Obama issues inaugural call for unity, equality
- Published: 22 Jan 2013 at 00.45
- Online news: World
President Barack Obama has inaugurated his second term with an ardent call for unity, but warned his foes their "absolutism" must not thwart action on climate, immigration and gun control.
President Barack Obama takes the oath of office during the 57th Presidential Inauguration ceremonial swearing-in at the US Capitol on January 21, 2013 in Washington, DC. Obama has inaugurated his second term with an ardent call for unity, but warned his foes their "absolutism" must not thwart action on climate, immigration and gun control.
Obama was publicly sworn in for another four White House years before a flag-waving crowd of an estimated one million, and then delivered an inaugural address in which poetic power veiled clear signs of a liberal governing agenda.
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