts as chief justice
Chief Justice John Roberts swore in President-elect Barack Obama as president of the United States on Tuesday, helping him through a slight stumble in the first of what could be many important interactions between two men who rose to their positions of power quickly and who have some background similaritities, but whose politics differ.
11:33 a.m. Obama talks of ’new way forward’ on foreign policy
President Barack Obama is telling the world’s Muslims that his administration will be looking for a “new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect.”
11:25 a.m. View of election from Kenya
I knew when I heard the drums in the middle of the night that Barack Obama would be the next president of the United States.
11:13 a.m. Crowds pack frigid Mall for Obama’s inauguration
Stepping into history as America’s first black president, Barack Hussein Obama said in his inaugural address Tuesday that the nation must choose “hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord” to overcome the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.
11:10 a.m. Obama vows responsible end to Iraq war
Barack Obama is vowing to “responsibly leave Iraq to its people” and also to build what he calls a “hard-earned peace in Afghanistan.”
11:05 a.m. Barack Obama becomes nation’s 44th president
Barack Hussein Obama is now the nation’s 44th president — and first black chief executive.
10:38 a.m. Carthage artist honors civil-rights movement
Rosa Parks, Thurgood Marshall, Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
You may or may not immediately recognize them in Andy Thomas’ tribute to those who have played a role in the advancement of civil rights, but keep looking.
10:27 a.m. Crowds of 1 million or more to test DC
Crowds streamed into the nation’s capital Tuesday, jamming subway cars and packing the National Mall from the Capitol to the Washington Monument an hour before President-elect Barack Obama was to be sworn in.
10:24 a.m. Obama, Bush arrive
President-elect Barack Obama and President George W. Bush have arrived at the U.S. Capitol for Obama’s inauguration as the nation’s 44th president.
10:12 a.m. Marion Dial was first black elected to office in state
In the contentious civil-rights period of the 1950s and 1960s, the accomplishments of one man put Joplin in history’s limelight.
9:28 a.m. Inauguration a culminating moment for Biden
Joe Biden, the talkative senator known for foreign policy expertise and a command of Washington’s ways, is on the cusp of being more than Barack Obama’s No. 2 guy.
9:10 a.m. Frenetic street scene awakens capital before dawn
The National Mall swelled into a vast, pulsing scene of expectation Tuesday as excited crowds clogged mass transit lines and security checkpoints to witness the swearing-in of President-elect Barack Obama.
Globe offers special inauguration issue
Order your commemorative inauguration set from The Joplin Globe today.
Included in the package will be a copy of the Nov. 5 edition of The Globe announcing Sen. Barack Obama's election as the 44th President of The United States ...
Schedule of events for Obama’s inauguration
A schedule of some official and unofficial activities surrounding Barack Obama’s inauguration on Jan. 20.
Bush making calls to world leaders
On the day before leaving office, President George W. Bush talked by phone to a number of world leaders he has worked with during the past eight years.
Obama visiting troops at Walter Reed center
President-elect Barack Obama is visiting wounded troops at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Burris sworn in as Obama successor
WASHINGTON (AP) — Roland Burris took his place as Barack Obama’s successor in the Senate on Thursday, ending a standoff that embarrassed the president-elect and fellow Democrats who initially resisted the appointment by scandal-scarred Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
Inauguration security to be highest ever
This year’s inauguration is expected to set many records — from the largest crowds, to most bridges closed to the highest security of any president’s swearing-in.
Tribes want more American Indians on federal bench
Leaders of California’s politically powerful Indian tribes are pressing the incoming Obama administration to appoint more American Indians to the federal judiciary.
Inaugural organizers plan for disabled people
Inaugural organizers and transportation officials say people with disabilities and the elderly should expect long delays in getting to the National Mall, parade route and swearing-in ceremony.
Inaugural eve concert to honor military families
Thousands of military families and children from across the mid-Atlantic region will be honored during a special concert for kids on the eve of President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration, organizers announced Wednesday.
Obama releases list of inaugural donation bundlers
More than 5,000 people have donated to President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration fund, but a big chunk of the money is the work of a small number of people.
Inaugural parade route expected to fill up quickly
WASHINGTON (AP) — Spectators hoping to attend the inaugural parade are being urged to show up early, with officials warning they’ll close off access once the crowd reaches capacity of some 300,000.
Obama pressing for remaining $350B bailout funds
A week shy of taking office, President-elect Barack Obama already is putting his persuasion skills to a high-stakes test with Congress as he seeks to put his emerging administration in control of more than $1 trillion in economic stimulus and financial bailout money.
Bush won’t make bailout request without Obama OK
President George W. Bush is letting President-elect Barack Obama dictate when to seek access to the remaining $350 billion in financial sector rescue funds and said Monday that his successor had yet to ask for the bailout money.
Obama, Democrats look to revamp financial bailout
Barack Obama’s economic team is talking with the Bush administration about having Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson ask Congress within the next week for access to the $350 billion remaining in the financial bailout fund, officials on both sides said Friday.
Gov’t struggles with jobs data as pink slips mount
It’s true the government reported Friday that employers cut a net total of 524,000 jobs in December. But that’s not the final word.
Inaugural committee promotes service for MLK Day
Gen. Colin Powell asked Americans to consider their day off on Martin Luther King Day a “day on” instead.
Dems signal CIA interrogators not held responsible
As President-elect Barack Obama assures intelligence officials that his complaints are with the Bush administration, not them, there are growing hints from Democratic Senate allies that spy agency veterans will not be prosecuted for past harsh interrogation and detainee policies.
Obama provides internal analysis of economic plan
Facing growing criticism of his economic recovery plan, President-elect Barack Obama made public Saturday a detailed analysis by his economic advisers that estimates the $775 billion plan of tax cuts and new spending would create 3.5 million jobs over the next two years.
Hassles and headaches may deter inaugural crowds
Jim Baca and his wife were all set to travel from New Mexico to Washington for the inauguration. They had booked plane tickets and arranged to stay with friends in Virginia.
Obama’s inauguration by the numbers
One ton each of chocolate and cheese. About 1,500 cases of beer. Eight hundred pounds of bison.
Obama advisers say plan would create 3.5m new jobs
Facing growing criticism of his economic recovery plan, President-elect Barack Obama made public Saturday a detailed analysis by his economic advisers that estimates the $775 billion plan of tax cuts and new spending would create 3.5 million jobs over the next two years.
History calls on Obama to uncork a great speech
The pressure’s on for Barack Obama, orator.
History wants something for the ages in his Jan. 20 inaugural speech.

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