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Obama's whirlwind first day: economy, war and more
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Updated: 2009-01-22 09:37


Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. administers the oath of office to US President Barack Obama a second time in the Map Room of the White House January 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. [CFP] Obama takes presidential oath again after stumble

Some of the 245 detainees currently held at Guantanamo would be released, while others would be transferred elsewhere and later put on trial under terms to be determined.

Obama's Cabinet was moving closer to completion.

At the Capitol, the Senate confirmed Hillary Rodham Clinton as US secretary of state after a one-day delay forced by Republicans. The vote was 94-2, and spectators seated in the galleries erupted in applause when it was announced. [Full Story]