As he climbed the stairs back into the Capitol after his final moment in the inauguration spotlight, Obama resist turning around for one final look. “I want to take a look one more time,” he said, in a comment that was picked …
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9 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the Inauguration
The presidential inauguration is of course a time-honored tradition, but that doesn’t mean it’s the same every single four years. Here’s a look at some lesser-known facts about Obama’s second time at it.
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From Iffy to Mulligan: Words American Presidents Made Famous
Well, someone had to start calling them the Founding Fathers
Reading While Eating for Jan. 16: The Big Gun Fight
Must-read links for your lunch break: Obama’s opening salvo in the fight for gun control.
WATCH: Obama Unveils New Gun Control Proposals
TIME’s cover this week features “The Gunfighters,” the trio of politicians on the front lines of a new gun-control plan in the wake of last month’s Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting that claimed the lives of 20 first-graders …
Richard Blanco, Symbol of Diversity, Selected As Obama’s Inaugural Poet
It’s a rather auspicious date for poet Richard Blanco’s prestigious appointment: his namesake, 37th president Richard Nixon, was born 100 years ago today. The 44-year-old poet, born of Cuban parents, took the name of a Republican …
Obama Interview: His Disastrous First Debate Was a ‘Hawaii Moment’
In an exclusive interview, President Barack Obama let TIME in on an inside joke between him and former chief of staff Rahm Emanuel.
Four More Years: The 15 Most Memorable Tweets of Election Night
As the contentious election night unfolded Tuesday, supporters of both Mitt Romney and Barack Obama sounded off on Twitter. The evening became the most-tweeted U.S. political event in history, tallying 31.7 million tweets …
Bringing Out the Big Guns: Unique Election-Night Celebrations
It’s election night, and if all those debate night drinking games were any indication, the end of one of the most torturous campaign cycles is as much of an excuse for imbibing as it is a celebration of democracy.
Battle in Boca: The 14 Best Tweets of the Final Presidential Debate
The meme of the night keyed in on an era long past, when Obama zinged Romney for not understanding the military, noting that “we also have fewer horses and bayonets.” Overall, more than 6.5 million tweets were sent during the …
Late-Night Laughs: The 5 Best Comedy Clips of the Week
This week in the world of late-night television, politicians received crucial endorsements and Felix Baumgartner got a challenger.
Obama and Romney Dish Out Jokes, Not Jabs, at Annual Al Smith Dinner
Last night at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City, President Barack Obama and former Gov. Mitt Romney dined together for the 67th Annual Alfred. E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner. It was a brief respite from a brutal campaign, …