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Inauguration memories are ‘beyond words’ for Edmond student

EDMOND — When Adam Kronenberger thinks about the inauguration of President Barack Obama, only one word comes to mind — phenomenal.

'Remaking America'

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WASHINGTON — Hailing the nation’s "patchwork heritage,” Barack Hussein Obama, the son of a Kenyan and a Kansan, succeeded George W. Bush in the White House on Tuesday.
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Election re-invigorates Oklahoma City civil-rights leader Clara Luper

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Clara Luper clapped and let out a cheer as Barack Obama finished taking the oath of office and became president of the U.S.

Boley students, teacher share historic event

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They yelled and clapped and waved American flags at Boley Public Schools while watching the presidential inauguration of Barack Obama. Video

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Students watch Obama's speech

Sep 8Students at Harding Charter Prep and Millwood Arts Academy share...

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Reaction to Obama's speech

Jun 5Local reaction to Obama's speech in Cairo this week.

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Mark Green - Dueling Speeches

May 22President Obama and Dick Cheney talk about whether Guantanamo Bay...

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Ed Kelley- Where's The Love?

May 22The contrast between President Obama and his biggest supporter in...

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Capitol brief: Fear not - April 15

Apr 15Mark Green talks about the risks for President Obama in waiting for...

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Miracle boy meets President

Mar 27Oklahoma's Children's Miracle Network Champion Child of 2009 met...

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Ed Kelley - About those taxes

Mar 26It's hard to muster much sympathy for public officials who have tax...

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Our next governor is ...

Mar 2We already know who's going to succeed Brad Henry.



Inauguration News from NewsOK

Ex-lawmaker Ryan McMullen begins federal ag job Thu, Jul 16, 2009 | Add a comment Ryan McMullen has ended his five years of service as a legislator to become the youngest state rural development director for the U.S. Agriculture Department. McMullen, a Democrat from Burns Flat...
Texas pastor’s stepson faces charge Thu, Feb 12, 2009 DALLAS — The stepson of megachurch pastor T.D. Jakes has been arrested on a charge of indecent exposure. Dallas police say Jermaine Jakes is accused of exposing himself to two undercover vice...
Inauguration memories are ‘beyond words’ for Edmond student Fri, Jan 30, 2009 | Add a comment Edmond Memorial High School student Adam Kronenberger had the opportunity to witness the inauguration of 44th President Barack Obama in person. His association with the Youth Congressional...
Langston University student Erik Reed in C-Span TV session Mon, Jan 26, 2009 | Add a comment Erik Reed, a Langston University senior, was among 675 students from 47 states to attend the Presidential Inauguration Seminar held Jan. 10-20 in Washington D.C. On Day 3 of the seminar, Reed was...
OU students return to inaugural party Wed, Jan 21, 2009 | Add a comment NORMAN — University of Oklahoma students have plenty on their minds during the first day of a semester — settling into new classes, figuring out where they are, establishing new...
At service, minister urges president to hold ground Wed, Jan 21, 2009 | Add a comment WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Wednesday participated in a traditional, post-inaugural prayer service and listened to a sermon that implored him to "feed the good wolf...
Obama pick moves ahead Wed, Jan 21, 2009 | Add a comment Obama pick moves ahead Timothy Geithner, shown above, apologized to Congress on Wednesday for what he called "careless mistakes” in failing to pay $34,000 in taxes and moved...
Obama retakes oath after blunder Wed, Jan 21, 2009 | Add a comment WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts has administered the presidential oath of office to Barack Obama for a second time just to be on the safe side. The unusual step came after Roberts...
Inauguration '09 Briefs: Barack Obama's team sends text message updates to inauguration crowd Wed, Jan 21, 2009 | Add a comment INAUGURATION Kennedy well after seizure WASHINGTON — Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, ill with a brain tumor, was hospitalized Tuesday but quickly reported feeling well after suffering a seizure at a...
Sen. Ted Kennedy released from hospital after seizure Wed, Jan 21, 2009 | Add a comment WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has been released from the hospital after suffering a seizure during an inaugural luncheon. Kennedy's office confirmed that on Wednesday morning he...
Deafening cheers greet Obama Wed, Jan 21, 2009 | Add a comment WASHINGTON, D.C. — The folks who said Barack Obama’s election was all about race or those who couldn’t vote for him because he’s black should have been here. People from...
'Remaking America': President Obama said we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off and begin ... Wed, Jan 21, 2009 | Add a comment WASHINGTON — Hailing the nation’s "patchwork heritage,” Barack Hussein Obama, the son of a Kenyan and a Kansan, succeeded George W. Bush in the White House on Tuesday and...
Celebration over, Barack Obama plunges into workday one Wed, Jan 21, 2009 | Add a comment WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is turning from the star-studded, crowd-pleasing pomp of his inauguration to the workaday task of governing a hurting nation of 304 million and meeting the...
Boley students, teacher share historic event Wed, Jan 21, 2009 | Add a comment BOLEY — They yelled and clapped and waved American flags at Boley Public Schools while watching the presidential inauguration of Barack Obama. Oh yes, the students were excited too. Tuesday...
Election re-invigorates Oklahoma City civil-rights leader Clara Luper Wed, Jan 21, 2009 | Add a comment Clara Luper clapped and let out a cheer as Barack Obama finished taking the oath of office and became president of the U.S. The graying matron of Oklahoma City’s civil rights movement was...
For some Oklahomans, history was worth wait Wed, Jan 21, 2009 | Add a comment Everywhere Staci Foresee went Tuesday, she had to wait. "To get to the Metro, to get to the bathroom, to get to your section — everything is a ridiculously long line,” she said....
At Oklahoma gatherings, Barack Obama's inauguration inspires hope Wed, Jan 21, 2009 | Add a comment Ahsan Lone watched history happen Tuesday. Lone, a junior at Northwest Classen High School, said he was glad Principal Tamie Sanders let students watch the inauguration of Barack Obama because it...
A historic moment unfolds in Washington, D.C. Wed, Jan 21, 2009 | Add a comment WASHINGTON — A vast, excited crowd bore witness Tuesday to a transfer of U.S. power like none before it. The blare of trumpets and thunder of cannon were familiar. The transition from...
Michelle Obama’s fashion stirs talk Wed, Jan 21, 2009 | Add a comment No more speculating. Michelle Obama wore a goldish-yellow dress and matching coat for her first appearance on Inauguration Day. The outfit was by Cuban-born American designer Isabel Toledo, one of...
Bush says it’s ‘good to be home’ Wed, Jan 21, 2009 | Add a comment WASHINGTON — Leaving the White House on Tuesday, former President George W. Bush blew a kiss out the window of his presidential limousine, a gesture that capped an administration marked by...
The Obama essays: Tears come with thoughts of family Tue, Jan 20, 2009 | Add a comment On Nov. 4, 2008, at 10 p.m., I lay in bed, witnessing history take place as the first African-American is elected president. With tears streaming down my face, I think of my 108-year-old...
Barack Obama takes office, appeals for 'hope over fear' Tue, Jan 20, 2009 | Add a comment WASHINGTON -- Stepping into history, Barack Hussein Obama grasps the reins of power as America's first black president in a high-noon inauguration amid grave economic worries and high expectations....
Inauguration security tight; cold taking a toll Tue, Jan 20, 2009 | Add a comment WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities monitored a rush of intelligence leads Tuesday at the largest security operation in presidential inauguration history, including a possible threat from an East...
Sen. Ted Kennedy taken from luncheon with President Barack Obama Tue, Jan 20, 2009 WASHINGTON (AP) — Sens. Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va., and Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., have been taken from an inauguration luncheon for President Barack Obama. A Capitol police officer stood up at...
Poet Elizabeth Alexander offers 'praise song' for Barack Obama's inauguration day Tue, Jan 20, 2009 | Add a comment NEW YORK (AP) — Following the world's most awaited oration — President Obama's inaugural speech — poet Elizabeth Alexander echoed the new leader's tribute to daily labor, his call for...
First inauguration for Chief Justice John Roberts as chief justice Tue, Jan 20, 2009 | Add a comment WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts stumbled slightly over the 35-word constitutionally prescribed oath of office as he swore in Barack Obama as the 44th president on Tuesday, sending...
Text of President Barack Obama's inaugural address Tue, Jan 20, 2009 | Add a comment OBAMA: 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. I thank President Bush for...
Record numbers expected to view presidential oath Tue, Jan 20, 2009 | Add a comment WASHINGTON — In a pivotal moment in U.S. history, and amid high expectations for the future, President-elect Barack Obama will be sworn in today as the nation’s 44th president. Upon...
Changing times suggest progress Tue, Jan 20, 2009 | Add a comment Everyone will see something different today when President-elect Barack Obama takes the oath of office. Some people will see disappointment in the candidate they didn’t vote for. Others will...
On eve of presidency, it’s no-drama Obama Tue, Jan 20, 2009 | Add a comment WASHINGTON — If Barack Obama felt nervous about becoming president in a few hours, he didn’t show it Monday, as he cracked jokes and breezed through a series of volunteerism events and...
OU Men's coach Jeff Capel takes pride in inauguration Tue, Jan 20, 2009 | Add a comment NORMAN — Oklahoma basketball coach Jeff Capel will be watching tonight’s inauguration. With much interest. Capel, 33, wasn’t alive to experience the Civil Rights movement of the...
While honoring King, Oklahoma celebrants in city hail the Obama presidency Tue, Jan 20, 2009 | Add a comment Martin Luther King Jr. shared the spotlight on the holiday that bears his name. The venerable civil rights leader was still the main focus of Monday’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day events in...
Washington gets giddy as celebrations begin Mon, Jan 19, 2009 | Add a comment WASHINGTON — Forget the sold-out balls and A-list soirees: Ordinary Americans transformed Washington’s streets into one giant pre-party Monday stretching from the overflowing inbound...

Inauguration '09 Blog

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Inside the Beltway

The Oklahoman's Washington Bureau reporter Chris Casteel posts tidbits about Oklahomans in the nation's capital and observations about the people in power.

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The Obama essays

Election night, Nov. 4, 2008. It was a night most Americans won't soon forget. For some, it was a night of defeat. But for many, Barack Obama's election was a night of triumph for a population outgrowing centuries of racial division and stereotypes. we asked you to share with us how you felt that night, and we received many responses filled with joy and pride.

The Obama Essays: Herman Reece

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The election of Barack Obama is truly historic for me. Forty years ago, during the turbulent times of 1968, I was serving on the Human Relations Committee at Northwest Classen High School

The Obama Essays: Barbara Higdon

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I had to think back to the first time I could vote. This was John Kennedy's time, and I remembered four years prior when he was introduced as a possible vice president

The Obama Essays: Susan Porter

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The day of the election was a wonderful, historic day. After watching several newscasts and celebrating with friends, I wrote my thoughts about what that day meant to me

The Obama Essays: Cordney D. McClain

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November 4, 2008 will forever be a monumental day.

The Obama Essays: Lisa Taylor

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On November 4, 2008 at 10 p.m., CST, I lay in bed witnessing history take place as the first African-American is elected president.

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He will be the first black U.S. president. He has lived in three countries, six states and six time zones. His love of basketball is well-documented. But how well do you really know Barack Obama? Take the quiz.

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