Barack Obama Inauguration Coverage

Several of Utah's hot spots hosted their own stunning Inauguration Balls last night. See which spot was the best last night when it came to fun!

The emotional climax of inauguration day and night came when the Obamas performed their first dance. Beyonce serenaded them with the song "At Last" a song which she is already quite familiar, and one that has a new historical significance.

Jason Wu designed Michelle Obama's one-shouldered full-length white inaugural ball gown, and, as a result, the 26-year-old Taipei-born designer is the talk of the high-end fashion world.

At the National Prayer Service, President Obama heard words spoken directly to him by the Rev. Sharon Watkins at National Cathedral.

Celebrities flock to Washington for the "We Are One" pre-inaugural concert and hang around town for Barack Obama's inauguration and hot shot inaugural balls.

Aretha Franklin lifted her voice at the Obama Inauguration, while many more in Hollywood delight in his inauguration.

Elizabeth Alexander is a personal friend of the Obamas. She is a Yale professor, and author of four collections of poetry. Some folks expected a better poem than the one she recited.

A review of the Obama inauguration speech transcript shows that he had no standout one-liners, but that he wrote an outstanding text. And he wrote it himself.

Mr. Obama became the 44th President of the United States today, and the first Minority president in our history.

President Barack Obama had a reason for beginning his speech with "My Fellow Citizens" instead of "My Fellow Americans."

When Barack and Michelle Obama decided to walk on the inaugural parade route, some concepts said the security risk was too large.

Just before 3 p.m. eastern time on Tuesday, one of the greatest senators of our time, Edward Kennedy, was taken from the luncheon after the inauguration of President Barack Obama.

Legendary singer Aretha Franklin's inaugural hat was festooned with an enormous rhinestone-studded bow. Some feel that the style of the hat was inappropriate for the occasion. Others, however, hold the opposite view.

The main inauguration swearing-in snag between Barack Obama and Justice John Roberts happened when Roberts transposed the word "faithfully" from the Constitution.

If the first inaugural address of John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan had the soaring grandeur of a Beethoven symphony, Barack Obama's inaugural address had the smallness of something pinked out on a tinny piano in a honky tonk.

President Obama, in his own way, sought to reassure Americans who have lost their jobs or their homes or whose children are fighting and dying in foreign lands when he gave his Inaugural Address.

Despite stumbling slightly through his swearing in recitation, President Barack Obama delivered the type of profundity-laden rhetoric during his inaugural address that played a role in him becoming the most powerful man in the world.

From the Associated Press, the text of President Barack Obama's inaugural address on Tuesday, as prepared for delivery.

At the swearing-in ceremony in Washington today, Michelle Obama looked resplendent in a yellow dress and matching overcoat by Cuban American designer Isabel Toledo. Toledo is just one of many Cuban Americans who have achieved great success.

On January 20, 2009, it dawned cold but sunny in our nation's capital. It was a new day, a day of hope for millions attending the ceremony in Washington, DC and for those watching around the country and, indeed, the world.

Today, there aren't many options for people that want to watch something other than the inauguration on the big three networks, or cable. Live inauguration coverage will go on well into the afternoon, and into the night in a few cases.

The inauguration schedule has already gone on for two days, and reaches its climax today. But even though the actual swearing in takes place at noon, there is still close to 10 more hours of coverage and ceremonies to fill in.

On the verge of inauguration, I feel like I am waking up from a nightmare. Of course, the contempt that Bush displayed was all too real.

According to a story by ABC News, part of the Barack Obama Inauguration is being financed by bailed out Wall Street Executives. Apparently seven million dollars have been kicked in by the finance industry's executives and employees.

The three-day period of partying, and the actual swearing in of Barack Obama, has begun in Washington. It begins with a star-studded inaugural concert, with A list singers and actors participating in front of hundreds of thousands at the Lincoln Memorial.

Beyonce and Mariah will perform at the Inauguration balls. These two musical geniuses will entertain America and be part of history!

Time Warner Cable, NY1 News and others announce broadcast of New York City broadcast of historic event.

An opinion poll shows that most Americans are cynical about the government, despite Barack Obama's upcoming inauguration.

Jonas Brother to perform for Barack Obama; Jennifer Love Hewitt get a restraining order against stalker; American Idol bikini girl and blind singer

A guide to finding inauguration concerts, balls and Inaugural Day coverage on TV and online.

Obama has invited Rev. Sharon Watkins and Bishop Gene Robinson to participate in the inaugural activities. Seeking to offset the Rick Warren controversy, Obama is showing his calculated ability to play all sides.

A glance at what can be expected on Inauguration Day 2009 based on tradition, as well as some links to specifics of the day; plus, Obama already faces obstacles in DC before inauguration.

President-elect Obama has selected evangelical pastor Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at his inauguration. Gay rights activists are outraged by the choice.

If you haven't booked your hotel room for Inauguration Day festivities in DC, you likely will not find a room at a hotel within a two hour radius of DC.

People are scrambling to get tickets for Barack Obama's inauguration, as they are flooding the office of D.C delegate- and Stephen Colbert nemesis- Eleanor Holmes Norton for requests.