Monday, January 26, 2009

Obama's Inaguration

Obama's inauguration is very important because he is the first African-American president of our country. He did what no other African-American did so far, he became the president. On the 20th of January, Obama officially became the president of the United States of America. Also, he gave a speech on what he plans to do to while he is president.
The first article is about the inauguration day and the schedule of events that occur on that day. For example, it shows when the people without tickets get to enter the National Mall, where they get to watch the inauguration on giant screens. Also, it shows when "The metros start in Washington where two million people are expected to come to the city center to watch the inauguration."
A basic summary of the second article is Obama reversed counterterrorism policies of the Bush administration. After talking with 16 retired generals, he wants to rewrite the rules for dealing with terrorism suspects. However, many questions came up, such as "What should be done with terrorists who cannot be tried in American courts, either because evidence against them was obtained by torture or because intelligence is too sensitive to use in court? Should some interrogation methods remain secret to keep Al Qaeda from training to resist them? How can the United States make sure prisoners transferred to other countries will not be tortured?" Everyone wishes he gets good answers for these questions.
1st article
2nd article

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