BARACK OBAMA

When President Barack Obama and his family move into the White House this week, they plan to bring his mother-in-law as well.

In anticipation of a strain on the networks during the presidential inauguration, the major wireless carriers have updated the capacity of their networks, spending millions of dollars and preparing for months.

Amid a huge crowd gathered in the cold in Washington, Barack Hussein Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America, calling the country to usher in a new era of responsibility facing the stiff challenges of a faltering economy, wars in the middle east, and a faltering national confidence.

President Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States of America on Jan. 20, 2009, at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. Below are the prepared remarks of his inaugural address.

As the clock hit noon, history was made as the presidential seat was occupied by the nation's first African American president, Barak Hussien Obama. In his inaugural speech, he reminded the nation to choose hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord to overcome the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.

Don't be fooled if one these days you see Barack Obama in a TV ad selling medicine.

As Barack Obama readies himself to be sworn in as President of a nation in economic distress, many comparisons are being drawn to his inaugural speech and that of Franklin D. Roosevelt's during the Great Depression.

Michelle Obama, the soon-to-be first lady, accompanied her daughters on the eve of her husband's inauguration to a teen filled Kid's Inaugural: We Are the Future concert.

The inauguration of Barack Obama dawns with broadcast media swinging for the fences there are even cable networks as diverse as BET, TV One, Al Jazeera and ESPN are offering live coverage of Obama's swearing-in.

Just hours away from being sworn in as not only the nations' 44th president, but also as the first African-American man to take this important role, Obama chose to start the day by attending a church service with his wife.

The Biden's appeared on 'Oprah' Monday afternoon, where the day-time queen will be filming her show in Washington D.C. all week, when Jill Biden let some information slip that apparently she was not supposed to.

The U.S. awaited the inauguration as President of Barack Obama today, as the country's capital, packed with more than a million visitors, prepared to take in the moment of transition with a formal ceremony.

On Monday uniformed Hamas security teams emerged on Gaza City's streets as leaders of the Islamic militant group vowed to restore order in the shattered Palestinian territory.

As President-elect Barack Obama, the nation's 44th president, prepares to assume the presidency on Tuesday many Washington residents admit that the upcoming inauguration will be very special.

While an often mentioned story surrounding Barack Obama's presidential campaign and inauguration in Washington DC on Tuesday has been that he would become the first African American president, that is not the focus of the incoming head of state.

Just ahead of being sworn in as the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama and his family got a star-studded and emotional welcoming at the Washington's Lincoln Memorial on Sunday

This year one will see a new face at Brazil's carnival; president- elect Barack Obama.

President elect Barack Obama took a historical view of the American inaugural celebration tradition which first took place 220 years with the first U.S. President, during his last radio address on Saturday ahead of his swearing in as the nation's chief executive on Tuesday.

President-elect Barack Obama's transition team sent a second letter to Capitol Hill on Friday to re-enforce the push to postpone the nation's scheduled transition to digital-only television.

Barack Obama's inauguration next Tuesday will be one that breaks numerous records in one go.

On Tuesday in an open letter to his two young daughters, US president-elect Barack Obama said Thursday that he entered the race for the White House because of what I want for you and for every child in this nation.